MACI Strengthens Strategic Alliance with ICPC to Deepen Anti-Corruption Campaign in Lagos
_How a Lagos-based media coalition is redefining Nigeria's anti-corruption fight – from prosecution to prevention_ By LOD Onyeji LAGOS, NIGERIA – September 15, 2026 — On a Tuesday afternoon in Ikoyi, a different kind of anti-corruption strategy was taking shape — not in a courtroom, but in a conference room. The Media Anti-Corruption Initiatives (MACI), a coalition of investigative journalists and civic media advocates, met with the Lagos Zonal Office of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), led by Resident Anti-Corruption Commissioner Mr. Chukwurah Alexander. The agenda: to move Nigeria's anti-corruption campaign from a reactive, enforcement-led model to a preventive, data-driven one. It is a shift backed by both law and evidence. The ICPC Act of 2000, under Section 6 (a-f), gives the Commission a tripartite mandate that is not only penal but also preventive and advisory. In summary, the duties are: enforcement through investigation an...
