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Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation and minister of justice, says Nigeria has received a fresh boost in the fight against corruption.

Malami made this known at a stakeholders meeting on the London summit on anti-corruption and the Open Government Partnership (OGP) in Abuja on Wednesday.

He said the country was resolute in the fight against corruption, noting that the OGP secretariat had confirmed that Nigeria was now a participating country.

The minister said this development underscored the progress the country was making in the anti-corruption fight.

“The Open Government Partnership is multilateral, multi-stakeholders initiative that aims to promote transparency, empower citizens, fight corruption and harness technology to strengthen governance,” he said.

“It also provides a policy making platform that brings together governments through openness.”

He said the importance of full disclosure, transparency and accountability in the conduct of government business could not be overemphasised in Nigeria.

Malami added that Nigeria would work toward full implementation of the principles of open contractive data standards as it related to public procurement and fiscal transparency.

“The public procurement act 2007 as amended is a legislation that is enacted to also promote openness in the conduct of government business in Nigeria,” he said.

“It’s objective is to ensure transparency, competitiveness value for money and professionalism in the public procurement system.

“Nigeria commits to partner with the law enforcement regulators and the financial sector to detect and prevent money laundering and will work together with interested countries.”