…the activities of the alleged fake Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) and other procedural weaknesses in government. by Linda Ikeji at 27/08/2026 1:22 PM | Share this Story

…of the now-disowned Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), obtain government approvals and gain access to official financial and administrative systems.The findings are contained in an ICPC interim investigation report on the PFIPC saga. The investigation was ordered by President Bola Tinubu after…

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday directed the commissioning of a comprehensive forensic investigation into the fictitious Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council scandal. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, disclosed this while briefing State House corresponden…

…the Country Director of Amnesty International Nigeria, Isa Sanusi, said the PFIPC controversy showed how deeply institutional weaknesses had affected governance in the country. He said, “The incident of the fake government agency is an indictment of the Nigerian government. It is a practical indication of the rampant c…

…that Adeyemi was never appointed by the Federal Government. He added that the PFIPC, also referred to in some documents as the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, was never created by any law, Executive Order or valid government instrument. Adamu said, “The appointment letter presented by the suspect,…

…alleged that members of the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee investigating the PFIPC are attempting to question him in police custody without the presence of his lawyers. Speaking with our correspondent, Adeyemi’s brother, Peter Adeyemi, claimed that the committee visited the facility where Adeyemi is being he…

…Director General of the phantom Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council PFIPC, Adeniyi Adeyemi has accused the police of detaining him beyond the scope of the court order used to justify his custody, and has now demanded that the House of Representatives question him at a public sitting rather than the closed…

…Economic Advisory Council/Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PEAC/PFIPC) on Thursday. The Chairman of the Ad-hoc Committee, Hon. Yusuf Gagdi, on Tuesday, while giving his closing remarks after an interface with the Managing Director of Divine Dopacy Limited, Mr. Gbenga Collins, received a vivid accoun…

…told the House of Representatives ad hoc committee he paid N400 million linked to the PFIPC controversyGbenga Collins said he believed he was dealing with a legitimate federal government agency after visiting an office at the Abuja federal secretariatCollins said the money was paid in five instalments into third-party…

…Committee investigating the purported Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council, PFIPC, said yesterday it would interrogate the Director-General of the agency, Aderemi Matthew Adeyemi, in undisclosed location to respect the constitutional principles of separation of powers. This is as the Managing Director of a…

…Director, Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre, Ibrahim Rafsanjani, said the PFIPC scandal raised fundamental questions about the integrity of Nigeria’s public institutions, budgeting system, security architecture and presidential bureaucracy. He said, “CISLAC is not sufficiently impressed with the depth, independ…

…recent developments surrounding the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) underscore the need to strengthen institutional systems rather than dwell on assigning blame. In a statement issued on Friday, July 31, 2026, and signed by its National President, Comrade Auwal Muhammed, the Forum said atten…

…that Prince Adeyemi Adeniyi, who presented himself as the Director-General of the PFIPC, secured official recognition for the body using allegedly fake appointment letters, fabricated legislative documents and other forged government records, despite the agency having no legal backing. The House committee is investigat…

The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Didi Esther Walson-Jack, has said that her office neither deployed staff to nor allocated office accommodation for the purported Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council. Walson-Jack stated this on Wednesday during the investigative hearing of the House of Rep…

…of filing this report. The House committee investigating the activities of the alleged PFIPC had, during its sitting on Monday, directed the Inspector General of Police, Olatunji Disu, to produce Adeyemi before the panel by noon on Wednesday. The committee is probing how the PFIPC, despite not being established by law,…

…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 government is the protection of li…

…(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 by the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) originated from Buhari-led government. The Director-General of the Budget 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, enhanced education, yo…

…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 past few weeks, the Senate h…

…or individual but at establishing the facts surrounding the activities of the PFIPC and protecting the integrity of public administration. He added, “This investigation is in the national interest. It is not targeted at any individual or institution but is aimed at establishing the facts, protecting the integrity of pu…

…investigation into the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC). The anti-graft agency is investigating the circumstances surrounding the operation of the purported council by Mr Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew, who allegedly presented himself as its Director-General. Adeniyi had initially allege…

…of Mr Adeyemi Adeniyi, who allegedly presented himself as the Director-General of the PFIPC and is accused of orchestrating the inclusion of the agency in the 2026 budget despite its non-existence. The controversy deepened after Adeniyi reportedly claimed that he paid N100m through proxies to Gbajabiamila to facilitate…

…linked to the alleged fake Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), insisting that such a move would undermine rather than advance justice. Speaking on Journalists’ Hangout on TVC while commenting on allegations made by Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew against the Chief of Staff, Ogunye said there was n…

…the Presidency over the purported Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) as the Senate rejected, for the second time in one week, a request to investigate the controversial budgetary allocation to the alleged agency. Lastly, The Nation leads with the Federal High Court in Abuja ordering the final for…

Atiku demands Independent probe over ₦6.44bn failed World Cup Budget and PFIPC controversy Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar has demanded an independent investigation into a controversial ₦6.44 billion budgetary allocation earmarked for a "Special Presidential Support Group for the 2026 World Cup Qualifi…