Daily Corruption News (Transparency International) - 29 Feb 2016

29 February 2016 Today's top story Nigeria: Nigeria cuts £8m from state's payroll after non-existent workers removed Reuters Nigeria has removed more than 20,000 non-existent workers from the government payroll following an audit, leading to savings of 2.29bn naira (£8.3m) from its monthly wage bill, the finance ministry has said.

More news Global: Peruvian President investigated in Brazil Petrobras probe Associated Press (TI mention) Brazil: Brazil tax agency alleges fraud in 2009 JBS-Bertin merger Reuters China: China to prosecute two senior officials from Xinjiang over graft Reuters Indonesia: Indonesia government to back revisions to anti-graft law: senior minister Reuters Macau: Macau investigates former top prosecutor over corruption scandal Reuters Malaysia: Mahathir quits Malaysia's ruling UMNO party, protesting corruption Reuters Spain: Corruption scandals could foil Spanish PM Rajoy's bid to retain power Reuters UK: London luxury homes face new blow as visas for rich fall: chart Bloomberg (TI mention) USA: Citi becomes first US bank investigated in FIFA corruption scandal International Business Times

Blogs and opinion Global: FIFA and company: The new mafia? The Globalist (TI mention) Ukraine: The corruption that fueled Ukraine’s 2014 revolution won’t go away The Washington Post

News from Transparency International On the blog: The Vimpelcom settlements: A lesson for the telecoms sector Press release: Transparency International calls for progress in the investigation of Yanukovych’s assets