Nigerian President Tinubu Under Pressure Over Fake Government Agency Scandal

Tinubu under pressure as fake Nigerian government agency sparks political storm

President ordered investigation after fictitious federal body allocated funding and office space, triggering renewed scrutiny of corruption A fictitious federal entity that was allocated 1.3 billion naira (£705,248) in Nigeria’s 2026 budget has precipitated a political storm in Africa’s largest democracy in the run-up to January’s general election. The fake agency came to light last October when Femi Gbajabiamila, the president’s chief of staff, wrote to the police alleging that his signatur...

By Eromo Egbejule in Abidjan