Imo, Lagos lead in ₦8.61bn lost to fraudulent projects in Nigeria, report reveals

Ripplesnigeria | 06-02-2026 10:42pm |

Civil society organisation BudGiT says it has uncovered massive irregularities in government projects nationwide, revealing that ₦8.61 billion was misappropriated through 92 fraudulent projects across several states. The findings, published via BudGiT’s monitoring platform @TrackaNG, reviewed 2,760 projects and exposed cases of fund diversion, relocation of projects, and poor execution. Of these, 1,438 were completed,

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