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The National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA), under the management of its Director-General, Engr. Chukwuemeka Woke, is dealing with concerns over more than 1.03 billion in payments apparently connected to a single oil spill action garage job, consisting of 805.78 million paid out to 3 business on the very same day.
An examination by TrackNews Online, based upon payment information credited to the firm’s records, recognized 6 professionals who apparently got payments linked to the building and construction of oil spill aerial fight airplane garages and oil spill action devices storage centers.
The deals raise concerns about procurement treatments, agreement administration, payment approvals and the management of public funds.
According to the records evaluated for the examination, 3 business got a combined 805,779,022 on April 15, 2025, in payments referred to as 30 percent mobilisation charges for the job.
Wedgewood Integrated Investment Limited got 290,473,269.28, Willaf Nigeria Limited gathered 255,603,916.84, while Ezensha Nigeria Limited got 259,701,835.88.
The 3 payments were processed through different coupons on the exact same day.
The figures raise concerns about the legal plans behind the payments, consisting of whether the business were engaged for different task elements, various areas or unique stages of the work.
Woke was selected Director-General of NOSDRA by President Bola Tinubu in May 2024 and presumed workplace in June of that year.
229.74 m Paid as Final Payments Before Fresh Mobilisation
Among the main problems recognized in the payment records issues 3 deals made on December 23, 2024, which were referred to as last payments for the garage job.
Patmag Engineering Nigeria Limited supposedly got 77,674,305.73, Adei and Sons Nigeria Limited gathered 77,559,981.41, while Ti-Ad Investment and Services Limited got 74,511,627.91.
The 3 deals totaled up to 229,745,915.05.
The payment descriptions apparently covered the building of oil spill aerial fight airplane garages and centers for keeping chemicals, dispersants and other reaction devices at airports in Kaduna, Port Harcourt, Lagos and Calabar.
Around 4 months later on, 3 various business apparently got mobilisation payments associated with the very same broadly explained job.
The 6 payments overall 1,035,524,937.05.
This series raises a vital concern: why were last payments supposedly made to 3 specialists in December 2024, followed by fresh mobilisation payments to 3 other business in April 2025 for the exact same task?
The offered payment descriptions do not develop whether the deals worried different lots, extra centers, unique stages or variations to existing agreements.
NOSDRA’s agreement files, procurement records and description of the relationship in between the payments would be required to develop the complete situations.
April Mobilisation Payments Point to Potentially Larger Contracts
The April deals likewise raise concerns about the overall worth of the underlying agreements.
If the mentioned mobilisation payments represented precisely 30 percent of the particular agreement worths, the figures would suggest agreements worth around 2.69 billion in overall.
A breakdown of the approximated worths is as follows:
Wedgewood Integrated Investment Limited: 290.47 million mobilisation payment, indicating an agreement worth of roughly 968.24 million.
Willaf Nigeria Limited: 255.60 million mobilisation payment, indicating an agreement worth of roughly 852.01 million.
Ezensha Nigeria Limited: 259.70 million mobilisation payment, suggesting an agreement worth of roughly 865.67 million.
These figures are mathematical price quotes based upon the reported 30 percent mobilisation rate. They are not separately validated agreement awards and ought to not be dealt with as verification of the real agreement worths.
The price quotes raise concerns about the procurement procedure, consisting of how the agreements were structured, whether competitive bidding was carried out and whether the pertinent approvals were acquired.
The General Public Procurement Act 2007 develops requirements governing public procurement and includes arrangements attending to procurement splitting meant to prevent statutory requirements.
Whether the deals adhered to the law can not be developed from the payment figures alone. That decision would need evaluation of the specific agreements, procurement strategies, tender files and relevant approvals.
382.7 m Consultancy Payment Raises Questions Over Deliverables
Beyond the garage deals, the examination determined a payment of 382.7 million to APT Solutions Technologies Limited on August 25, 2025.
