A former Minister of Power and Steel, Olu Agunloye, is to be remanded in Kuje Custodial Service Centre.
Justice Donatus Okorowu gave the order on Wednesday, saying the minister be remanded in Kuje correctional facility pending when he would be granted bail.
The Economic and Financial crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigned Agunloye for alleged fraud in the Mambilla Power Project.
Agunloye was brought before the federal high court in Abuja where he pleaded not guilty to the charges read against him.