Tag: NSIPA

Edu, Shehu: EFCC recovers ?30bn, probes 50 bank accounts

Aminu Imam

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), says it has recovered N30 billion for the Federal Government, and is currently probing 50 bank accounts relating to the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, and the former CEO of the National Social Investment Programme Agency, (NSIPA), Halima Shehu. The Commission’s Executive Chairman, Ola Olukoyede,, who disclosed this yesterday, also revealed that progress was being made in the investigation, while highlighting the seriousness of the case and urged Nigerians to be patient. He said, We have laws and…

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Betta-gate: CCB invites Tunji-Ojo over alleged N438m contract scam

Aminu Imam

The Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), has invited the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, over the involvement of his company in an alleged N438m contract scam uncovered in the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation. The CCB has commenced an investigation into the alleged breach of the Code of Conduct for Public Officers by the Minister. A company, New Planet Projects, allegedly belonging to the Minister, benefitted from an alleged contract scam from the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs. A document sighted by newsmen revealed that the CCB invited the embattled…

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FG establishes Special Presidential Panel on Social Investment programmes

Aminu Imam

Sequel to President Bola Tinubu’s 6-week suspension of the four programmes under the National Social Investment Programmes Agency, (NSIPA), President Tinubu has approved the establishment of a Special Presidential Panel, which will be led by the Coordinating Minister of the Economy and Honourable Minister of Finance, Wale Edun. This Special Presidential Panel is tasked with immediately undertaking a comprehensive review and audit of existing financial frameworks and policy guidelines of the social investment programmes with a view to implementing a total re-engineering of the financial architecture of the programmes with…

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FG suspends all NSIPA programmes

Aminu Imam

All programmes administered by the National Social Investment Programme Agency, (NSIPA), has been suspended by the Federal Government. A statement issued yesterday by the Director of Information in the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, (SGF), Segun Imohiosen, revealed the decision of the President comes in light of the ongoing investigation of alleged malfeasance in the management of the agency and its programmes. The statement read: All four (4) programmes administered by NSIPA, viz: the N-Power Programme, the Conditional Cash Transfer Programme, the Government Enterprise and…

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Alleged N44.8bn fraud in NSIPA: “OAGF doesnt make payments on behalf of MDAs” – Acct-Gen. of the Federation disowns Betta Edu

Aminu Imam

The Accountant-General of the Federation (AGoF), Dr. Oluwatoyin Madein, has clarified that her office does not make payments on behalf of MDAs for projects and programmes implemented by the MDAs. The AGoF was reacting to media reports concerning a request from the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation for payment of grants to vulnerable groups in some States of the Federation. In an issued statement in Abuja, signed by the OaGF’s Director of Press, Bawa Mokwa, Dr. Madein stated that allocations are released to self-accounting MDAs in line with…

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NSIPA-gate: Resign, submit to EFCC probe – HURIWA tells embattled Edu

Aminu Imam

The embattled Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, has been advised to resign or excuse herself from duty for some time so she can submit herself to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) investigations. This is following the Federal Governments ongoing 44.8 billion fraud investigation in National Social Investment Programme Agency, (NSIPA), as it concerns the public fund she allegedly warehoused in a private individuals bank account. Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, (HURIWA), made this advice yesterday, premising on the strength of the public sector…

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NSIPA:How Betta squandered over N3bn in 1 month – Close Sources

Aminu Imam

… Arewa group appeals to Tinubu to suspend her Close sources have revealed that the suspended National Social Investment Programme Agency, (NSIPA) Boss, Halima Shehu has been witnessing series of witch-hunting from the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Betta Edu, ever since the suspended NSIPA Boss vowed not to compromise since her assumption of office. It was gathered that Shehu realised that Betta Edu removed over three billion Naira (N3bn) in one month for National Social Register (NSR) Verification without proof or authorisation from the NSIPA…

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EFCC freezes N30bn NSIPA funds traced to personal accounts

Aminu Imam

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has tracked N30 billion, of the N44 billion moved from the accounts of the National Social Investment Programme Agency, (NSIPA). The multiple accounts to which the funds were moved by some NSIPA officials have been frozen by the anti-graft agency as part of an ongoing probe. It was learnt that the N44 billion was suspiciously moved from NSIPAs accounts into private and corporate accounts linked to those serving as fronts. Recall that some of the officials of the agency have been undergoing investigation.…

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Alleged Corruption: Tinubu sacks NSIPA NC/CEO, Halima Shehu after 3 months in office

Aminu Imam

Appoints Ondo-born Egbuwalo   President Bola Tinubu has relieved Halima Shehu of her job as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and the National Coordinator of the National Social Investment Programme Agency, (NSIPA). VoL also learned that the President approved her suspension immediately and ordered an investigation into the activities of the multi-billion-naira federal government agency. It was gathered that the President has also approved Akindele Egbuwalo, the current National N-Power Programme Manager, as the acting National Coordinator NC and CEO pending the conclusion of the investigation. Her suspension is coming about…

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