Tag: COVID-19 Funds
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How some people became billionaires embezzling COVID-19 funds – Federal lawmaker
The lawmaker representing Ukwa East and Ukwa West Federal constituency of Abia state, Honourable Uzoma Nkem-Abonta, on Tuesday alleged that COVID-19 funds were being misappropriated in Nigeria. The House of Representatives is reportedly set to commence a probe into how N83.9 billion appropriated for the response to COVID-19 in the 2020 Appropriation Act was spent.…
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JUST IN: ICPC quizzes top NDDC officials over alleged diversion of N5.4bn COVID-19 funds, others
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it recently quizzed top officials of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) over various allegations of corruption. Mrs Azuka Ogugua, Spokesperson of the Commission, said this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. Ogugua said the allegations included diversion of funds, procurement fraud and…
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Falana to CBN: Tell us how you spent N338bn COVID-19 funds
Popular activist and human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), has written a letter to the Central Bank of Nigeria demanding (CBN) demanding information on how the N338.6bn COVID-19 fund was spent. Falana said this in a letter titled, ‘Request for Detailed Information on Beneficiaries of N338.66bn Coronavirus (COVID-19) Intervention Funds Disbursed Across Various Sectors…
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Controversy over disbursement of N2.7bn Covid-19 funds in Oyo as UCH denies receiving N118m
The University College Hospital has denied receiving any money from the Oyo State Government in its fight against COVID-19 in the state. The Public Relations Officer of the hospital, Toye Akinrinlola, made this known in a press statement on Wednesday. Recall that TheNEwsGuru(TNG) had earlier reported that Oyo had claimed that over N2.7 billion had…