Politics

Budget Office Confirms Fraud: 'Fake' Council Snuck into Buhari's Budget.

Serious allegations surface as the Director-General of Nigeria's Budget Office confirms a fraudulent council was illicitly inserted into the national budget during the Buhari administration. This revelation, rooted in an official instrument linked to the Presidential Economic Advisory Council, triggers an ICPC probe into national assembly officials. The developing scandal raises critical questions about financial oversight and accountability at the highest levels of government.

Tribune Online·July 24, 2026AI-curated

…as ICPC quizzes NASS officials Director General of the Budget Office of the Federation, Dr. Yakubu Tanimu, on Friday formally confirmed that the phantom Council entered the budget through official instrument, which has its institutional origins in the Presidential Economic Advis

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