THE CHAIRMAN, Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission ICPC), Mr Adamu Aliyu, SAN, will deliver the Realnews 13th Anniversary Lecture.
The lecture on “Cybersecurity, Illicit Financial Flows and Achieving Agenda 2063 in Africa” will be held at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos, on Wednesday, November 19, 2025.
Dr. Aliyu’s acceptance to deliver the lecture has been communicated to Realnews via email, the online news magazine said in a statement signed by Maureen Chigbo, Publisher/Editor.
Also, in a reply to Realnews reminder letter on October 31, 2025, Dr. Aliyu replied stating: “I will attend by God’s grace”.
Dr. Aliyu was appointed chairman of the ICPC by the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on October 17, 2023. A barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, he reached the zenith of his legal profession for the desired Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) rank on October 12, 2023.
Before his appointment, Aliyu served his home state as the Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice, Jigawa State, Nigeria (2019-2023), where he engineered several reforms in the justice sector, promoted the rights of women and children, and laid a solid foundation for transparency and accountability in governance with spearheading the establishment of public complaints and an anti-corruption commission in Jigawa state, Nigeria. He collaborated closely with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
Aliyu has served in various capacities, including as a lecturer at Jigawa State College of Islamic Legal Studies, Ringim, and the Faculty of Law, Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil, Kano State, Nigeria. He has published in national and international journals and presented academic papers at conferences both locally and internationally.
His few months in the Commission are marked by exemplary leadership that carries ICPC to higher heights and hangs it in the place of honour and dignity. He is a rule-of-law-compliant leader who always upholds ethical standards and international best practices in the Commission’s work. This has continued to attract respect, admiration, and high-level partnership deals with critical stakeholders in the country.
Born in Birnin-Kudu town of Jigawa State, Nigeria, on December 27, 1977, Aliyu attended Central Primary School, Birnin-Kudu, Jigawa State, Nigeria (1983 – 1989) and Government College Bauchi, Bauchi State, Nigeria (1990 – 1995) for his secondary education.
Dr. Aliyu’s educational journey includes an LL.B from Bayero University, Kano State, Nigeria (1998-2003), B.L from the Nigerian Law School (2003-2004), LL.M from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria (2006-2011), and a PhD in Law from the Universiti Utara, Malaysia (2016-2019).
The lecture will be chaired by Hon. Justice Ayotunde Phillips, former Chief Judge of Lagos State and former Chairman of Lagos State Independent Electoral, will also moderate the panel session.
Realnews, a general interest magazine, is an online publication that thrives on investigative journalism. Its Anniversary Lecture Series was established to commemorate the best minds in society and to tap from them to enrich the discourse in Nigeria’s national development.
The 12th Anniversary Lecture was delivered by Ambassador Prof Ibrahim Gambari, former Chief of Staff to late President Muhammadu Buhari, on “Africa in World Shifting Geopolitics, Matters Arising on Democracy, Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Natural Resources”. The 11th Anniversary Lecture in 2023 on The Threats of Illicit Funds Flow to the African Economy was delivered by Dr. Edwin W. Harris Jr., Director-General, ECOWAS Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA).