The payment, taped under coupon number 1001313860-4, was referred to as a 100 percent last payment for geospatial and ecological forensics analysis of artisanal refineries in the Niger Delta area.
According to the records pointed out, the whole quantity was paid out in a single deal.
The payment raises concerns about the scope of the consultancy, the deliverables sent, the confirmation procedure and the basis on which the complete agreement quantity was accredited for payment.
The appropriate agreement, technical reports, approval certificates and payment approvals would assist develop whether the work was finished in accordance with the concurred terms.
A single last payment does not, by itself, develop misbehavior, openness needs that significant public expense be supported by proven proof of services rendered and correct authorisation.
15.36 m Consultancy Payment: Questions Over Company’s Registration
Another deal recognized in the examination included Support Systems (Nigeria) Limited, which supposedly got 15,369,389.30 on February 24, 2025.
The payment was referred to as a 30 percent mobilisation charge for consultancy services connecting to the application of the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation 2019.
The examination reported that searches of the Corporate Affairs Commission’s public search website did not find a registration record under the business’s complete name or the alternative names browsed.
If the business’s registration status can not be validated, concerns develop about the due diligence carried out before the agreement was granted and the payment authorized.
Failure to find a record through a public search does not conclusively develop that the business is unregistered. More confirmation with the Corporate Affairs Commission would be needed before drawing that conclusion.
NOSDRA needs to clarify the business’s legal identity, registration information, legal status and the paperwork utilized to confirm its eligibility to carry out the project.
52.35 m Erosion Control Payment in Ekiti Raises Mandate Questions
The examination likewise recognized a payment of 52,356,972.04 to Patmag Engineering Nigeria Limited on February 24, 2025.
The deal was referred to as a 30 percent mobilisation payment for disintegration control in picked neighborhoods in Ekiti State.
The payment raises concerns about how the task connects to NOSDRA’s statutory obligations.
NOSDRA’s core functions issue oil spill detection, readiness, tracking and action. Disintegration control might normally fall within the duties of other federal government firms, depending upon the nature and situations of the work.
Ekiti State is landlocked, that reality alone does not develop that a disintegration control job is illegal for NOSDRA to money. The definitive concerns are the job’s function, its connection to the company’s required and the legal and financial authority under which the expense was authorized.
The firm ought to for that reason discuss the reasoning for the job, the neighborhoods included, the scope of work and the basis for granting the agreement.
6 Payments Totalled 218.17 m on February 24
February 24, 2025, likewise included plainly in the payment records mentioned in the examination.
6 payments processed that day supposedly amounted to 218,178,033.93.
The recipients and specified functions were as follows:
1. Ribodek Integrated Services Limited– 61,119,927.12
The payment was referred to as covering the supply and procurement of workplace furnishings and devices.
2. Wedgewood Integrated Investment Limited– 43,665,901.32
The business supposedly got the amount for individual protective devices, a number of weeks before its subsequent garage mobilisation payment.
3. Dipcrest Integrated Services Limited– 30,826,961.43
The payment was referred to as a 60 percent payment for biometric clocking and participation systems.
4. Willaf Nigeria Limited– 14,838,882.72
The payment apparently covered lab devices, reagents and consumables.
5. Assistance Systems (Nigeria) Limited– 15,369,389.30
The amount was referred to as a mobilisation payment for consultancy connecting to information security guidelines.
6. Patmag Engineering Nigeria Limited– 52,356,972.04
The payment was referred to as mobilisation for disintegration control in chosen Ekiti neighborhoods.
The 6 deals raise concerns about procurement preparation, the shipment of items and services, payment accreditation and the supporting paperwork.
The reported 60 percent payment for biometric clocking and participation systems likewise warrants explanation concerning the agreement terms, the shipment status and any appropriate safeguards.
The payment descriptions alone do not develop whether the items and services were provided or whether any procurement guidelines were breached.
Millions Paid to Individuals for Project Accounting, Logistics and Travel
The examination even more determined payments to people for activities referred to as task accounting, stakeholder conferences, logistics and main travel.
