Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, has said that the Federal Government has recovered N605 billion through the implementation of the whistleblower policy.
The minister made this known during a briefing on the ministry’s activities, on Thursday, in Abuja.
The whistleblower policy is an anti-corruption programme launched in December 2016.
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It encourages individuals to report cases of financial mismanagement or stolen funds.
As of the end of 2018, government had recovered over N540 billion.
The finance minister described the whistleblower policy as a huge success, adding that the programme was ongoing.
“The whistleblower policy of government subsists and it is still being implemented. The total amount of collection that has been made through various efforts in the whistleblower policy is about N605 billion.
“This is an improvement over the last amount that was reported,” she said.
