{
  "id": 5279434,
  "title": "Fake Agency: Reps panel clears Gbajabiamila",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/fake-agency-reps-panel-clears-gbajabiamila-5279434",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T08:10:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/fake-agency-reps-panel-clears-gbajabiamila/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A House of Representatives panel has cleared Femi Gbajabiamila, Chief of Staff to the President, of involvement in a fake agency called the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council. According to the Punch, the panel found no evidence that Gbajabiamila approved, established, or participated in the council's activities.\n\nThe panel's investigation showed that Gbajabiamila alerted security and investigative agencies after concerns about the organisation were brought to his attention. The concerns were first raised by the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission over suspected fraudulent activities and the alleged misuse of institutional materials. Gbajabiamila responded by contacting the Nigeria Police Force, the Office of the National Security Adviser, the Department of State Services, and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.\n\nThe Daily Post Nigeria reports that the committee's chairman, Yusuf Gagdi, stated that the investigation was not designed to focus on Gbajabiamila but on how the agency became integrated into the Federal Government's administrative and financial systems. The committee exonerated Gbajabiamila when it presented its findings. A self-acclaimed Director-General of the PFIPC, Adeniyi Adeyemi, had accused Gbajabiamila of receiving N400 million, according to the Daily Post Nigeria.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 6,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Trust",
        "title": "Reps panel: We traced 58 accounts, 12 entities to PFIPC DG",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/reps-panel-we-traced-58-accounts-12-entities-to-pfipc-dg",
        "published": "2026-09-02T16:13:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "title": "PFIPC Probe: Reps panel releases interim report, uncovers 58 bank accounts linked to Adeyemi, clears Gbajabiamila",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/pfipc-probe-reps-panel-releases-interim-report-uncovers-58-bank",
        "published": "2026-09-02T17:30:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "PFIPC scandal: Reps uncover 58 bank accounts, N400m deal linked to detained DG",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/pfipc-scandal-reps-uncover-58-bank-accounts-n400m-deal-linked-to",
        "published": "2026-09-02T17:47:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ripples Nigeria",
        "title": "Reps clear Gbajabiamila of PFIPC scandal as probe uncovers alleged fake appointment, 58 bank accounts",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/reps-clear-gbajabiamila-of-pfipc-scandal-as-probe-uncovers-alleged",
        "published": "2026-09-02T19:09:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "PFIPC probe: Why we didn’t interrogate Gbajabiamila – Reps",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/pfipc-probe-why-we-didnt-interrogate-gbajabiamila-reps",
        "published": "2026-09-03T05:22:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}