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COVID-19 funds paid into the accounts of NCDC staff

Status
No final report
Assembly
House of Representatives
Opened
5 December 2021
Assembly term
9th National Assembly (2019–2023)
Committee
Committee on Public Accounts
Sum at issue
₦9 billion
Subject
Spending and misuse of funds
Without a report for
1,802 days

The House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts investigated the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control over allegations that it paid part of the ₦9 billion it received from the Federal Government as COVID-19 intervention funds into the personal accounts of some staff. The Federal Government released ₦620 million to the NCDC between March and December 2020, ₦5 billion between March 2020 and March 2021, and ₦3.49 billion between January and September 2021. The outcome of the investigation is not known.

NCDC

What the record shows

  • 5 December 2021
    Probe opened.
  • As of 11 November 2026
    No final report of this probe has been found on the public record.

Opened more than 120 days ago, and no final report of the committee has been found on the public record. Interim reports and hearings are shown where known. Know of a report, hearing or outcome missing here? Send a correction.