ICPC and NIQS Propose MoU to Combat Corruption

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and the Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (NIQS) are advancing their collaboration against corruption in Nigeria's public infrastructure sector. This initiative was highlighted during a courtesy visit by NIQS President Dr.

Aminu M. Bashir and members of the institute's National Executive Council (NEC) to the ICPC headquarters in Abuja.

ICPC spokesperson John Odei noted the importance of a proposed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a structured legal framework for joint anti-corruption interventions. ICPC Chairman Dr.

Musa Aliyu SAN emphasized the significance of NIQS's technical expertise in enhancing the commission's capacity to detect contract inflation and identify abandoned projects, ensuring value for public expenditure. The partnership, which has evolved since 2015, includes NIQS members providing pro bono services for cost verification and forensic quantity surveying across Nigeria's six geopolitical zones, contributing to the safeguarding of public funds and the completion of critical infrastructure projects.