The NPower beneficiaries have added their voice to the growing chorus of opposition against the alleged plan by the federal government to scrap the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation. In a statement by the President of the NPower Beneficiaries, Kano State Chapter, Nazifi Mohammed Abubakar, the group expressed strong reservations about the reported plan, citing the ministry’s critical …

The Coalition of People Living With Disabilities (PWDs) in the 19 Northern States and Abuja has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to consider the appointment of one of their own, Adenike Tejuosho as the Humanitarian Minister. The PUNCH reports that the ministry has been without a minister since Betta Edu was suspended in January. Members of the coalition that converged on the …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has recovered over N30 billion from the N37,170,855,753.44 allegedly laundered in the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs under the former minister, Sadiya Umar-Farouk. Sources in the anti-graft agency, who spoke with The PUNCH on Friday, said the commission had also uncovered over N500 million from the scam associated with Umar-Farouk’s successor, Betta Edu, who was …