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Nigerian Officials Steal $3.8m HIV/AIDS Money by DExplorer1: 11:48am On May 10, 2016 |
Nigerian officials penchant for looting surely knows no bounds as some officials have been caught red-handed stealing $3.8million aid meant to assist the country in battling the scourge of AIDS, Tuberculosis and malaria. The stolen money was donated to Nigeria by Global Fund. It was stolen between 2010 and 2014, part of the locust years of the Goodluck Jonathan administration. Although Nigeria has agreed to refund the money, Global Fund has applied sanctions on the country, announcing it is suspending aid to Nigeria’s AIDS agency. The Fund said it has evidence that the money was stolen by workers and consultants of Nigeria’s National Agency for the Control of AIDs(NACA), Spokesman Seth Faison said Friday that Nigeria’s government has promised to repay the money to the Geneva-based agency and to prosecute suspects. A report by the fund’s inspector general says seven government workers and three consultants stole the money over five years between 2010 and 2014. The report said the fraud continued because the National Agency for the Control of AIDS did not have proper audits. The missing money is 95 percent of the amount budgeted to implement, administer and train users of a web-based reporting platform but a fraction of the $1.4 billion the fund has spent in Nigeria. Summary of the Audit by Global Fund: An Office of the Inspector General (OIG) audit of Global Fund grants in Nigeria has identified significant problems in procurement, supply chain, financial and program management. The auditors found discrepancies of over US$4 million between drugs ordered and delivered; US$20 million paid to suppliers without confirmation of delivery; stock-outs of eight months for critical medicines; and a total of US$7.65 million in unsupported expenditures. The Global Fund is reviewing corrective measures, particularly with regard to risk management, identified by the OIG as the root cause of many of the issues. With more than US$1.4 billion invested since 2003, Nigeria represents the Global Fund’s largest portfolio. Programs to date have contributed to 750,000 people living with HIV/AIDS currently on antiretroviral therapy, 310,000 new smear-positive tuberculosis cases detected and treated and 93.4 million insecticide-treated mosquito nets distributed to prevent the spread of malaria. Regarding procurement, the OIG found that Principal Recipients, the National Agency for the Control of AIDS and the National Malaria Elimination Program do not monitor the deliveries to the central medical store in Lagos of drugs arriving through the Global Fund’s Pooled Procurement Mechanism (a system that allows the Global Fund to bulk order health commodities at favorable prices). This resulted in discrepancies in antiretroviral drugs deliveries of US$3.7 million from 2013 to September 2015 and US$0.5 million in artemisinin-based combination therapy drugs. The OIG also identified payments amounting to US$20 million made to a procurement agent without confirmation of services rendered or goods delivered. The auditors found major weaknesses in supply chain management including ineffective controls over inventory management and distribution directly affecting service delivery to patients in Nigeria. Stock-outs lasting 8 months of critical medicines such as antiretroviral drugs and artemisinin-based combination therapies were found in 42 health facilities visited by the OIG. In addition, HIV commodities worth US$5.4 million had expired in the last two years. Although the OIG noted minor improvements since the introduction of a fiduciary agent in May 2015, financial management controls were found to be inadequate and ineffective. For example, the auditors identified a total of US$7.65 million of unsupported expenses linked to human resources, payment approval processes and advances management. Significant weaknesses exist in the internal controls around data collection and reporting processes. This resulted in more than 10% of errors between the data recorded at the facility level and data reported to the state coordinator and the Global Fund. The issues identified were mainly for the HIV and malaria programs. Good practice, however, was observed on data recorded for the tuberculosis programs. The OIG concluded that the Global Fund’s risk management framework in Nigeria is ineffective. The organization is unable to identify, mitigate and monitor the risks effectively. This explains many of the problems identified by the OIG audit. For example, although the Secretariat introduced the Pooled Procurement Mechanism to the Nigeria portfolio, limited preventative controls are in place to ensure that drugs procured through the mechanism are actually delivered and then distributed. The Secretariat is currently reviewing a number of corrective actions including assessing potential recoverable funds, internal control deficiencies and the grant recipients’ ability to deliver key Global Fund objectives in Nigeria. http://thenewsnigeria.com.ng/2016/05/breaking-news-nigerian-officials-steal-3-8m-hivaids-money/ |
Re: Nigerian Officials Steal $3.8m HIV/AIDS Money by TedBaker(m): 11:57am On May 10, 2016 |
$3.8M for helpiNg the sick simply stolen, am tired of this country 36 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: Nigerian Officials Steal $3.8m HIV/AIDS Money by Benjom(m): 12:01pm On May 10, 2016 |
