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Fake agency DG fingers other MDAs in agency creation

The self-acclaimed Director-General of the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council, Adeniyi Adeyemi, has pushed back against allegations that he single-handedly created the disputed agency, alleging that several ministries, departments and agencies of the Federal Government processed, recognised or interacted with the council. Adeyemi, who is in police custody, made the claims in a statement […]

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Civil service boss admits failure as Reps probe fake agency scandal

The Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Esther Didi Walson-Jack, on Wednesday admitted before the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee investigating the alleged creation of the Presidential Economic Advisory Council and the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council without legal backing that her office failed to carry out adequate due diligence before issuing key […]

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How fake presidential agency PFIPC was created — Accountant-General

The House of Representatives Committee investigating the alleged operation of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council on Monday ordered the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, to produce the alleged mastermind, Mr. Adeniyi Matthew Adeyemi, before it by noon tomorrow. This is even as the Accountant-General of the Federation, Shamseldeen Ogunjimi, revealed that a forged letter […]

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Reps order IGP to produce fake presidential agency DG in two days

The House of Representatives Committee investigating the alleged operation of a fake presidential agency on Monday ordered the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disun, to produce the alleged mastermind, Mr Adeyemi Martin, before it on Wednesday by 12 noon. The committee issued the directive after the Nigeria Police Force confirmed key aspects of its ongoing criminal […]

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Reps to probe PFIPC’s ₦1.32bn budget today

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, will today inaugurate an ad hoc committee to investigate the controversial inclusion of the unestablished Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council in the 2026 Appropriation Act. This comes amid fresh criticism over the exclusion of the President’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, from the list of invited […]