22/08/2026
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the immediate arrest of Prince George Buchi Nwabueze (also known by variations including George Nathan, George Nathan Nwabueze, Honourable George Buchi Nwabueze, and George Nwabueze) and the suspension of three permanent secretaries after the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) uncovered another alleged fake government agency operating inside the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF).
The entity, called the **National Brands Development and Made-in-Nigeria Special Project Office**, was illegally allocated office space within the OSGF premises without presidential authorisation and in violation of existing laws. ICPC Chairman Dr Musa Adamu Aliyu (SAN) disclosed this on Friday, August 21, 2026, after briefing Tinubu at the Presidential Villa (his second meeting with the president in two days).
The suspended permanent secretaries are:
- M.S. Danjuma
- Engineer Nadungu Gagare
- Richard P. Pheelangwah
Aliyu stated that the discovery occurred during the ICPC’s ongoing probe into the earlier fictitious Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC)—previously operated by Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew—and broader procedural weaknesses in the public service. The PFIPC scandal involved forged appointment letters, a fabricated gazette, and related issues; the presidency had earlier denied its existence, and it had reportedly received budget allocations. ICPC had previously uncovered additional fictitious entities linked to related investigations (such as the FCT Investment Promotion Agency and the Foreign Investment Promotion Agency/Public-Private Partnership). This latest find is described in some reports as a fourth fake agency.
Nwabueze is identified as the promoter of the new office, allegedly with suspected collaborators inside the OSGF. ICPC has engaged the OSGF for information and said investigations continue. Tinubu has also directed wider audits of MDAs and internal government processes to address such abuses.
This is based on contemporaneous reports from Nigerian outlets including Punch, Channels Television, ThisDay, Daily Trust, Legit.ng, and others (dated August 21–22, 2026). Further details may emerge as the probe progresses.