President Bola Tinubu has set up a six-person panel to reposition Nigeria’s social investment programmes. PREMIUM TIMES reported that the president had suspended the programmes following tbe financial scandal in the humanitarian ministry which supervised them. The current humanitarian minister, Betta Edu, is under suspension while her predecessor, Sadiya Faruq, is also being investigated by … Read more
The suspension of the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, over suspected illegal financial transactions, on Monday, has sparked reactions among Nigerians. PREMIUM TIMES reported the scandal, which includes the approval of payment of N585.2 million into a private account of a civil servant. Mrs Edu came under criticism from Nigerians for … Read more
Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, on Tuesday, said the budgetary envelope for her ministry in the 2024 budget was incapable of tackling poverty in the country. The minister said this when she appeared to defend the 2024 budget of her ministry before the National Assembly Joint Committee on Humanitarian Affairs and … Read more
