The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation, NDIC, has received the 2026 Pillar of Integrity in Public Service Award for its commitment to ethics, transparency and accountability in public service.
The award, presented by Verbatim Magazine in partnership with the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, was received on behalf of the NDIC Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Thompson Oludare Sunday, by the Head of Communication and Public Affairs, Hawwau Gambo, at the 2026 Verbatim Awards in Abuja.
The Corporation earned the recognition after emerging second overall in the ICPC’s 2025 Ethics and Integrity Compliance Scorecard, EICS.
The scorecard assesses federal ministries, departments and agencies across four key areas; management culture and structure, financial management systems, administrative systems, and anti-corruption initiatives.
In his keynote address, titled “The Power of Integrity in National Development: Strengthening Public Institutions, Restoring Trust and Driving Prosperity,” the ICPC Chairman, Musa Adamu Aliyu, represented by the Director of Systems Study and Review Department, Olusegun Adigun, stressed the importance of integrity in strengthening public institutions.
Receiving the award, Gambo said the recognition was significant because it was based on an independently validated integrity assessment.
She said, “The award is a reflection of the Corporation’s sustained efforts to maintain the confidence of stakeholders in the discharge of its mandates.”
Gambo also reaffirmed the NDIC’s commitment to “the highest standards of transparency, accountability and ethical governance” in carrying out its responsibilities.
The NDIC’s mandates include deposit guarantee, bank supervision in collaboration with the Central Bank of Nigeria, failure resolution and bank liquidation.
The Corporation says the recognition will further motivate it to deepen compliance, professionalism and public trust, while continuing efforts to protect depositors and strengthen confidence in Nigeria’s banking system.
