Nigeria's Buhari Appoints Corruption Committee

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed a committee to advise him on the best way to tackle corruption and reform the legal system, his spokesman said on Monday. Buhari, who took office on May 29 after being elected on promises to fight endemic corruption, has said he believes officials have stolen around $150 billion from the public purse over the past decade. The seven-member Presidential Advisory Committee on Anti-Corruption comprises mostly academics. "The...

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