01311nam a22001337a 4500100001600000245009700016260002800113300000800141520084500149650002800994856013501022942000701157999001301164  aAdeogun, A.  aCorruption, Tax Evasion, Money Laundering, Major Obstacle Against Africa’s Growth – Magu  aNigeriabNew Mailc2017  a2p.  aThis article, published by New Mail decries the endemic rate of corruption, tax evasion, money laundering and illicit financial flows within the African sub-region. It cites Ibrahim Magu, Acting Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC’s remarks at the occasion of an international tax conference and capacity building workshop on the use of beneficial ownership information and recovery of assets in Africa holding at the Congress Hall, Transcorp Hilton Hotel, and Abuja. The conference  ran under the theme “Nigeria leads the fight against money laundering, bribery, corruption and tax evasion”  jointly organized by the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit, NFIU, and the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, in collaboration with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the World Bank Group (WG).  aCorruption, Tax Evasion  uiffoadatabase.trustafrica.org/iff/Corruption, tax evasion, money laundering, major obstacle against Africa’s growth – Magu.pdf  cNA  c911d911