public funds – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Wed, 28 Jan 2026 00:14:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png public funds – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Government Cautions Project Accountants Against Financial Misconduct https://www.theinfostride.com/government-cautions-project-accountants-against-financial-misconduct/ https://www.theinfostride.com/government-cautions-project-accountants-against-financial-misconduct/#respond Wed, 28 Jan 2026 08:33:11 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=463050 The Federal Government has issued a stern warning to all project accountants involved in managing public funds, urging them to uphold transparency, accountability, and integrity in the discharge of their duties. This directive comes as part of renewed efforts to tackle financial mismanagement and ensure that public resources are utilized strictly for their intended purposes. [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/government-cautions-project-accountants-against-financial-misconduct/feed/ 0 Osun N407.32Bn Debt: Rights group to approach EFCC for credible Investigation, possible Prosecution https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-n407-32bn-debt-rights-group-to-approach-efcc-for-credible-investigation-possible-prosecution/ https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-n407-32bn-debt-rights-group-to-approach-efcc-for-credible-investigation-possible-prosecution/#respond Tue, 20 Dec 2022 21:01:12 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=338225 A Rights Group is set to approach anti-graft bodies for credible Investigation, and possible prosecution, and wants DMO DG investigated over Osun State’s N407.32Bn debt profile. Following the controversy sorrounding the *indebtedness of Osun State to the tune of N407.32billion*, a human rights organization, the Centre for Human Rights and Social Justice (CHRSJ) had concluded [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-n407-32bn-debt-rights-group-to-approach-efcc-for-credible-investigation-possible-prosecution/feed/ 0 Public Funds Looters Are Now Scared Of Buhari – Geoffrey Onyeama https://www.theinfostride.com/public-funds-looters-are-now-scared-of-buhari-geoffrey-onyeama/ Thu, 07 Feb 2019 15:30:29 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=226628 Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, has said that the way President Muhammadu Buhari is eager to end corruption in Nigeria is why his detractors don’t want his re-election. He said that Buhari was starting to rake in results in his fight against corruption so looters of public funds are panicking. His words, “Those [...]

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]]> ACPN Assumed I Had A Stash Of Looted Public Funds Hidden Somewhere To Spend – Oby Ezekwesili https://www.theinfostride.com/acpn-assumed-i-had-a-stash-of-looted-public-funds-hidden-somewhere-to-spend-oby-ezekwesili/ Tue, 05 Feb 2019 05:38:12 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=226471 Former presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria, Obiageli Ezekwesili has come out to shared the reasons behind her pulling out of the Presidential race. Ezekwesili said she decided to end her interest because of how desperate the leadership at her political became to retrieve cash from her foreign contacts. She also shared [...]

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]]> Ayo Fayose Counted On Public Funds To Win The Election For PDP – Adams Oshiomhole https://www.theinfostride.com/ayo-fayose-counted-on-public-funds-to-win-the-election-for-pdp-adams-oshiomhole/ Sun, 16 Sep 2018 21:12:15 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=216217 Adams Oshiomhole has disclosed that it would have been impossible for Ekiti governor-elect, Dr Kayode Fayemi, to have engaged in vote-buying to win the Ekiti gubernatorial election. He said, “I was not in Ekiti so I can’t claim to be a witness to vote-buying and I did not participate in any decision to buy votes [...]

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]]> Judicious Utilisation Of Recovered Stolen Public Funds Is Sure – Buhari https://www.theinfostride.com/judicious-utilisation-of-recovered-stolen-public-funds-is-sure-buhari/ Wed, 12 Sep 2018 15:57:47 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=215865 Muhammadu Buhari has said his administration will ensure judicious utilisation of recovered stolen public funds to address the nation’s socio-economic problems. He said that his administration would not allow the wanton diversion and embezzlement of public funds into private pockets. According to him, the Federal Government will continue to take all necessary measures to deprive [...]

