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Legal Framework for Combating Corruption in Nigeria The Upstream Petroleum Sector in Perspective

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  • Olusola OLUJOBI

    (Legal Practitioner and Lecturer Business Management Department Covenant University Nigeria)

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Corruption in the Nigeria s upstream petroleum sector is a serious concern and a major challenge facing Nigeria Successive governments in Nigeria have fought corruption for decades with insignificant success The paper examines how Nigeria s anti corruption legal regime can eradicate corruption in the sector and critically assesses our national anti corruption laws The writer adopts analytical method by placing reliance on secondary data such as academic journals articles statutes and textbooks The writer discovers that the challenge is not only with the existing anti corruption legal regime but enforcement of the laws to achieve the desired objectives of combating corruption The writer finds that what is required on the part of the government in addition to legislative and institutional reform strategies is the strong political will to prosecute the alleged corrupt offenders and implementation of the letter and spirit of the law against corruption The writer further discovers that national anti corruption laws are the most effective legal instruments that can address corruption in the sector The paper therefore suggests some new measures that could be implemented to eradicate corruption such as improvement on some national laws to boost transparency probity in the sector which is believed will reduce if not eliminate corruption in the sector

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  • Olusola OLUJOBI, 2017. "Legal Framework for Combating Corruption in Nigeria The Upstream Petroleum Sector in Perspective," Journal of Advanced Research in Law and Economics, ASERS Publishing, vol. 8(3), pages 956-970.
    • Handle: RePEc:srs:jarle0:v:8:y:2017:i:3:p:956-970
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    1. Olujobi, Oluwatosin Michael & Olubokun, Sanmi & Femi Seun Benjamin, 2023. "Macroeconomic and Institutional Reforms of Energy Pricing Policies in Nigeria; How Effective?," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 7(12), pages 597-626, December.
    2. Daniel E. Ufua & Evans Osabuohien & Mercy E. Ogbari & Hezekiah O. Falola & Emmanuel E. Okoh & Adnan Lakhani, 2021. "Re-Strategising Government Palliative Support Systems in Tackling the Challenges of COVID-19 Lockdown in Lagos State, Nigeria," Global Journal of Flexible Systems Management, Springer;Global Institute of Flexible Systems Management, vol. 22(1), pages 19-32, June.
    3. Daniel E. Ufua & Olusola J. Olujobi & Mercy E. Ogbari & Joseph A. Dada & Oluwatosin D. Edafe, 2020. "Operations of small and medium enterprises and the legal system in Nigeria," Palgrave Communications, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 7(1), pages 1-7, December.
    4. Daniel E. Ufua & Olusola J. Olujobi & Hammad Tahir & Mamdouh Abdulaziz Saleh Al-Faryan & Oluwatoyin A. Matthew & Evans Osabuohien, 2022. "Lean Entrepreneurship and SME Practice in a Post COVID-19 Pandemic Era: A Conceptual Discourse from Nigeria," Global Journal of Flexible Systems Management, Springer;Global Institute of Flexible Systems Management, vol. 23(3), pages 331-344, September.
    5. Olusola J. Olujobi & Olabode A. Oyewunmi & Adebukola E. Oyewunmi, 2018. "Oil Spillage in Nigeria s Upstream Petroleum Sector: Beyond the Legal Frameworks," International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, Econjournals, vol. 8(1), pages 220-226.
    6. Olujobi, Olusola Joshua & Oyewunmi, Olabode & Igbinoba Ebeguki & Olusola-Olujobi Temilola*, 2019. "Re-Appraising the Statutory and Ethical Roles of Lawyers Pursuant to Nigeria’s Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015," The Journal of Social Sciences Research, Academic Research Publishing Group, vol. 5(7), pages 1184-1192, 07-2019.
    7. Olusola Joshua Olujobi & Daniel E. Ufua & Uchechukwu Emena Okorie & Mercy E. Ogbari, 2022. "Carbon emission, solid waste management, and electricity generation: a legal and empirical perspective for renewable energy in Nigeria," International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics, Springer, vol. 22(3), pages 599-619, September.

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