NIGERIA · GOVERNANCE & SECURITY
Key Facts
—The meeting An FBI delegation visited the EFCC’s Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 on 10 September 2026 to deepen a joint investigation into allegedly diverted US aid funds.
—The money The probe targets funds from US-supported HIV and tuberculosis programmes, including money left with implementing organisations after programmes were shut down in 2025.
—The red flags US reviews uncovered inflated budgets and other irregularities in Kano State and several other states, a State Department inspector-general official said.