On October 24, 2025, Ayemoba Prince Moses apparently got 10 million for job accounting associating with the launch of ESI mapping.
On the very same day, Chialika Okoruwa Samson supposedly got 8,570,556 for task accounting connected with a stakeholders’ conference in Lagos.
He apparently got another 6.28 million on December 29, 2025, referred to as a task trip allowance for a main journey.
Deji-Fabikun Olubukola Titilope supposedly got 5,343,516.50 on June 23, 2025, for logistics for professionals participating in the TotalEnergies NOSCP drill workout.
The very same private supposedly gotten 5.28 million on April 22, 2025, as a responsibility trip allowance to field workplaces.
These deals raise concerns about the receivers’ main obligations, the basis for the quantities paid, the supporting invoices and the treatments utilized to authorise the expense.
Payments to people are not instantly illegal. Their propriety depends upon the nature of the services, appropriate guidelines, supporting documents and correct authorisation.
The pertinent expense records would be required to figure out whether the payments were warranted and properly represented.
Earlier Payments to Ribodek and Willaf Pre-Date Woke’s Tenure
The examination likewise recognized earlier deals including Ribodek Integrated Services Limited and Willaf Nigeria Limited.
Ribodek supposedly got 39,320,509.22 for workplace furnishings and devices on December 8, 2023.
Willaf apparently got 24,397,673.68 for lab devices, reagents and consumables on the very same date.
Both payments preceded Woke’s period and were credited to the duration when Idris Musa led the firm.
They need to for that reason be differentiated from the deals made throughout Woke’s administration.
The subsequent payments to both business throughout 2025 raise concerns about their later agreements, procurement history and efficiency.
Willaf, in specific, supposedly got 14.84 million for lab products in February 2025 and 255.60 million as garage mobilisation in April 2025.
The records of those later deals, together with the pertinent procurement files, would assist develop how the agreements were granted and whether the needed treatments were followed.
Secret Questions NOSDRA Needs to Answer
The payment information mentioned in the examination raise a number of concerns that require clear responses from the company.
1. Why were 3 specialists supposedly paid last amounts for the garage task in December 2024 before 3 various business got mobilisation payments for the exact same broadly explained job in April 2025?
2. What were the specific agreement worths, scopes of work, job places and procurement treatments for the 6 professionals?
3. Were the appropriate agreements subjected to the needed procurement procedures, and what approvals supported the awards and payments?
4. What documents supports the 382.7 million consultancy payment to APT Solutions Technologies Limited, and what deliverables were accredited before the total was launched?
5. What registration and due diligence files were acquired before Support Systems (Nigeria) Limited got its mobilisation payment?
6. What was the statutory and monetary basis for the disintegration control agreement in Ekiti State?
7. What supporting records validate the payments made to people for task accounting, logistics and travel-related activities?
These concerns do not, by themselves, develop scams, corruption or individual misbehavior by Woke or any of the called business. They determine concerns that need documentary information and, where necessitated, independent analysis.
Public Funds Require Transparency
The reported deals highlight the significance of openness in public procurement, agreement administration and expense by federal government firms.
The evident series of last payments followed by fresh mobilisation payments for a broadly explained task warrants explanation. The considerable consultancy payment and the reported disintegration control agreement likewise raise concerns about deliverables, procurement paperwork and the connection in between expense and the firm’s statutory required.
TrackNews Online preserves that public organizations ought to have the ability to describe significant expenses with proven agreement files, procurement approvals, payment certificates and proof of work finished.
The company’s reaction would be important to develop whether the deals were effectively authorised, whether the professionals satisfied their legal responsibilities and whether public funds were utilized for their authorized functions.
TrackNews Online will release any substantive action from NOSDRA and the business called in this report.
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EDITORIAL NOTE: This report is based upon payment information credited to the firm’s records and accusations taken a look at in the examination.
