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Combating corruption in Nigeria: the emergence of whistleblowing policy

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  • Hossein Gholami
  • Habeeb Abdulrauf Salihu

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Purpose - This paper aims to appraise the roles of whistleblowing policy as a tool for combating corruption in Nigeria. Methodologically, it examines how the policy could be strengthened to effectively address the challenges of corruption in Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach - This paper is essentially a desk research with reliance on the secondary source of data. Relevant materials were collected in an eclectic manner from official documents, statutes and other published outlets such as books, journal publications, online articles, news reports and newspaper articles. Its scope is limited to issue and content analysis relating to the use of whistleblowing policy as a tool to combat corruption. Findings - The paper finds that whistleblowing policy is an effective anti-corruption instrument that has facilitated discovery and recovery of looted public resources and prosecution of culprits in Nigeria. Originality/value - This paper demonstrates how whistleblowing as an anti-corruption mechanism could be strengthened in Nigeria when the legislator finally passed the Whistleblower Protection Bill into law.

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  • Hossein Gholami & Habeeb Abdulrauf Salihu, 2019. "Combating corruption in Nigeria: the emergence of whistleblowing policy," Journal of Financial Crime, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 26(1), pages 131-145, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:jfcpps:jfc-10-2017-0102
    DOI: 10.1108/JFC-10-2017-0102
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