Tinubu under pressure as fake Nigerian government agency sparks political storm

According to The Guardian, Nigeria is experiencing a political crisis as a fictitious government agency managed to secure funding in the nation's budget. The fake agency, called the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, was allocated one point three billion naira—approximately seven hundred five thousand pounds—in twenty twenty-six appropriations. The deception came to light when President Tinubu's chief of staff discovered that his signature had been forged to authorize the agency's creation. The scandal has intensified scrutiny of government corruption ahead of Nigeria's January election and put President Tinubu under increasing pressure.

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