Mohammed Idris, minister of information and national orientation, says President Bola Tinubu has ordered a probe into the payment of N585 million into a private account. There was outrage after a memo surfaced wherein Betta Edu, minister of humanitarian affairs and poverty alleviation, asked Oluwatoyin Madein, accountant-general of the federation (AGF), to pay the […]

  The presidency has said that it is investigating the transfer of N585.189 million grant meant for vulnerable groups in Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Ogun and Lagos states into a private account. This is just as some civil society organisations called for the sacking of Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu, […]

  Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to direct the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Mr Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, and appropriate anti-corruption agencies to promptly and thoroughly probe the alleged payment by the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Betta Edu of N585.2 million meant for disbursement […]

  The Accountant-General of the Federation, Dr. Oluwatoyin Madein, has denied a report that her office honoured the request to pay N585 million into a private account as directed by the Minister for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu. Edu, in a document that has gone viral on many social media platforms, personally […]

  Citing health challenges, the former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, Sadiya Umar-Farouq has officially written to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission seeking an extension of the deadline to meet with EFCC interrogators over an ongoing probe into the N37,170,855,753.44 allegedly laundered during her tenure in office, through a contractor, […]

  A group known as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Forever Initiative says President Bola Tinubu should review the suspension of Halima Shehu as the chief executive officer (CEO) of the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA). Shehu, who was recently screened and confirmed by the senate, is accused of financial malpractice. She is reportedly […]

  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says nothing will scuttle the ongoing investigation into the alleged diversion of N37.1 billion belonging to the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development. A source in the commission told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that apart from former minister Sadiya Umar-Farouk and the […]

  Former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Socal Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq, has alleged that some people were linking her to a purported investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission into the activities of James Okwete.   In a statement titled, ‘The Attack on my Person’ posted via her X handle on […]

  Malcolm Omirhobo, a lawyer and human rights activist, has advocated the death penalty for public officials found guilty of corruption. Omirhobo spoke on Sunday during an interview with Rudolf Okonkwo on 90MinutesAfrica. The human rights activist said persons who dip their hands in the public till do not deserve to live, adding that corruption […]