BREAKING: Ngige Sent to Kuje Prison, Pleads Not Guilty to N2.2bn Fraud

Former Labour and Productivity Minister Chris Ngige has pleaded not guilty to allegations of abusing his office to award contracts worth over N2.26 billion to associates while supervising the NSITF between 2015 and 2023.

Justice Maryam Hassan ordered his remand in Kuje Prison ahead of his bail hearing on December 14.

The EFCC’s eight-count charge accuses Ngige of granting undue advantage to several linked companies through multiple consultancy, training, and supply contracts.

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