Investigative journalist David Hundeyin has made a shocking revelation regarding alleged corruption and money laundering involving USAID Nigeria.
In a message directed at Elon Musk, Hundeyin highlighted several questionable transactions, including a $3.3 million payment to DAI Global LLC on January 16, 2025, just days before President Donald Trump’s inauguration.
Between August 2020 and January 2025, at least $48 million of U.S. taxpayer money, supposedly invested in Nigeria, was funneled to DAI Global LLC, a company registered in Bethesda, Maryland.
Despite its official designation as a “Climate NGO,” the organization’s activities in Nigeria appear to be limited to organizing meetings, seminars, and photo opportunities with politicians.
Nearly all payments from USAID in Nigeria to DAI Global LLC are labeled under “ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES.”
Since the publication of its last output in Nigeria in 2020, the organization’s use of $48 million remains unclear, raising suspicions of it being a USAID money laundering partner, a CIA front organization, or a State Department slush fund.
The revelations worsened post-Trump’s inauguration on January 20, 2025. USAID has paid at least $799,000 of U.S. taxpayer money to recipients in Nigeria marked “UNDISCLOSED” or “MISCELLANEOUS.” Notably, $446,000 of these payments were made in 8 transactions between January 29 and January 30, despite the U.S. president’s order to halt all payments on January 28.
USAID Nigeria’s actions directly contravened this directive, spending half a million dollars within 24 hours to undisclosed recipients in Nigeria. The implications of these actions remain to be seen, leaving many questions unanswered.
