Nigeria spends N4.8 billion on ambassadors' children school fees
By
Ini Ekott
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| Olugbenga Ashiru FA minister |
Nigeria
lawmakers were shocked that the foreign ministry spends far above amounts
approved for fees. The federal government
bankrolled the school fees of Nigerian diplomats’ children abroad to the tune
of N4.8 billion in 2011, it emerged yesterday as government officials scrambled
to reconcile past spending, and defend fresh proposals.