The House of Representatives’ Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has recovered an additional ₦11,488,761,099 from Seplat Energy and other oil and gas companies with outstanding obligations to the Federal Government, bringing the total recovery to ₦61.5 billion.
The fresh recoveries are from Platform Petroleum Ltd – $182,057.44 (₦291.29 million), Midwestern Oil and Gas – $730,889.37 (₦1.17 billion), Seplat Energies ₦1.58 billion, Aradel Holdings – $3.9 million (₦6.1 billion), Network Exploration & Production – $500,000 (₦775 million), Shoreline Resources Ltd – $1 million (₦1.55 billion)
The Committee’s intensified efforts are anchored on findings from the Auditor-General’s reports and data from the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC). These have informed sustained engagements with oil firms to ensure accountability for unremitted funds and outstanding liabilities.
Other Defaulting Other Firms
Several oil and gas companies have failed to appear before the Committee despite multiple invitations issued through public notices and official correspondence.
These defaulting firms collectively owe over $384 million and ₦325.7 million and they are Neconde Energy Ltd – $110.5 million and ₦325.7 million, Heirs Holdings – $137.7 million, AITEO Ltd – $34.8 million, Continental Oil & Gas Ltd – $31 million, General Hydrocarbon – $28.4 million, Energia Ltd – $19.5 million, Waltersmith OML 16 – $8.7 million, Bilton – $5 million, Pillar Oil Ltd – $4.6 million, Millennium Oil and Gas Ltd – $2.067 million, Conoil Producing Ltd – $1.1 million
and Frontier OML 13 – $952,216.51.
The Committee Chairman, Bamidele Salami, warning the defaulters, stated, “We Will Not Tolerate Evasion of Responsibility” as he condemned the continued non-compliance by certain oil companies.
“This Committee will not tolerate attempts by corporate entities to evade their responsibility to the Nigerian people. These companies are withholding billions of naira owed to the federal government, and we will not allow them to disregard the authority of Parliament. If these companies believe they are too big to be held accountable, they must understand that their licenses are at risk. We are prepared to recommend immediate revocation for any company that shows contempt for this Committee and the nation.”
Rep. Salam further emphasised the importance of fulfilling legal obligations to ensure national development, noting that “No company is above the law. The funds being withheld are critical to the country’s growth and must not be hoarded while Nigeria suffers. Every company operating in Nigeria must settle its obligations promptly, as required by law.”
The House of Representatives, under the powers granted by Section 88 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended), is empowered to summon any individual or entity to provide evidence on matters relating to public funds, ensuring accountability and compliance with our national laws.
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