COVID-19 Funds
15 Apr
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has made it clear that despite the insinuations in the media, commentaries and trending public opinions, the investigations of alleged corruption was not against any individual but a holistic probe of the Humanitarian Ministry all the way from past administration. In a statement on Sunday in Abuja titled…
14 Apr
From the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) came a revelation that an investigation has uncovered how suspended officials of the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development relooted Abacha recovered loot. EFCC in a statement by its Spokesperson Dele Oyewale also revealed that discreet investigations also opened other fraudulent dealings involving COVID-19…
19 Jan
The House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts, yesterday, ordered the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment to refund the N75 billion allocated to it as COVID-19 intervention fund.
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