Nigeria: Fake Agency Escapes Tinubu's Attention, Captures Nearly $1 Million | Firstpost Africa

Nigeria's presidency is reeling from a bizarre institutional scandal involving a completely fictitious government department, the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC). The mastermind, Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew, reportedly established high-end offices inside Abuja’s Federal Secretariat and secured Central Bank account access by utilising forged presidential signatures and official seals. The plot thickened when the non-existent agency appeared in the 2026 national budget with an allocation of nearly $1 million. While the Accountant-General's office insists no public funds were disbursed, Matthew has fiercely defended his operations. He claims the agency is legitimate and instead accuses senior officials of soliciting massive bribes. President Bola Tinubu has ordered an aggressive 30-day anti-corruption probe to determine how this security and administrative breakdown slipped through legislative and executive oversight. The trial is scheduled for late July 2026, leaving public trust deeply shaken. Alyson Le Grange brings you more on this story on Firstpost Africa. Chapter Plates: 00:00 Introduction to bizarre PFIPC scandal 01:15 Inside the forgery 02:30 Budget breakdown of phantom agency 03:45 Accused director general fights back 04:50 Government orders full systemic probe --- Nigeria News | Bola Tinubu | Tinubu Government | Nigeria Corruption | PFIPC Scandal | Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council | Abuja News | Nigeria Budget 2026 | Fake Government Agency | Nigeria Breaking News | Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew | Firstpost Africa | Alyson Le Grange #nigeria #bolatinubu #corruption #firstpostafrica #alysonlegrange Firstpost is an Indian news and media website. Get all the incisive opinions, in-depth analyses and other visual stories that matter to you and the world right here on this channel. Subscribe to Firstpost channel and press the bell icon to get notified when we go live.    / @firstpost   Follow Firstpost on Website: https://www.firstpost.com Follow Firstpost on Instagram:   / firstpost   Follow Firstpost on Facebook:   / firstpostin   Follow Firstpost on X:   / firstpost   Follow Firstpost on WhatsApp: https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029...