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The Media Anti-Corruption Initiatives (MACI) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) have opened discussions on a structured partnership to deepen media-driven anti-corruption campaigns in Nigeria’s maritime industry.
The initiative seeks to strengthen transparency, accountability and ethical conduct while shifting anti-corruption efforts from a largely reactive approach to prevention, public enlightenment and citizen participation.
The partnership took shape on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, when a seven-member MACI delegation led by its National President, Funso Olojo, visited the Resident Anti-Corruption Commissioner, Lagos Zonal Office, Chukwurah Alexander, at the ICPC’s Lagos office.
Receiving the delegation, Alexander described the media as a critical partner in the Commission’s public enlightenment and corruption-prevention mandate under Section 6 of the ICPC Act, 2000.
He commended MACI for its efforts to discourage public participation in corrupt practices, expressing optimism that closer collaboration would strengthen awareness and preventive interventions.
The stakeholders identified several areas for cooperation, including strategic media advocacy, public reorientation, alignment of media initiatives with the ICPC’s prevention mandate and adoption of global best practices in anti-corruption communication.
They also discussed the distinction between general information and actionable intelligence in investigative reporting, stressing the importance of responsible journalism that can support legitimate anti-corruption investigations without compromising due process.
Other proposed areas include continuous training and capacity building for journalists, a data-sharing framework between ICPC and MACI to promote fact-based reporting, and joint mobile and community-based sensitisation campaigns.
Olojo reaffirmed MACI’s commitment to supporting the ICPC’s anti-corruption mandate through ethical and responsible journalism.
He stressed the importance of citizen participation in building a more accountable society.
“If we must achieve the Nigeria of our dream, the people must be actively involved,” he said.
Olojo described the ICPC as a key institution in Nigeria’s anti-corruption architecture and pledged MACI’s continued use of the media to promote integrity, accountability and responsible citizenship.
The MACI delegation comprised Olojo, LOD Onyeji, Tunde Ojudun, John Iwori, Abba Collins, Esther Komolafe and Ruth Sunday.
MACI is a non-governmental organisation focused on promoting ethical journalism, accountability and citizen participation in the fight against corruption.This version cuts the original by roughly 25%, while giving the headline and lead a stronger maritime-sector and institutional-collaboration focus.
