Nigeria, Oct. 14 -- The latest federal audit has revealed a series of infractions by the Judicial Service Committee of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT JSC), Abuja, in awarding contracts worth about N866.5 million in 2023.

The report revealed the FCT JSC's rampant disregard for procurement law, financial regulations and federal government's policy directives.

According to the just released 2024 report of the Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation (OAuGF), the infractions stemmed from weaknesses in the judicial committee's internal control system.

In some instances, the auditor general found no evidence of work done for the payments the FCT JSC made to contractors. In other cases, there were no documents to show that the comm...