Ex-Minister Ngige Awarded NSITF Contract to Company that Didn’t Bid for It

Ex-minister Ngige awarded NSITF contract to company that didn’t bid for it

EFCC charged Mr Ngige with using his position as the labour minister to give preferential treatment in awards of multi-million naira contracts to his associates. The post Ex-minister Ngige awarded NSITF contract to company that didn’t bid for it – Witness appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

Ngige Awarded NSITF Contract to Company That Did Not Bid — Witness Tells Court - Security News Alert

A prosecution witness on Wednesday told a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court sitting in Gwarimpa, Abuja, that a company which did not participate in the bidding process was awarded an N80 million contract for the renovation of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) office in Makurdi. The witness, Mr Pedro Torwuese Chellen (PW1), […] The post Ngige Awarded NSITF Contract to Company That Did Not Bid — Witness Tells Court first app…

Fresh Details Emerge In Ngige’s Trial For Corruption

The First Prosecution Witness, PW1 Mr Pedro Torwuese Chellen in the trial of former governor of Anambra State and former Minister of Labour, Chris Ngige on Wednesday January 28, 2026 told a Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Gwarimpa, Abuja, and presided over by Justice M.A. Hassan said that the company that won the contract for renovation of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund NSITF, Makurdi office at the cost of N80 million (Eighty Mi…

Ex-Minister Ngige Awarded NSITF Contract To Company that Didn’t Participate In Bidding Process, Witness Tells Court

The first prosecution witness, Mr. Pedro Torwuese Chellen, testified on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Gwarimpa, during the trial of former Anambra State Governor and ex-Minister of Labour, Chris Ngige.

"Contract Initially Valued At N85m Later Increased To N120m Without My Consent" — Witness Testifies Against Ngige

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), sitting at Gwarinpa, on Wednesday commenced full-blown hearing on the eight-count corruption charge the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) preferred against a former Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige. The EFCC opened its case by presenting its first witness, whose petition led to the exposure of alleged contract fraud in the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NS…

EFCC presents evidence as witness alleges contract fraud in Ngige's trial

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) sitting at Gwarinpa, on Wednesday, commenced full-blown hearing on the eight-count corruption charge the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) preferred against a former Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige.The EFCC opened its case by presenting its first witness, whose petition led to the exposure of alleged contract fraud in the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSI…