In 2022, Ugoche Global Nigeria Ltd. and AL Alwi Nig Ltd., two companies owned by Senator Aishatu Dahiru Binani, were paid over N70 million for the supply of learning and instructional materials to schools in Pindiga and Garko communities in Akko, Gombe State.
The Federal Ministry of Education in 2021, budgeted a total of N475,725,591 million for the Construction of Classrooms and Supplies of Educational Learning Material in Katsina North Senatorial District with no specific locations. Elijah Akoji in this investigation for SOLACEBASE, uncovered how officials of the ministry and contractors allegedly pocketed project funds.
An investigation by Elijah Akoji of PlatinumPost has uncovered how Nigerian government agencies have continuously violated procurement rules in awarding contracts, actions that have helped undermine development and breed corruption. And this has continued to be the practice despite the existence of the Public Procurement Act, 2007 and Fiscal Responsibility Act 2007 which criminalize the award of contracts in violation of procurement rules.
Some construction companies involved in the building of 20 units of one Block- of 2-Classrooms with furniture, toilets, and offices in selected locations across the three senatorial districts in Kano State have instituted a suit before a Kano Magistrate court against an online media platform, WikiTimes over allegedly false and libellous publications against them.
In this investigation, Solacebase correspondent Elijah Akoji uncovers how a serving Senator, Barau I. Jibrin, used his company to secure contracts for constituency projects and failed to deliver the projects to specifications. Between 2015 and 2021, records have shown that over N1 billion in constituency projects done in Kano North Senatorial district by different ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) of the federal government were awarded to Sinti Nigeria Limited, a company owned by Senator Barau Jibrin, and his children.