FG pays 20 whistleblowers N375.8M

Federal Government has paid twenty whistleblowers, whose information led to the recovery of about N11.635 billion loot, in line with the Federal Government’s reward package on the whistleblower policy.

They were paid a total of N375.8 million.

Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, who disclosed this, in Abuja, on Wednesday said: “This payment, which is the first under the whistleblower policy, underscores the commitment of the President Muhmmadu Buhari administration in meeting obligations to information providers under the whistleblower policy. The policy is an essential tool in the fight against corruption.”

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The Minister further disclosed that the policy was recently amended with the introduction of a formal legal agreement between information providers and the Federal Government, which is executed by the Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation.