Whistleblowing and Regulatory Framework
Abstract
Secrecy is a factor which allows acts of corruption to go undetected; thus, any policy which will encourage persons in the know of such acts to boldly come forward and disclose them is welcome. However, as good as the current policy on whistle blowing is, there are still certain issues, the most important among them is poor legal framework to guide the entire process. This paper, methodologically examines whistle blowing and regulatory framework in Nigeria. The paper is basically a desk research with reliance on related literature. Materials were sourced from official documents, statutes and other published sources such as journal publications, online articles, news reports and newspaper articles. The paper finds that whistleblowing is significantly related to corruption, but absence of comprehensive legal framework to guarantee maximum protection of whistleblowers. The paper recommended amongst others the urgent need of signing the whistleblowers bill into law.
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