EXCLUSIVE: ICPC probes permanent secretary who blocked funds approved by Tinubu for agencies
Barely two days after a PREMIUM TIMES report detailed how Binyerem Ukaire, the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation, withheld essential payment files for agencies under her purview, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has launched a formal investigation.
The funds, approved by President Bola Tinubu, were intended to support the operations of several key agencies: the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), Voice of Nigeria (VON), News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), National Orientation Agency (NOA), and the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC).
While the investigation remains ongoing, sources confirmed that neither the Permanent Secretary nor the agency heads were detained following the questioning.
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