Alleged N2.2b Fraud: Ngige’ Ministry Took over NSITF’s Procurement Department’s Functions-Witnesses

The trial of the former Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, continued on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, before Justice M.A. Hassan of the Federal Capital Territory, High Court, Gwarinpa, Abuja with two prosecution witnesses affirming that the defendant transferred the functions of the procurement department of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund NSITF to his ministry. Ngige is facing prosecution by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on an eight-count charge, bordering on abuse of office and fraudulent contract award to the tune of N2,261,722,535.84 (Two billion, Two Hund…

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Source	EFCC
Collection	Anti-corruption and elections
Kind	Document
Publisher	Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)
Date	2026-06-30
Type	press-release
Found at	https://www.efcc.gov.ng/news/alleged-n22b-fraud-ngige-ministry-took-over-nsitfs-procurement-departments-functions-witnesses
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Record ID	`efcc:news:14139`

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Alleged N2.2b Fraud: Ngige’ Ministry Took over NSITF’s Procurement Department’s Functions-Witnesses. EFCC, 2026. Vero Archive, record efcc:news:14139.