The British Government will give the Federal Government information about Nigerians who own property in that country next year, a presidential aide has said. Bolaji Owosanoye, Executive Secretary, Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption, told the correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in New York that negotiations on this had reached advanced stage. Mr. Owosanoye said the measure being taken by the governments of both countries was a step forward in the fight against corruption. "Britain has promised that by 2018, she will provide Nigeria with the information about who owns what and where; that's very helpful. Mr. Owosanoye said available research records showed that about 60 per cent of capital flight from Africa came from Nigeria because of the size of its economy.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 04, 2017 10:30 UTC