President Bola Tinubu has suspended all administered programmes by the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA).
According to Segun Imohiosen, Director of Information in the office of Secretary to the Government of the Federation, who announced this In a statement on Friday, the action was in light of the ongoing investigation of alleged malfeasance in the management of the agency and its programmes.
He said all four Programmes administered by NSIPA, viz; N- Power Programme, Conditional Cash Transfer Programme, Government Enterprise and Empowerment Programme and Home Grown School Feeding Programme (the “Programs”) had been suspended for a period of six (6) weeks in the first instance.
“President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has also raised significant concerns regarding operational lapses and improprieties surrounding payments to the Programs’ beneficiaries.”
“He has therefore constituted a ministerial panel to conduct a thorough review of the Agency’s operations with a view to recommending necessary reforms of the NSIPA.
