Multiple Nigerian government agencies face scrutiny over policies and spending

Several separate developments involving Nigerian government bodies and officials are in the news. A witness in a legal case testified that former central bank governor Godwin Emefiele complied with a directive from former President Muhammadu Buhari regarding the local production of currency notes.

Separately, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) over allegations of missing oil revenues. In other government news, President Bola Tinubu has directed the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) to focus on preventive road maintenance, and an economic survey showed Nigeria's private sector activity contracted slightly in April.