…for the PFIPC: Rose Achem, senior administrative officer to the director-general of the Budget Office of the Federation; Patricia Akhigbe, an assistant director in the Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning; and Mimi Abu, director of organisation design and development at the Office of the Head of the Civil Service o…
…of the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS), Zacch Adedeji, and the Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation, Taminu Yakubu, in the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council for the 2027 election has sparked criticism, with former Kogi West Senator Dino Melaye threatening legal action over A…
…Service of the Federation, the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, the Budget Office and the National Information Technology Development Agency,” Adamu said, adding that these lapses, compounded by negligence on the part of some public officers, enabled the suspect to operate unchecked. The ICPC chief s…
…Services at the Central Bank of Nigeria, Hamisu Abdullahi; the Director General of the Budget Office of the Federation, Tanimu Yakubu; the Director, Federal Project Finance Department, Joshua Luka and top police officers representing the Inspector General of Police, Olatunji Disu. Throughout its sittings, the Gagdi-led…
…ballooning debt and unprecedented waste,” the statement read. Citing figures from the Budget Office, Atiku noted that the Federal Government borrowed 61.2 per cent above the amount authorised by the National Assembly. He also questioned the source of an additional N3.19tn reportedly obtained as “budget support,” despit…
…Service of the Federation, the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, the Budget Office, the Central Bank of Nigeria, the Nigeria Police Force and other government institutions indicated that the agency secured official recognition using documents that investigators now believe were fabricated. The committ…
…while the provisional recruitment waiver enables an agency to obtain approvals from the Budget Office of the Federation and the Federal Character Commission before returning to the Office of the Head of Service for final recruitment clearance. Walson-Jack said the office requires two key documents from new agencies: a…
…without appearing rushed. Read Also: Fake agency originated from Buhari government — Budget Office explains PFIPC allocation I began with security, an issue that weighs heavily on Nigerians. I asked what his immediate priorities would be if elected president. He responded that the primary responsibility of any governme…
Fake agency originated from Buhari's govt - Budget Office tells House of Reps investigation panel The Budget Office of the Federation (BOF) has explained that the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), which the Tinubu-led government has declared a fake agency and is currently being investigated b…
…assumed office? Read Also: Fake agency originated from Buhari government — Budget Office explains PFIPC allocation When the council chairmen were inaugurated two years ago, expectations were high. Their campaign promises centred on improving grassroots governance through better roads, quality primary healthcare, enhanc…
…to the National Assembly. Read Also: Fake agency originated from Buhari government — Budget Office explains PFIPC allocation If anyone had suggested that the next big source of national entertainment would come from the Red Chamber rather than a television set, many Nigerians would probably have laughed. Yet, in the pa…
…institution, it should stop hiding behind it," he said. He called on the Presidency, the Budget Office and relevant Ministries, Departments and Agencies to publish the full details of the 106 palace projects, including their locations, beneficiaries, implementing agencies, procurement process and the constitutional bas…
…the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, alongside the Director-General of the Budget Office, to explain the verification lapses. In addition, lawmakers directed the committee to verify all Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs, listed in the 2025 and 2026 appropriation frameworks against their legal instrume…
…salary payments without obtaining approvals from the Federal Character Commission, the Budget Office and the Federal Civil Service Commission before workers are enrolled on the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System. "If an agency is granted a waiver to recruit, it must still obtain approvals from the rele…
…multiple layers of technical drafting, executive coordination, ministerial inputs, Budget Office review and finally legislative scrutibudget officeambers of the National Assembly,” he said. He argued that the agency’s inclusion in the budget raised serious concerns about the integrity of Nigeria’s budget process. “The…
…frameworks. In addition, it called on the Federal Ministry of Finance and the Budget Office to clarify issues raised in the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Article IV Consultation regarding unrecorded government spending. CHRICED said the controversy underscores the need to strengthen transparency and accountabilit…
…Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, the Federal Character Commission and the Budget Office before recruitment commenced. “There was no illegal or quiet recruitment. Everything was done in accordance with the law and due process. Anyone who wants to verify the approvals is free to come to the Council,” he said.
…into an organisation the Presidency now says never existed. The Director General of the Budget Office of the Federation, Mr Tanimu Yakubu, was also listed for probe. The ADC said the Budget Office must explain how PFIPC reportedly appeared in the 2026 Appropriation Act with a budget allegedly running into billions of n…