President Bola Tinubu has replaced Betta Edu, former minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, with Dr Nentawe Yilwatda.
In January, Tinubu suspended Edu after she ordered the transfer of N585.2 million into the private bank account of a civil servant, who is the accountant in charge of grants for Vulnerable Nigerians.
The president also asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to carry out a “thorough investigation” of all the ministry’s financial transactions.”
The investigation extended to the entire framework of Nigeria’s social investment programmes.
Edu has denied any wrongdoing.
Her office said at the time that she had approved the transfer into a personal account for the “implementation of grants to vulnerable groups.”
The office of the Accountant General of the Federation said such funds were meant to be sent directly from government accounts to the beneficiaries.
