Education
FUPRE Disburses N396.6 Million in Undisclosed Payments, Violates Procurement Law
Written By: Admin
23 Oct 2025 07:35 PM
Effurun, Delta – The Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun (FUPRE) has come under scrutiny for disbursing N396.6 million in 2024 to seven companies across nine transactions without providing specific details on the purpose of the payments, a breach of Nigeria’s 2007 Public Procurement Act (PPA), Section 16.
The payments, reviewed through Govspend—an accountability tool for analyzing Open Treasury data—lacked descriptions, with the field marked only as "None."
Leading the recipients is Nulais Nigeria Limited, a company now listed as inactive by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC). On September 3, 2024, Nulais received three payments of N52.1 million each, totaling N156.5 million. Unlike previous transactions where FUPRE clearly outlined payment purposes for Nulais, these recent disbursements provided no justification.
Midwall Building and Civil Engineering Ltd followed, receiving a single payment of N62 million on the same date.Other companies involved include Attsilk Integrated Services Ltd, paid N49.5 million, Cabek Systems Ltd with N40.6 million, Ealmuros Limited with N29.7 million, Ocean Quest Enterprise Company with N8.6 million, and Deolantino Examiner International Ltd with N6.8 million.
No public spending records indicate the purpose of these payments, raising concerns about transparency.
Efforts to seek clarification from FUPRE proved unsuccessful. Calls to the university’s secondary contact number went unanswered, and a text message sent to the institution received no response at press time.
This violation of the PPA, which mandates clear documentation for public spending, has sparked questions about accountability at FUPRE, even as the authorities and the public await further explanation regarding the nature of these transactions.
FIJ
The payments, reviewed through Govspend—an accountability tool for analyzing Open Treasury data—lacked descriptions, with the field marked only as "None."
Leading the recipients is Nulais Nigeria Limited, a company now listed as inactive by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC). On September 3, 2024, Nulais received three payments of N52.1 million each, totaling N156.5 million. Unlike previous transactions where FUPRE clearly outlined payment purposes for Nulais, these recent disbursements provided no justification.
Midwall Building and Civil Engineering Ltd followed, receiving a single payment of N62 million on the same date.Other companies involved include Attsilk Integrated Services Ltd, paid N49.5 million, Cabek Systems Ltd with N40.6 million, Ealmuros Limited with N29.7 million, Ocean Quest Enterprise Company with N8.6 million, and Deolantino Examiner International Ltd with N6.8 million.
No public spending records indicate the purpose of these payments, raising concerns about transparency.
Efforts to seek clarification from FUPRE proved unsuccessful. Calls to the university’s secondary contact number went unanswered, and a text message sent to the institution received no response at press time.
This violation of the PPA, which mandates clear documentation for public spending, has sparked questions about accountability at FUPRE, even as the authorities and the public await further explanation regarding the nature of these transactions.
FIJ
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