The Presidency has confirmed that the suspended Humanitarian Minister, Dr. Betta Edu, will not return to her position. The Special Adviser to President Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, made this announcement on Sunday while featuring on Channels Television’s “Politics Today”. According to Onanuga, Dr. Edu will not return as Minister, emphasizing that President … Read more
The Federal Government has made it clear that none of the appointees indicted by the ongoing probe of the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu will be spared. Ajuri Ngelale, the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to President Bola Tinubu stated while appearing on TVC’s Politics on Sunday. Ngelale disclosed that … Read more
Dr Don Clem Enamhe, a Public Affairs Analyst and Lecturer at the University of Calabar has claimed that the suspended Humanitarian Minister, Betta Edu did not divert the N585m as presumed. Enamhe made the claim during a recent interview with Arise TV, saying that Edu signed off the N585m following the procedure and forwarded it … Read more
President Bola Tinubu has inaugurated a Humanitarian and Poverty Alleviation Trust Fund for Nigeria. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, announced at the sidelines of the 78th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, United States on Friday. According to Edu, the fund will address the pressing issues faced by … Read more
Humanitarian Affairs Minister, Betta Edu has confirmed that illegal borders are abundant in Nigeria. Edu made the confirmation during her courtesy visit to Interior Minister Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo in Abuja. According to her, there was a need for inter-ministerial collaboration to effectively address the issues of illegal migration and human trafficking. The Humanitarian Minister believed that … Read more
President Bola Tinubu has ordered a comprehensive investigation of the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu over an alleged public fund diversion. Tinubu gave the order through Mohammed Idris, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, as stated in a press release on Sunday. The investigation was prompted by allegations of Edu’s … Read more
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has announced that it recovered about $445,000, and N3 billion in the ongoing investigation into the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs. EFCC’s spokesman Dele Oyewale, made the announcement on Sunday. Oyewale revealed that the 445,000, and N3 billion were recovered between March and April, supplementing the earlier recovery of … Read more
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has released the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu. The EFCC released Edu on bail but asked her to report to it daily. Stay tuned for more details…
In a surprising turn of events related to the investigation of the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has clarified widespread misinformation. Edu’a clarification comes after reports linked her to the alleged misappropriation of N30 billion in public funds. A document titled “EFCC Alert,” … Read more
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has successfully recovered N30 billion on behalf of the Federal Government. Simultaneously, it has initiated investigations into 50 bank accounts as part of an ongoing probe involving the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, and the former chief executive officer of the now-suspended National … Read more
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has frozen the bank accounts of the suspended Minister for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu. The EFCC’s action is to ensure the integrity of the ongoing investigations over the N585m funds diversion scandal involving Edu. All of Edu’s personal bank accounts have been frozen to prevent … Read more
The Ministry of Humanitarian and Social Inclusion is embroiled in an ongoing fraud investigation, and the latest revelations have sent shockwaves. Operatives from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) recently stumbled upon a previously undisclosed fraud amounting to N17 billion linked to the ministry. Originally focused on an alleged N585 million fraud that led … Read more
The federal government has announced its plan to distribute cash to fifteen million poor and vulnerable households nationwide. The targeted 15 million poor and vulnerable households were for the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) program. Betta Edu, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation spoke with newsmen in Abuja. According to Edu, the initiative will … Read more
The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced that it will commence a new cash transfer program to fifteen million households by October. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, revealed this during an appearance on Arise TV on Monday. According to Edu, the program aimed to upscale the National Safety Net Program, … Read more