June 17, 2026
Alison-Madueke, who served as petroleum minister between 2010 and 2015 under former President Goodluck Jonathan, faced five counts of accepting bribes and one count of conspiracy to commit bribery. She denied all the allegations.
Former Nigerian Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has been found not guilty by a London jury of six bribery charges following a rare corruption trial involving a former high-ranking energy official.
Alison-Madueke, who served as petroleum minister between 2010 and 2015 under former President Goodluck Jonathan, faced five counts of accepting bribes and one count of conspiracy to commit bribery. She denied all the allegations.
Prosecutors alleged that the 65-year-old former minister enjoyed “a life of luxury” in London, allegedly funded by oil and gas industry figures seeking lucrative contracts in Nigeria, a country long challenged by corruption and mismanagement in its oil sector.
