The National Centre for Energy and Environment (NCEE), an agency of Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN), set up her Anti-corruption and Transparency Unit (ACTU) on the 4th of March, 2014 following the directives of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) that there should be ACTU in all Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) and other Government establishments in the country in the bid to fight corruption and corrupt practices. Since its establishment various staff of the Centre have functioned in the Unit. However, the appointment of the present set of Officers took effect from the 13th of May, 2024 and were formally inaugurated by ICPC on the 18th of October, 2024 at the Conference Hall of the National Centre for Energy and Environment.
ACTU is charged with the mandate to fight corruption and every other form of indiscipline. Some of its functions are:
The Unit’s Manpower is carefully selected from various Units of the Centre. This comprises the following persons as shown in the table below:
S/NO. | NAME | QUALIFICATION/INSTITUTION | STATUS |
1. |
Mrs. Oviawe, Magdalene A. | Master in Public Administration (MPA)/ University of Benin, Benin City. |
Chairman |
2. | Mrs. Orerome Rita O. | Master in Biochemistry/ University of Benin, Benin City. | Member |
3. | Mr. Metuaghan Martins | H.N.D. Electrical and Electronics Engineering/ Institute of Management and Technology, Enugu. | Member |
4. | Miss. Unogbokhai Habibat T. | H.N.D. Marketing/Auchi Polytechnic, Auchi, Edo State. | Member |
5. | Mrs. Milton Juliet I. | B.Sc. Accounting/University of Benin, Benin City. | Member |
6. | Miss Charles Cynthia O. | Cooperative Economics & Management/Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. | Member |
7. | Mr. Damisah, Lucky E. | M.Sc, Material Science/University of Benin, Benin City. | Member/Secretary |