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Re: Nigerian Officials Steal $3.8m HIV/AIDS Money by Davbams(m): 12:07pm On May 10, 2016 |
Corruption more popular than Buhari. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Nigerian Officials Steal $3.8m HIV/AIDS Money by teekay213(m): 12:10pm On May 10, 2016 |
Dey don swear for us in this country. 20 Likes 5 Shares |
Re: Nigerian Officials Steal $3.8m HIV/AIDS Money by Nobody: 12:15pm On May 10, 2016 |
Thank goodness Nigerians don't have access to heaven.baba God throne would have been stolen tai tai and heaven treasury looted 61 Likes 7 Shares |
Re: Nigerian Officials Steal $3.8m HIV/AIDS Money by Chanchit: 12:36pm On May 10, 2016 |
when they can steal money meant to fightboko haram, this should not sound strange. 18 Likes 4 Shares |
Re: Nigerian Officials Steal $3.8m HIV/AIDS Money by link2ok(m): 12:53pm On May 10, 2016 |
Ok.. we hear |
Re: Nigerian Officials Steal $3.8m HIV/AIDS Money by iliyande(m): 12:53pm On May 10, 2016 |
probing loading .............. probe them all |
Re: Nigerian Officials Steal $3.8m HIV/AIDS Money by Iffffffy(f): 12:53pm On May 10, 2016 |
H May they all die of HIV/AIDS. AMEN 11 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Nigerian Officials Steal $3.8m HIV/AIDS Money by looseweight: 12:54pm On May 10, 2016 |
Its soo unfortunate.... 1 Like |
Re: Nigerian Officials Steal $3.8m HIV/AIDS Money by popcykaylah(m): 12:54pm On May 10, 2016 |
awon oloriburuku..theres nothing they didnt steal from...later on some people who have sold thier children's future will come here defend criminals.. 22 Likes 4 Shares |
Re: Nigerian Officials Steal $3.8m HIV/AIDS Money by lilprinze: 12:54pm On May 10, 2016 |
Africans are the cause and Genesis of their problems. 4 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Nigerian Officials Steal $3.8m HIV/AIDS Money by Nobody: 12:54pm On May 10, 2016 |
Na the same HIV go kill dem . . . but seriously, these people are so heartless o, just imagine how many souls were lost within those period. Well, what do you expect when you country president says 'stealing is not corruption' . Bunch of st*pid thieves!! Even money donated to the seriously sick stolen?! god of thunder , wetin you dey look na 23 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Nigerian Officials Steal $3.8m HIV/AIDS Money by fireforfire: 12:56pm On May 10, 2016 |
I'm so ashamed to be a nigerian.....kaii God. Which kind country b dis Popular with bad thinhgs 3 Likes |
Re: Nigerian Officials Steal $3.8m HIV/AIDS Money by SayDeeJay: 12:56pm On May 10, 2016 |
Even HIV/AIDS money! This is a serious matter. 5 Likes |
Re: Nigerian Officials Steal $3.8m HIV/AIDS Money by mars123(m): 12:56pm On May 10, 2016 |
okay |
Re: Nigerian Officials Steal $3.8m HIV/AIDS Money by vera031(f): 12:56pm On May 10, 2016 |
What is this country turning into |
Re: Nigerian Officials Steal $3.8m HIV/AIDS Money by back2sender: 12:57pm On May 10, 2016 |
These all happened during the last administration. And wailers will come and depend thier saviour here. Have you blame GEJ today? - naa stone we go stone am not only blame 38 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: Nigerian Officials Steal $3.8m HIV/AIDS Money by blaise00700(m): 12:57pm On May 10, 2016 |
kallmemrB: Hahahaha, bros i dey work, no make them fire me ooo. 2 Likes |
Re: Nigerian Officials Steal $3.8m HIV/AIDS Money by berrystunn(m): 12:57pm On May 10, 2016 |
Scam |
Re: Nigerian Officials Steal $3.8m HIV/AIDS Money by Kx: 12:57pm On May 10, 2016 |
Davbams: Just to put things in proper perspective. DExplorer1: 11 Likes |
Re: Nigerian Officials Steal $3.8m HIV/AIDS Money by lilprinze: 12:58pm On May 10, 2016 |
This country has been cursed with evil, corrupt, selfish, wicked, senseless, and heartless leaders. 1 Like |
Re: Nigerian Officials Steal $3.8m HIV/AIDS Money by Nobody: 12:59pm On May 10, 2016 |
back2sender:. . . that guy nearly ruined Nigeria to the last 16 Likes |
Re: Nigerian Officials Steal $3.8m HIV/AIDS Money by back2sender: 12:59pm On May 10, 2016 |
SayDeeJay:Jonathan was the best thing that happened to this country - even sick peoples money donated by foreign donors was stolen. 15 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Nigerian Officials Steal $3.8m HIV/AIDS Money by Akaujaa(m): 12:59pm On May 10, 2016 |
...and when they start probing them, some misguided elements would still shout 'witchunt'. 9 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Nigerian Officials Steal $3.8m HIV/AIDS Money by allthingsgood: 1:00pm On May 10, 2016 |
lolzz kwarupshin 1 Like |
Re: Nigerian Officials Steal $3.8m HIV/AIDS Money by dasphinx1(m): 1:00pm On May 10, 2016 |
kallmemrB: |
Re: Nigerian Officials Steal $3.8m HIV/AIDS Money by Nobody: 1:00pm On May 10, 2016 |
kallmemrB:. . . EPIC!!! 3 Likes |
Re: Nigerian Officials Steal $3.8m HIV/AIDS Money by KOLZY(m): 1:03pm On May 10, 2016 |
no b today matter na. I haf tayed person jos wake up in the morning then went ahead to steal money not just any money, but the one for HIV/AIDS paitents. which kind life be this? 3 Likes |
Re: Nigerian Officials Steal $3.8m HIV/AIDS Money by Isoni(m): 1:04pm On May 10, 2016 |
EFCC over to you, Meanwhile, Angel Gabriel after reviewing 3 files of dead people from Nigeria 4 Likes
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