Personnel Risk:
High
Score:
35/100
Leadership Behaviour
Q34
13/100
Do the Defence Ministry, Defence Minister, Chiefs of Defence, and Single Service Chiefs publicly commit, through, for example, speeches, media interviews, or political mandates, to anti-corruption and integrity measures?
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There is an internal commitment to anti-corruption, as evidenced by the direction that all officers should declare their assets. “The head of Nigeria’s army…
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This indicator has not been assigned a score due to insufficient information or evidence.
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“Corruption in the Nigerian Army might be the biggest impediment to the fight against Boko Haram insurgency say rank and file soldiers” (1). Lower…
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Q35
63/100
Are there effective measures in place for personnel found to have taken part in forms of bribery and corruption, and is there evidence that these measures are being carried out?
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The recent probe into defence procurement between 2007-2015 indicates that the Buhari administration is serious about fighting corruption in the military. However, there are…
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A panel found that over USD 15 billion was stolen from the state coffers under the guise of fraudulent arms procurement deals during the…
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Q36
17/100
Is whistleblowing encouraged by the government, and are whistle-blowers in military and defence ministries afforded adequate protection from reprisal for reporting evidence of corruption, in both law and practice?
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The Whistleblower Protection Bill was passed into law on the 19th of October 2017. It applies to persons and public officials, corporate bodies private…
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The Whistleblower Protection Bill was passed into law on the 19th of October 2017. Before that, the policy was promoted but there was not…
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Beneficiaries have mostly left the country because they are not confident about the ability of the government to protect them if the information leads…
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Q37
0/100
Is special attention paid to the selection, time in post, and oversight of personnel in sensitive positions, including officials and personnel in defence procurement, contracting, financial management, and commercial management?
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No evidence shows that the selection process of personnel in sensitive positions, like procurement in the defence and security sectors, receives special attention. Although…
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No evidence shows that special attention is paid to personnel in high-risk positions. Therefore this indicator has been marked Not Applicable.
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No evidence shows that special attention is paid to personnel in high-risk positions. Therefore this indicator has been marked Not Applicable.
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Payroll, Promotions, Appointments, Rewards
Q38
8/100
Is the number of civilian and military personnel accurately known and publicly available?
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The Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) is an Information Communications Technology (ICT) project initiated by the Nigerian government to improve the effectiveness…
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The Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) is currently ongoing. The payroll system has identified several ghost soldiers. There are figures for the…
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There have been credible reports over the last five years of a large number of ghost soldiers (1), (2). The Integrated Payroll and Personnel…
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Q39
13/100
Are pay rates and allowances for civilian and military personnel openly published?
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Q40
0/100
Do personnel receive the correct pay on time, and is the system of payment well-established, routine, and published?
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The military is highly funded, but most of the money is squandered through corruption. The soldiers are poorly trained, poorly equipped, poorly paid, and…
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The Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) is an Information Communications Technology (ICT) project initiated by the Nigerian government to improve the effectiveness…
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The Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) is an Information Communications Technology (ICT) project initiated by the Nigerian government to improve the effectiveness…
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Q41
33/100
Is there an established, independent, transparent, and objective appointment system for the selection of military personnel at middle and top management level?
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The Constitution under section 218(2) gives the president the power to appoint chiefs of all the armed forces and the Senate the power to…
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The Nigerian Senate plays a role in confirming top appointments. There is no external audit of such positions (1). Individuals aggrieved by decisions can…
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The Constitution under section 218(2) gives the president the power to appoint chiefs of all the armed forces and the Senate the power to…
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Q42
31/100
Are personnel promoted through an objective, meritocratic process? Such a process would include promotion boards outside of the command chain, strong formal appraisal processes, and independent oversight.
