Report: Nigeria’s Foreign Missions Spending Funds Illegally – Auditor-General   The House of Representatives’ Committee on Public Accounts has commenced investigation of extra-budgetary spending by Nigeria’s foreign missions and their refusal to remit Internally Generated Revenue despite cries of paucity of funds by the embassies and...

Reps Invite Ministers Of Finance, Power, Others Over $33m Power Deal   The House of Representatives Committee on Finance has invited the Ministers of Power, Finance, Heads of Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP), Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC), Nigeria Bulk Electricity Transmission (NBET), Transmission Company...

Unremitted Funds: Reps Order NEPZA To Refund N13.3bn To FG   The House of Representatives on Tuesday asked the Nigerian Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) to refund to the sum of N13.3 billion unremitted funds to the federal government’s treasury. The House adhoc committee on unclaimed funds,...

Reps Probe NIPC Over N1.19bn Unapproved Spending   The House of Representatives’ Committee on Public Accounts has commenced investigation of the Nigeria Investment Promotion Commission for spending N1.19bn in the 2018 and 2019 financial years without appropriation by the National Assembly. The probe is based on an...

Audits: Reps Query Agric Ministry’s N18bn Bush-clearing Contracts   The House of Representatives’ Committee on Public Accounts is investigating the Federal Ministry of Agriculture over the award of contracts worth about N18.9bn to several companies to clear bushes during the COVID-19 lockdown. Chairman of the committee, Oluwole...

Reps To NPA: Resolve $753m, N1.61bn Debts Immediately   The House of Representatives’ Committee on Public Accounts, on Tuesday, ordered the Nigerian Ports Authority to immediately call a meeting with firms operating Nigeria’s ports to determine their actual indebtedness to the Federal Government. This is based on...