The Fake Agency Fiasco Exposes Nigeria's Corrupt Heartbeat The recent revelation of a fake federal agency, the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), has sparked outrage and raised questions about the extent of corruption within Nigeria's government.
Beneath this scandal lies a culture of cronyism and endemic corruption that has been festering for decades. The PFIPC was allocated 1.
3 billion naira in Nigeria's 2026 budget, but its existence only came to light when Femi Gbajabiamila, the president's chief of staff, accused one Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew of forging his signature and impersonating him as the head of the fake agency.