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Promotions are also subject to the policy of Federal Character Principle (made based on political or ethnic considerations). Political influence does play a role…
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Promotions are political at colonel-level and above and are completely within the purview of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS). An officer must spend…
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Name, rank, new post and effective date are publicly declared at least one month ahead, but not for all officers above OF-4. Equivalent information…
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Name, rank, new post and effective date are publicly declared at least one month ahead, but not for all officers above OF-4. Equivalent information…
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Conscription and Recruitment
Q43
NA/100
Where compulsory conscription occurs, is there a policy of not accepting bribes for avoiding conscription? Are there appropriate procedures in place to deal with such bribery, and are they applied?
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Conscription is not a feature of the Nigerian military (1). Therefore this indicator is marked Not Applicable.
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Conscription is not a feature of the Nigerian military (1). Therefore this indicator is marked Not Applicable.
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Conscription is not a feature of the Nigerian military (1). Therefore this indicator is marked Not Applicable.
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Q44
83/100
is there a policy of refusing bribes to gain preferred postings? Are there appropriate procedures in place to deal with such bribery, and are they applied?
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Section 98 of the Nigerian Criminal Code deals with the offence of corruption by defining what it is and describing its related offences (1),…
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The Nigerian Criminal Code prohibits bribery and corruption and also gives provision for sanctions (chapter four of the code) (1), (2).
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Although the Code spells out penalties for bribery, penalties are not consistently applied to all people accused, tried and charged for bribery (1).
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Salary Chain
Chains of command are separated from chains of payment. The National Defence Policy 2006 posits a change of command for planning and conduct of…
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Values and Standards
Q46
38/100
Is there a Code of Conduct for all military personnel that includes, but is not limited to, guidance with respect to bribery, gifts and hospitality, conflicts of interest, and post-separation activities? Is there evidence that breaches of the Code of Conduct are effectively addressed?
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The General Code of Conduct in the Fifth Schedule of the 1999 Constitution applies to all Public Officers, including the military. It prohibits accepting…
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The Code of Conduct is distributed to all service personnel. However, the general public is not familiar with its contents (1).
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Following the inauguration of the Buhari administration, there was the prosecution of high-ranking officers for various infractions of the code of conduct. This initial…
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There is no evidence to show that guidance is provided through training (1).
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Q47
44/100
Is there a Code of Conduct for all civilian personnel that includes, but is not limited to, guidance with respect to bribery, gifts and hospitality, conflicts of interest, and post-separation activities? Is there evidence that breaches of the Code of Conduct are effectively addressed?
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The General Code of Conduct of the Fifth Schedule of the 1999 Constitution applies to all personnel. It guides how to escalate issues. It…
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The Code of Conduct is readily available on the Code of Conduct Bureau’s website (1).
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Enforcement of the code does not apply to all cases (1).
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There is no evidence to show that personnel are trained (1)
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Q48
42/100
Does regular anti-corruption training take place for military and civilian personnel?
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There is training provided for anti-corruption issues. The extent or scope of the training offered defers according to the degree of risk relative to…
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Training exists for certain posts. NACS includes an obligation to introduce training on anti-corruption, but it is not regular (1), (2).
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There is training provided for anti-corruption issues. The extent or scope of the training offered differs according to the degree of risk relative to…
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Q49
33/100
Is there a policy to make public outcomes of the prosecution of defence services personnel for corrupt activities, and is there evidence of effective prosecutions in recent years?
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There is no formal policy that the MOD or anti-corruption agencies have to make prosecution outcomes public information. There is an informal practice that…
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There is no formal policy to make the outcomes of the prosecution of defence personnel public. Although there have been some high-profile prosecutions of…
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Currently, several prosecutions are ongoing. The political pressure has been focused on getting convictions, rather than derailing the investigations or the prosecution of top…
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Q50
50/100
Are there effective measures in place to discourage facilitation payments (which are illegal in almost all countries)?
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Nigeria is a signatory to the United Nations International Convention Against Corruption (12.03). (UNCAC) (1). Nigeria is also a signatory to the African Union…
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It is worth observing that despite the prohibition of such payments under the Criminal Code and other laws, there has not been a single…
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The recent case of the MTN and the alleged payments made to public officials who are currently being investigated suggests that facilitation payments do…
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