Rights Group Sues Over Cash Transfers

AbujaAuditor-General questions ₦33.751 billion sent to 3.2 million households.

The transfers were meant for vulnerable households in 35 states of Nigeria.

A rights group sued at the West African regional court over ₦78.8 billion questioned in 2023 and 2024.

The Auditor-General found ₦36.744 billion paid without prepayment audits and ₦4.616 billion in unsupported spending.

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project asks the court to order a full account and an independent investigation.

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Premium Times Nigeria: reconstructs the N78.8bn gap from the Auditor-General's 2024 report and names the ECOWAS suit number ECW/CCJ/APP/42/26