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The FCPA Blog | Monday, September 11, 2017 at 8:28AM 
An SEC filing last week by a giant Italian oil company showed how a corruption investigation has grown, starting three years ago in Nigeria but spreading now to include Algeria, Congo, Kazakhstan and Kuwait.
Martin Kenney | Tuesday, May 9, 2017 at 7:28AM 
Tom Fox recently wrote a post for the FCPA Blog about allegations that Shell made a £1.1 billion ($1.42 billion) payment for an oil field license in Nigeria, with half the money ending up in a company owned by a Nigerian government official.
Disclosure, Extractive Industries, Nigeria, Shell |
Richard L. Cassin | Monday, May 1, 2017 at 8:22AM 
The UK Serious Fraud Office confirmed that it has opened a new investigation into KBR, Inc.'s United Kingdom subsidiaries for suspected bribery and corruption.
ABB, Core Laboratories, FCPA Tracker, FMC Technologies, KBR, Nigeria, Petrofac, SBM Offshore NV, Serious Fraud Office, Unaoil |
Thomas Fox | Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at 8:28AM 
What will be the final result of the Royal Dutch Shell/ENI imbroglio around a license to explore oil and gas in block OPL 246, offshore Nigeria?
Dan Etete, ENI, Malabu Oil and Gas, Nigeria, Shell |
Aaron Bornstein | Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at 2:58PM 
In my recent previous posts on the BOTA Foundation, I recapped its history and provided what I think were some of the critical factors which led it to be recognized as the most successful example the United States Department of Justice has had to date in returning recovered corruption assets. But what are the lessons from BOTA that might be applicable to future foundations established for the same purpose?
Sandy Sierck and Adetokunbo Mumuni | Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at 7:38AM 
The late General Sani AbachaA civil society group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has sent an open letter to U.S. President Donald J. Trump urging his “Administration to attach and release to Nigeria some $500 million worth of U.S.-based proceeds of corruption traced to former Nigerian dictator General Sani Abacha.”
Donald Trump, Nigeria, SERAP, SGeneral Sani Abacha |
Guest Contributor | Tuesday, February 7, 2017 at 8:28AM 
Dear FCPA Blog,
Thank you for your post yesterday about repeal of the SEC's extractive industries disclosure rule.
Disclosure, Extractive Industries, Nigeria |
Paul T. Oki | Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at 8:22AM 
Doing business in countries perceived to be high risk for corruption and FCPA compliance issues (and unhappily my country Nigeria sits squarely within that category) requires a clear picture of who your local partners are, and whether associating with them represents any sort of risk to you from a compliance perspective.
Due Diligence, Foreign Official, Nigeria |
Paul T. Oki | Tuesday, November 8, 2016 at 9:28AM 
There are many striking similarities between navigating the daily chaos of urban traffic in Lagos, Nigeria and attempting to do business ethically in Nigeria. For one thing the objectives are generally the same -- to arrive alive, unharmed, and without any damage to your car or your reputation.
Due Diligence, Lagos, Nigeria, Overseas Security Advisory Council |
Richard L. Cassin | Thursday, August 25, 2016 at 9:28AM 
Secretary of State John Kerry made his third visit to Nigeria in 20 months this week, talking in the most explicit terms any top-level American official has used to explain the direct link between corruption and terrorism.
Boko Haram, John Kerry, Nigeria |
Richard L. Cassin | Wednesday, August 17, 2016 at 7:08AM 
Daniel OchA Gabon national was arrested Tuesday and charged with conspiracy to bribe officials in at least three African countries to help win mining rights for a joint venture involving U.S. hedge fund giant Och Ziff.
Daniel Och, Gabon, Guinea, Nigeria, Och-Ziff, Samuel Mebiame |
Matthew T. Page | Thursday, July 14, 2016 at 8:28AM 
President Obama and President Buhari of Nigeria meet on July 20, 2015. The agenda included expanding bilateral cooperation on anti-corruption.In a hard-hitting Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) Corruption Brief Improving U.S. Anti-Corruption Policy in Nigeria, I argue that U.S. policymakers could be doing a lot more to deter elite corruption in Africa’s largest economy and most populous country.
Barack Obama, Nigeria |