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Nigeria Senate PFIPC Budget

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Nigeria's Senate rejects motions to probe a ₦1.3 billion allocation for the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), stating no petition has been received. Lawmakers claim the appropriation was not for a fake agency.

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Senate rejects motion to probe ₦1.3 billion vote for so-called PFIPC in 2026 budget

Nigeria's Senate has voted against a motion that sought to investigate the ₦1.3 billion allocated to the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) in the 2026 budget. The decision was made on Wednesday after a majority of senators opposed the probe, which was sponsored by Kawu Sumaila, a lawmaker from Kano South. During the plenary session, senators argued that a legislative inve…

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