Nigeria's ICPC found the Budget Office let a council with no verified establishment instrument into the 2026 budget with N1.3bn attached.
NIGERIA · PUBLIC FINANCE
Key Facts
—The finding: Nigeria’s Independent Corrupt Practices Commission concluded the Budget Office of the Federation admitted a body into the 2026 budget without due diligence.
—The body: The Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council had no verified establishment instrument, and the presidency says it was never created by the current administration.
—The sum: The 2026 Appropriation Act carries N1,302,978,784 against the relevant line.
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