Sentences with phrase «other corrupt practices»

According to Dr. Bawumia, a large chunk of the money has been wasted through over-bloating of project cost and other corrupt practices.

Not exact matches

Four out of five respondents agree that Canada's laws for dealing with companies involved in unethical or corrupt corporate practices should be similar to those in other developed countries, so that Canadian companies are operating on a level playing field with their foreign competitors.

On the other hand, if the concrete way this school does «have to do with God» is ordered to education for ministerial functions, is it not then in practice using «having to do with God» for a further, ulterior purpose («educating for ministerial functions»), thus corrupting its proper theological character («having to do with God for God's own sake»)?

In other words, commercial activity and markets themselves were viewed as corrupting of citizens in their relationships with each other by changing their practices, perspectives and mores.

The Acting chairman of the Independent corrupt practices and other related offenses commission (ICPC) Bako Abdullahi, has described corruption as an epidemic frustrating Nigerian democracy,...

In a judgment dismissing the claim, Justice Rilwan Aikawa held that following the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Attorney General of Ondo State vs Attorney General of the Federation and 36 Others (2002), that ICPC had a statutory duty to investigate allegations of corrupt practices made against any person or authority in Nigeria and that neither the claimants nor the court has the discretion to stop a statutory agency of government from performing its duties.

The Akwa Ibom State Attorney - General, Mr. Uwemedimo Nwoko, had filed a suit before Justice Ntong, seeking the court to restrain the ICPC or any other federal anti-corruption agency from investigating the government of the state for alleged corrupt practices without prior authorisation by the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly.

The invitation letter read in part, «The commission has commenced investigation into the petition of corruption and corrupt practices and abuse of office reported on August 1, 2016 by Hammart & Co (Tafida chambers) on your behalf against Yakubu Dogara, Yusuf Lasun, Alhassan Ado - Doguwa, Leonard Okuweh Ogor and others.

This rival happens to be none other than BSNL, or Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, one of the leading carriers of India, which is also currently under investigation for corrupt mobile practices.

The same transparency over ownership should apply to all other companies, as a further bulwark against the danger of corrupt practices.

These corrupted practices involve doctors pushing cardiac stents on patients who do not need them while hospitals look the other way as they make their money.

Her practice includes advising and defending corporations in a variety of criminal and civil investigation and enforcement matters, conducting complex, worldwide internal investigations in relation to bribery, corruption and fraud, advising on and developing and benchmarking compliance programmes, conducting pre-merger and third - party due diligence, and providing day - to - day counselling and training on compliance with US, UK and other anti-corruption laws, including the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the UK Bribery Act 2010.

He assists clients in navigating international legal issues, and a substantial portion of his practice is focused on compliance with anti-corruption laws and export controls, including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), International Trade in Arms Regulations (ITAR), Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and other relevant laws and regulations.

Any contravention of section 41 is a corrupt practice, and an action alleging the contravention may be commenced within the time provided in the Limitations Act, 2002 in the same manner and the procedure shall be the same as in the case of other actions under sections 99 to 111 (Contested Elections) of the Election Act.

Penalties include potential fines of between 0.1 and 20 per cent of the accountable organization's annual revenues, or, if the entity's revenue is unknown, a fine between R$ 6,000 and R$ 60 million, depending on — among other things — the seriousness of the infraction and whether the organization has internal integrity mechanisms designed to prevent corrupt practices.

89 The Chief Electoral Officer, in addition to any other requirements of this Act in respect of the tabling of the results of an election, shall report to the Assembly through the Speaker whether or not in the Chief Electoral Officer's opinion the conduct of the election was free or otherwise of any of the actions which are declared to be offences or corrupt practices under this Act.

Her matters have included grand jury and regulatory investigations, representing both companies and individuals in connection with allegations of insider - trading, commodities fraud, market manipulation and other securities fraud, foreign corrupt practices and pharmaceutical marketing violations.

On the other hand, it is not necessary for a corrupt practice to take place in order for the appearance of integrity to be harmed.

Of course any corrupt practice needs to be regulated but in my view we have to ensure that barter and sharing amongst each other is encouraged rather than punished if we are to develop a better society beyond the bad and greedy side of capitalism!