Nigeria’s Ambassador/Permanent Representative to the UN, Prof. Tijjani Bande, told the UN Security Council that 14.8 million people were affected by the crisis
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Lawal, according to the newspaper, was arrested on Wednesday
Buhari on Monday sacked both men from office
The call followed the adoption of the recommendations in the report of the Senate Committee on Mounting Humanitarian Crisis in the North-East
According to the report read on the floor during plenary on Wednesday, Lawal received back into his personal and company accounts about N450 million from the various contracts received by some companies
The report was still being read as at press time
The committee began its hearing on the contract scam in the North East since 10am on Thursday (today), but the suspended SGF failed to appear before it
The Chairman, Ad Hoc Committee on Mounting Humanitarian Crisis in the North-East, Senator Shehu Sani, confirmed receipt of a letter on the issue in an interview with newsmen on Wednesday
Lawal and Oke were suspended for their alleged roles in a grass cutting contract under the Presidential Initiative for the North East and the discovery of N13 billion cash in various currencies in a Lagos flat respectively
Sani believes Buhari does not need the committee to fight corruption
The party made the call in a statement
President Buhari on Wednesday ordered the immediate suspension of Lawal and Oke pending the outcome of investigation of allegations levelled against them
The Senate said its investigations so far in locating the companies have not yielded fruits
Babachir revealed this in a letter personally signed and addressed to the Chairman of the Committee, Senator Shehu Sani
The convener made this known while marking the Global Week of Action to mark 1,000 days of the abduction of Chibok Girls in their school on April 14, 2014
PINE, according to its mandate, is to oversee the reconstruction and rehabilitation of communities destroyed by Boko Haram in the North East