CORONAVirus Procurement Corruption in Nigeria

Overview of Dataphyte Investigations related to Coronavirus corruption

1. CORONA Corruption in Nigeria  The billions in Private hands! Delivered by Dataphyte November 24, 2020 at the HEDA RESOURCES Review Of Stories on Ilicit Assets in Abuja, Ni geria

2. In February 2020, Nigeria's Health Authority confirmed a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) case in Lagos State, Southwestern Nigeria.

3. How Much Was Raised To Fight CoVID-19? Between April and July 2020, N36.3 billion ($95.4 million) Spent - N30.5 billion ($80 million) On : ??

4. How Did They Spend it? $90,000 for face masks $about 40,000 for liquid soup $4.4 million COVID-19 fund mismanaged by 5 Federal Agencies $85,000 for taps, buckets $120,000 for sanitizer $ 1,4 million to illegal contractors

5. Nigeria’s federal agencies continue to shun transparency and accountability in the procurement of COVID-19 items and contracting. And with ₦600,000 for a laptop and ₦1.49 million in excesses for furniture and tents, what should MDAs prioritise during a health crisis?  The Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta and Corporate Affairs Commission are the latest notorious agencies in the COVID-19 fund jamboree, misusing ₦157 million on vague transactions . Vague transactions and inadequate procurement details are part of the loopholes that government agencies and parastatals used to perpetuate illegal transactions and engage in corruption. While COVID-19 emergency procurement requires expediency, transparency is still paramount. This was, however, not the case for the Federal Ministry of Water Resources, who altered contract figures, removing ₦326 million, following an FOI request.  The Federal Ministry of Water Resources has tampered with the contract amount on the Nigeria Open Contracting Portal (NOCOPO ); The ministry cut the contract sum by ₦326 million from ₦1.3 billion to ₦1.02 billion The move questions transparency in the COVID-19 intervention fund by a government who champions anti-corruption.

6. How we Uncover Interrogate OPEN DATA from the MDAs - ( https ://nocopo.bpp.gov.ng / ) Verify expenses, contractors Sort and Clean - https ://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rCy70tlZsKZQLpLxNeXJYPBQaMI6rHSg72FPlvI3yCo/edit#gid=1059731857 Ask questions on RED Flags – stakeholders, health practitioners, public officials, contractors

7. Tips/Links for Journalists using Data to Cover COVID-19 Spending NIGERIA OPEN CONTRACTING PORTAL - https :// nocopo.bpp.gov.ng/ContractReportCovid19.aspx BUREAU OF PUBLIC PROCUREMENT - https://www.bpp.gov.ng/ CONTRACTORS’ VERIFICATION PORTAL - https ://federalcontractors.bpp.gov.ng/#/ home OPEN TREASURY PORTAL - https ://opentreasury.gov.ng / DATAPHYTE OPEN PORTAL - https ://www.dataphyte.com / http://opendata.dataphyte.com/

8. tell YOUR Governments To Keep Receipts of COVID-19 Spending Thank You So Much I B aie dankie I Merci beaucoup # EndPoliceBrutality in Nigeria [email protected] [email protected] 2348057708415 Twitter: RemmyAlex www.linkedin.com/in/remmyalex/