President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, on Tuesday released documents he said showed details of alleged foreign education expenses incurred by the Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Mr Farouk Ahmed, for his children.

Dangote, in a statement personally signed and circulated to the media, alleged that more than N7 billion was expended on the overseas education of Ahmed’s children, largely in Switzerland and the United States.

According to the statement, the documents outlined the names of the children and the secondary schools they reportedly attended in Switzerland over an estimated six-year period each.

The schools listed include Montreux School, Aiglon College, Institut Le Rosey and La Garenne International School.

Dangote further alleged that the total cost of secondary education for the four children — covering tuition, accommodation, air tickets and other living expenses — exceeded five million dollars.

He added that additional tertiary education costs for the children were estimated at about two million dollars over four years.

The statement also claimed that, in 2025 alone, about 210,000 dollars was spent on one of the children, identified as Faisal Farouk, for a Master of Business Administration programme at Harvard University in the United States, comprising tuition and other associated expenses.

Dangote recalled that he had earlier called for a full investigation into the matter during a press briefing at the Dangote Petroleum Refinery in Lekki, Lagos.

He reiterated his demand that Ahmed should publicly explain the source of the funds allegedly used for the foreign education of his children, and urged relevant anti-corruption and oversight agencies to examine the claims.

The business mogul also said the NMDPRA chief should appear before the Code of Conduct Tribunal to clarify the allegations, which he described as a matter of public interest.

Dangote maintained that his actions were aimed at promoting transparency and accountability in public service, especially within critical regulatory institutions in the oil and gas sector.

As of the time of filing this report, the NMDPRA and its chief executive had not issued an official response to the allegations.