OUR FOCUS

Fiscal Transparency

For economic growth & development, it is critical for Nigeria to entrench fiscal transparency and accountability. This entails the reporting of comprehensive, unambiguous and timely information...

Public officers are mandated to comply with various codes of ethics in government business. They are expected to display efficiency, honesty, integrity, transparency and impartiality when in all matters...

Access to Information

Democracies are strengthened when governments provide access to information to the public. Ministries, Departments & Agencies are obliged to publish certain information about their activities...

Anti-Corruption

Nigeria has been battling public sector corruption, money laundering, illicit financial flows, and various types of fraud for some decades. Despite the current legal and institutional measures...

Organized Crime Research and Resilience Programme

Societies become more resilient to crime when governments actively deploy comprehensive and effective strategies for countering organized crimes. Crimes such as drug trafficking...

OUR PROJECTS

When Transparency Pays: World Bank's $27 Million Reward to 20 Nigerian States Validates CeFTPI's Transparency and Integrity Index (TII)

The Center for Fiscal Transparency and Public Integrity (CeFTPI) states that the World Bank's decision to award $27 million in performance-based grants to twenty (20)…

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Policy Advisory: Managing Security and Governance Risks Linked to Foreign-Based Family Residency Among Nigerian Public Officers

The Center for Fiscal Transparency and Public Integrity (CeFTPI) has issued this policy advisory to relevant statutory and security agencies on a largely unaddressed structural…

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THE REPORTED EMERGENCE OF A NON-EXISTENT AGENCY WITH ACCESS TO OFFICIAL PROCESSES UNDERSCORES A SYSTEMIC GOVERNANCE FAILURE

CeFTPI states that the controversy concerning the disowned “Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council” reveals material weaknesses in institutional verification, inter-agency coordination and internal control mechanisms…

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When Transparency Pays: How the World Bank's $27 Million Reward to 20 Nigerian States Validates Our Transparency and Integrity Index

Twenty states have shown that open budgets and published records are essential for securing development finance. On 30 June 2026, at a retreat of Commissioners,…

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CeFTPI Participates in Close-Out Ceremony of Agora Policy's Policy Writing Fellowship

On Thursday, 25 June 2026, the Executive Director of the Center for Fiscal Transparency and Public Integrity (CeFTPI), Dr. Umar Yakubu, delivered the closing remarks…

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Protection vs. Freedom: The Future of Social Media Regulation in Nigeria for the Under-16s.

How do we protect young people online while preserving their rights and freedom of expression? Join the Center for another insightful X Spaces conversation on…

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CeFTPI participates in the Nigerian National Debt Roundtable convened by ANEEJ

The Center for Fiscal Transparency and Public Integrity (CeFTPI) participated in the Nigerian National Debt Roundtable convened by the Africa Network for Environment and Economic…

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Strengthening Ethical Standards in Nigeria’s Public Service

The Center for Fiscal Transparency and Public Integrity (CeFTPI) joined public sector stakeholders at the Code of Conduct Bureau’s presentation on the Code of Ethics…

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Strengthening Ethical Standards in Nigeria’s Public Service

The Center for Fiscal Transparency and Public Integrity (CeFTPI) joined public sector stakeholders at the Code of Conduct Bureau’s presentation on the Code of Ethics…

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CeFTPI and BPSR launches the Transparency and Integrity Index (TII) 2026 Methodology

How do we measure integrity and accountability in governance? One important answer lies in the Transparency and Integrity Index (TII), a comprehensive framework designed to…

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