$1.7bn Debt: Nigerian lawmakers recover N28.7bn from oil companies
Nigeria’s House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee on Sunday said it has recovered N28.7 billion from two oil companies indebted to the country’s Federation account.
The spokesperson of the Green Chamber, Akin Rotimi, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday.
The recovery is a part of the total $1.7 trillion debt owed by 45 oil companies to Nigeria’s Federation account.
The committee said two companies, namely, Chorus Energy Limited, settled its outstanding liability with a payment of N1.2 billion on March 11, 2025, and Seplat Production Development Limited fully discharged its obligation by remitting N27.6 billion between March 10 and March 14, 2025.
Consequently, the PAC cleared Amalgamated Oil Company Nigeria Ltd, Seplat Energy, Shell Exploration, and Production and Shell Petroleum Development Company of all financial indebtedness to the Federation Account.
“The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has been furnished with evidence of these payments for final verification.
“Additionally, Shoreline Natural Resources Ltd. had made a $30 million payment towards its $100.28 million debt before the investigation commenced and has requested a structured repayment plan for the outstanding balance
