{
  "id": 7070997,
  "title": "Tinubu under fire over fake agencies in federal civil service",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/tinubu-under-fire-over-fake-agencies-in-federal-civil-service",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-13T06:00:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/13/tinubu-under-fire-over-fake-agencies-in-federal-civil-service/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Bola Tinubu is facing scrutiny over the existence of fake agencies within the Federal Civil Service. The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) revealed the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), an agency that secured office space, opened Central Bank accounts, and received budget allocations. The agency appeared to operate from an office within the Federal Secretariat in Abuja and was funded by an allocation of N1.3 billion ($950,000; £700,000) in the 2026 national budget. The PFIPC was alleged to have employed more than 300 civil servants, despite the government having frozen public-sector recruitment. The agency's website and Instagram account have since been taken down, but its director-general, Adeniyi Adeyemi, continues to make claims. Adeyemi accused Chief of Staff to President Tinubu, Femi Gbajabiamila, of receiving N400 million through proxies and demanded another N200 million for his appointment. Gbajabiamila was cleared of the allegations by the Presidency, who dismissed the PFIPC as a fictitious agency. The ICPC then discovered another fake agency, the 'National Brands Development and Made in Nigeria Special Project Office,' operating within the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF). President Tinubu subsequently ordered the suspension of three permanent secretaries linked to the unauthorized establishment of the second fake office. Nigerians have expressed shock at the existence of these fake agencies within a highly organized government establishment, questioning how they could operate without detection. Some have called for a comprehensive audit of financial activities connected to the fake agencies and an investigation into both external perpetrators and government insiders who may have enabled their existence.",
  "summary": "Reactions have trailed the existence of fake agencies in the Federal Civil Service under the current administration of President Bola Tinubu. Many Nigerians from all walks of life have come down heavily on Tinubu’s administration, with some questioning the policies he and members of his cabinet are adopting while piloting the affairs of the country […] Tinubu under fire over fake agencies in…",
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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."
}