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Senate Orders N300bn Refund From NPA, BPE, 57 Agencies

Senate Orders N300bn Refund From NPA, BPE, 57 Agencies     The Senate on Tuesday directed 59 Federal Government agencies to return over N300bn funds allegedly misappropriated by them to the federation account. It specifically ordered that all monies illegally spent by the affected agencies including the Nigerian...

Senate Summons Ex-NSITF Bosses Over Alleged N84bn Embezzlement

Senate Summons Ex-NSITF Bosses Over Alleged N84bn Embezzlement       The Senate has summoned former managing directors of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund ( NSITF) over alleged missing financial documents in the agency. The former NSITF bosses are expected to appear before the Senate Public Accounts Committee...

Audit Queries: Senate Threatens To Publish Erring MDAs’ List

Audit Queries: Senate Threatens To Publish Erring MDAs’ List       The Senate on Tuesday pledged to publish the names of Ministries, Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government that failed to defend queries raised against them by the Auditor General for the Federation. The President of the...

Senate Indicts NSA Over Alleged Diversion Of $2.3bn, Others

Senate Indicts NSA Over Alleged Diversion Of $2.3bn, Others       The Senate has indicted the Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA) over an alleged diversion of N1,075,266,599.06, $2,301,329.54 and €196,257.42 by the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA). Apart from asking the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)...

Senate Probes NIMC Over N229m Contract Payments

Senate Probes NIMC Over N229m Contract Payments     The Senate Public Account Committee is currently investigating the authorities of the National Identity Management Commission over the alleged non- compliance with Public Procurement Act in the award of a N229m contract. The SPAC hinged the probe on the...

NSITF Chiefs Appear In Senate Today Over Alleged N61.1bn Diversion

NSITF Chiefs Appear In Senate Today Over Alleged N61.1bn Diversion       The management of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund is expected to appear before the Senate Public Accounts Committee today (Tuesday) to answer more questions on the query issued to it by the Auditor General...