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An investigation conducted by Premium Times has revealed that Nigeria’s Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development unlawfully redirected over ₦1.4 billion into the personal bank accounts of eight employees over a four-year period. The data, obtained from Govspend, exposes multiple breaches of financial regulations governing public finance in the country. These illicit […]
Fresh revelations have emerged surrounding James Okwete, a contractor employed by the Federal Government. It has recently surfaced that Okwete voluntarily returned an amount totaling N30.6 million to the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs. This action was prompted by the realization that he had inadvertently received duplicate payment for a contract that had been satisfactorily executed […]
The Presidency announced yesterday that the administration led by President Bola Tinubu will not spare any individual implicated in the ongoing investigation into alleged fraud within the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, along with its Social Investment Programmes. Ajuri Ngelale, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, disclosed this information, […]
The anti-graft agency has barred Sadiya Umar-Farouq and Betta Edu from traveling amid a ₦37 billion and ₦585 million probe. Additionally, the international passport of the suspended National Coordinator of the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA), Halima Shehu, has been impounded. The trio is currently undergoing interrogation for alleged financial crimes. The seizure of […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) interrogated former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, Sadiya Umar-Farouk, for over 12 hours on Monday, focusing on her association with contractor James Okwete and the disbursement of ₦37,170,855,753.44. The sum was deposited into Okwete’s bank accounts through agencies affiliated with the ministry. During the […]
Sadiya Umar-Farouq, the ex-Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, failed to honor an Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) invitation probing the alleged ₦37.1bn laundering during her tenure. Despite being scheduled for an interview on January 3, 2024, Umar-Farouq kept investigators waiting for over eight hours without official communication. The EFCC spokesperson, […]
The ex-Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, Sadiya Umar-Farouq, is set to face EFCC detectives regarding an alleged ₦37 billion fraud. The investigation stems from her tenure during the past six years, with a focus on funds reportedly laundered through contractor James Okwete. President Bola Tinubu has swiftly suspended Halima Shehu, CEO […]
Former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, Sadiya Umar-Farouq, is facing interrogation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over an alleged ₦37.1 billion fraud. The investigation centers on funds reportedly laundered during her tenure through a contractor, James Okwete. The EFCC has summoned Umar-Farouq to appear on January 3, 2024, […]
Sadiya Umar-Farouk, the immediate past Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, has issued a response to the ongoing money laundering case involving her and a contractor, James Okwete, investigated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Despite the investigation and the recent discovery of ₦37,170,855,753.44 allegedly laundered in the Ministry of […]