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  "title": "Fake Agency Scandal: Tinubu orders forensic audit of IPPIS, MDAs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/fake-agency-scandal-tinubu-orders-forensic-audit-of-ippis-mdas",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T18:51:12.000Z",
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  "summary": "President Tinubu’s directive follows the Federal Executive Council's resolution on 19 August 2026, in response to findings by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on “fake agencies”, ghost workers, and other control failures. The post Fake Agency Scandal: Tinubu orders forensic audit of IPPIS, MDAs appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria .",
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        "title": "Tinubu orders comprehensive audit of IPPIS to weed out ‘fake agencies, ghost workers’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/tinubu-orders-comprehensive-audit-of-ippis-to-weed-out-fake-agencies-4037871",
        "published": "2026-08-28T18:17:32.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Ghost workers: Tinubu orders forensic audit of IPPIS, FG agencies",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/ghost-workers-tinubu-orders-forensic-audit-of-ippis-fg-agencies",
        "published": "2026-08-28T18:56:16.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Daily Trust",
        "title": "Fake agencies: Tinubu orders Forensic Audit of MDAs",
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        "published": "2026-08-28T20:05:54.000Z"
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        "outlet": "This Day",
        "title": "Tinubu Directs Oyedele To Coordinate Comprehensive Forensic Audit Of IPPIS, Federal Agencies, Ministries",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/tinubu-directs-oyedele-to-coordinate-comprehensive-forensic-audit-of",
        "published": "2026-08-28T20:32:51.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Tinubu orders comprehensive audit of IPPIS to weed out ‘fake agencies, ghost workers’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/tinubu-orders-comprehensive-audit-of-ippis-to-weed-out-fake-agencies",
        "published": "2026-08-28T20:39:58.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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