The Sheda Science and Technology Complex, Abuja (SHESTCO), spent N1.57 billion in a single day on road construction, the supply of fertilisers, drainage construction and other non-research projects outside its core mandate.
FIJ found that SHESTCO, a national high-technology research complex, made the N1.57 billion payment on February 15, 2025, to 16 different companies, with three payments of N94 million repeated to the last kobo.
Seven of the companies paid by the science and technology complex received over N131 million for construction-related activities.
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