Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation Minister Betta Edu was initially suspended in January over the alleged diversion of $640,000 of public money into a personal bank account.
Nigeria has recovered 30 billion naira or $24 million as part of an ongoing corruption probe into a suspended minister, the financial watchdog says.
The funds were traced to more than 50 bank accounts.
Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation Minister Betta Edu was initially suspended in January over the alleged diversion of $640,000 of public money into a personal bank account.
President Bola Tinubu then ordered an investigation into her ministry.
At the time, Dr. Edu denied any wrongdoing.
Her office said she had approved the transfer into a personal account, which was not in her name, for the implementation of grants to vulnerable groups.
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