Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq

Diversion Of School Feeding Funds: Minister Challenges ICPC

September 29, 2020 5:31 pm

The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq has challenged the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Offenses Commission, ICPC to publish the names of persons, federal colleges and school heads responsible for the alleged diversion of ₦2.72b budgeted for School feeding during COVID-19 lockdown to private accounts.

The Minister also challenged the anti-corruption agency to also publish details of the accounts where the missing funds were diverted.

The Minister said this in a statement issued by her special adviser on media, Nneka Anibeze in reaction to presentation by the Chairman of ICPC, Prof. Bolaji …

We’ve Paid Dissolved N-Power Batches – FG

N-Power: 5M Candidates Applied For Batch C Enrollment – Farouq

August 11, 2020 11:43 am

The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq has said that no fewer than five million candidates have applied for the N-Power program.

The Minister made the disclosure in a statement on Tuesday by her Special Assistant on Strategic Communication, Mrs Halima Oyelade.

She said that the registration which commenced on June 26 was to end on July 26 but was extended by two weeks.

“A total of 5,042,001 Nigerian youths have applied as at the end of the registration.

“Due diligence will be applied during the next stages of the selection to ensure

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I Never Said Every Nigerian Received COVID-19 Palliative – Farouq

August 4, 2020 4:59 am

The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq, has insisted that she never said every Nigerian received COVID-19 palliative during the lockdown.

Farouq said this on Monday at the daily briefing of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 in Abuja.

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According to her, it is impossible to give palliative to all Nigerians.

“In recent days, there have been speculations around one of our key interventions during the COVID-19 lockdown,” Farouq said.

“Take home ration for the school feeding programme was done in

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