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FPAC: Gov’t fails to provide update on NDMA’s unaccounted D137M

By Omar Bah The Finance and Public Accounts Committee of the National Assembly (FPAC) has disclosed that the...
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ACCOUNTANT GENERAL GIVES ASSEMBLY DETAILS OF SUSPECTED FRAUDULENT CASES ACROSS GOV’T

By Omar Bah The Accountant General's Department has sent its report to the National Assembly's Finance and Public Accounts Committee FPAC updating it on the...

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