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]]> The Square Kwankwaso Was Denied Was Built With Public Funds – Bukola Saraki https://www.theinfostride.com/the-square-kwankwaso-was-denied-was-built-with-public-funds-bukola-saraki/ Wed, 05 Sep 2018 20:08:31 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=215042 Bukola Saraki has said that denying Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso use of the Eagle Square in Abuja for his presidential declaration, “sends a wrong message about the tolerance level” in Nigerian politics. Former Governor of Kano, Kwankwaso, had applied for the use of the Eagle Square days ahead of his presidential declaration billed for Wednesday, [...]

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]]> Buhari Is Investing Public Funds On His London Medicals – Atiku https://www.theinfostride.com/buhari-is-investing-public-funds-on-his-london-medicals-atiku/ Fri, 24 Aug 2018 02:04:10 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=214162 Atiku Abubakar has slammed President Muhammadu Buhari over his decision to personally fund the medical treatment of a visually-impaired member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). Even though Atiku praised the president’s decision to help Ahmed, he said he wouldn’t have had to if he had invested the nation’s health sector instead. Taking to [...]

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]]> Billions Of Public Funds Are Being Squandered In Nigeria – Odoh Chima https://www.theinfostride.com/billions-of-public-funds-are-being-squandered-in-nigeria-odoh-chima/ Tue, 17 Jul 2018 11:24:40 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=211211 A civil society group, the Nigerian Youth Impact Movement, has condemned recent comments credited to Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto state. Tambuwal, a former Speaker of the House of Representatives had blamed the killings in some parts of Nigeria on the failure of leadership. “The growing spate of mindless shedding of innocent blood has brought [...]

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]]> Some Government Officials Divert Public Funds To Sponsor Elections – Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala https://www.theinfostride.com/some-government-officials-divert-public-funds-to-sponsor-elections-ngozi-okonjo-iweala/ Mon, 21 May 2018 19:15:40 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=207089 Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has alleged that some government officials divert public funds to sponsor elections. She said this while speaking about her new book – Fighting Corruption is Dangerous, at the London School of Economics and Political Science. She also said “People are happy to see the symptoms being taken care of, punitive measure, you know [...]

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]]> Lagos LG Chairmen advised on Prudent Management of Public Funds https://www.theinfostride.com/lagos-lg-chairmen-advised-on-prudent-management-of-public-funds/ Tue, 29 Aug 2017 23:05:20 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=180154 Local Government Chairmen in Lagos State have been admonished to plan and manage public fund wisely in line with due process in procuring goods, works and services to achieve the right value for money. The General Manager, Public Procurement Agency, Mr. Idowu Onafowote stated this during his presentation on the public procurement process at a [...]

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]]> N120m Fraud: EFCC docks Retiree Umar Faruk for Diversion of Public Funds https://www.theinfostride.com/n120m-fraud-efcc-docks-retiree-umar-faruk-for-diversion-of-public-funds/ Fri, 14 Jul 2017 11:02:29 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=171920 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on July 13, 2017 arraigned Sahel Technical Services Limited and one Umar Faruk, before Justice M. T. Aliyu of the Kaduna State High Court, Kaduna on a 2-count charge of criminal breach of trust and diversion of public funds to the tune of N120,700,000.00. Umar who is director [...]

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]]> Desist From Celebrating Looters Of Public Funds – Ibrahim Magu https://www.theinfostride.com/desist-from-celebrating-looters-of-public-funds-ibrahim-magu/ Fri, 07 Jul 2017 18:27:34 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=171268 Mr Ibrahim Magu, the Acting Chairman of EFCC, has called on civil society organisations to create awareness on the dangers associated with corruption in the country. He made the call at an interactive session with representatives of various CSOs in Kano on Friday. Magu said there was urgent need for civil societies to create avenues [...]

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]]> N600m Fraud: EFCC Docks Ex-PICOMSS Boss and Others https://www.theinfostride.com/n600m-fraud-efcc-docks-ex-picomss-boss-and-others/ Wed, 11 May 2016 21:32:59 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=128307 The duo of Air Vice Marshal Saliu Atawodi (retd.), a former chairman, Presidential Implementation Committee on Maritime Safety (PICOMSS), one Rabiu Hassan and his company, Hypertech Nigeria Limited, were arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) before Justice U. P. Kekemeke of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja on [...]

