Nigeria Audit Flags Census Spending

AbujaAuditors found no proof N131.56 billion of census devices arrived.

Nigeria’s Auditor-General flagged over N245 billion, roughly $185 million, in National Population Commission census contracts.

Auditors found only handwritten entries on unofficial papers, and the audit team was denied access to storage sites.

The commission told auditors it received 760,000 of the 800,000 devices.

The Auditor-General wants the director-general to answer the Public Accounts Committees and recover the money.

Sources: Premium Times Nigeria