While not recounting all that has happened in the past one year with regards to the Anti-Corruption crusade by the President Yar Adua Administration, do we consider the activities of the Anti-Corruption agencies to be more vibrant, compared to what we witnessed in the last democratic dispensation? Has our image fared better in the international scene with regards to our seriousness in fighting Corruption?
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SAP AG is the world's leading provider of e-business software solutions. In 2001, SAP donated $150,000 to set up The CBi Secretariat in Lagos, Nigeria. In July 2002, SAP formally appended its signature to the Convention on Business Integrity at a full media ceremony and has continued to provide support to CBi's activities.
In 2004, SAP's support aided in The Convention on Business Integrity being signed for case study analysis on the United Nations Global Compact Learning Forum
DFID/SLGP
The State and Local Government Programme (SLGP) of The British Department for International Development (DFID) in Nigeria provided a grant sum of £ 186,000 to the Convention in 2004 to be used for technical and human resource functions. In addition, DFID will provide the following amounts (US Dollars) of $ 190000, $ 115000 and $ 40000 to be dispensed in 2005, 2006 and 2007 respectively.
DFID/SLGP had also provided technical assistance to the Convention in 2003 by assisting in the formulation of CBi's 5 year strategic business plan.
The Headley Trust
The Headley Trust created under the Sainsbury's Family Charitable Trust Fund will provide the Convention a total sum of £ 20,000 over 2004 and 2005. The money will be used to continue CBi's anti-corruption projects.