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]]> Kwara NLC Advises FG To Distribute Recovered Loots To States https://www.theinfostride.com/kwara-nlc-advises-fg-to-distribute-recovered-loots-to-states/ Tue, 29 Dec 2015 23:27:39 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=115811 The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Kwara State has called on the President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government to distribute looted public funds recovered from political office holders to states to help them address their financial challenges. The State Chairman of the NLC, Comrade Yekeen Agunbiade, gave the advice in Ilorin over the weekend, while having a [...]

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]]> EFCC Will Recover All Stolen Public Funds In Disguise Of Arms Procurement – Magu https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-will-recover-all-stolen-public-funds-in-disguise-of-arms-procurement-magu/ Thu, 10 Dec 2015 11:27:47 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=111696 Acting Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ibrahim Magu, has said that the Commission will leave no stone unturned in the effort to recover public funds that have been stolen in the guise of arms procurement in Nigeria. Magu, who stated that the Commission was on top of the ongoing investigation, added [...]

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]]> $6bn Arms Budget Diversion: FG Should Made Those Involved Face The Full Wrath Of The Law – Falana https://www.theinfostride.com/6bn-arms-budget-diversion-fg-should-made-those-involved-face-the-full-wrath-of-the-law-falana/ Tue, 08 Dec 2015 14:00:31 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=110880 Human rights activist and lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration to ignore the reckless campaign of calumny by some suspects implicated in the probe of the diversion of the $2.1 billion and N643 billion arms budget. Falana, who said this in a statement he issued in Lagos yesterday, also [...]

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]]> Ex-Commissioner In Adamawa Sentenced To 10 Years Imprisonment For Stealing Public Funds https://www.theinfostride.com/ex-commissioner-in-adamawa-sentenced-to-10-years-imprisonment-for-stealing-public-funds/ Sat, 05 Dec 2015 11:18:05 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=110498 A Federal High Court sitting in Yola presided by Justice Bilkisu Bello Aliyu, Friday’sentenced a former commissioner in Adamawa State, John Elias to 10 years imprisonment without an option of fine. Elias was commissioner for finance and Local government and chieftaincy affairs during Boni Haruna’s administration in the state. “I hereby sentenced the first accused, [...]

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]]> Nigerian Treasury Looters Voluntarily Returning Some Of Their Loot But We Want All – President Buhari https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerian-treasury-looters-voluntarily-returning-some-of-their-loot-but-we-want-all-president-buhari/ Tue, 24 Nov 2015 21:24:56 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=108685 Former officials of the immediate past administration of Dr. Goodluck Jonathan have started refunding part of their loots, President Muhammadu Buhari has said. The statement attributed to President Buhari has confirmed speculation that former officials of the past government had volunteered to return such stolen public funds in exchange for leniency. Addressing Nigerians resident in [...]

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]]> President Buhari Determined To Prosecute Anyone Found Guilty Of Embessling Public Funds https://www.theinfostride.com/president-buhari-determined-to-prosecute-anyone-found-guilty-of-embessling-public-funds/ Tue, 17 Nov 2015 16:56:22 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=107577 President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB), yesterday, said in Abuja that his administration was not in a hurry to prosecute those suspected to have stolen from the public coffers until verifiable evidences were fully documented against them. According to him, everyone is presumed innocent until proven guilty by the law. “Under military rule, people could be arrested [...]

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]]> Governor Wike Vows To Recover Money Stolen Under Amaechi’s Administration https://www.theinfostride.com/governor-wike-vows-to-recover-money-stolen-under-amaechis-administration/ Sat, 19 Sep 2015 16:28:06 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=99972 Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike on Friday vowed that his administration would recover every single penny of public funds found to have been embezzled by erring contractors. Specifically, he declared that contractors who defrauded the state of 2bn naira in the immediate past administration, will not go scot-free. Speaking while receiving the task force report [...]

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