On a motion by Ibrahim Shehu Gusau (ANPP, Zamfara), the House of Representatives directed its Committees on ICT, Human Rights, Justice and Anti-Corruption to investigate the reported secret award of a US$40 million contract to a foreign firm to monitor Nigerians' internet activity, and to report in three weeks, and directed the Federal Government to suspend action on the contract. In November 2013 Premium Times reported that staff of the Israeli firm Elbit Systems had arrived in Abuja to install the system while the probe was still pending.
What the record shows
- 30 May 2013Probe opened.
- As of 11 November 2026No final report of this probe has been found on the public record.
Opened more than 120 days ago, and no final report of the committee has been found on the public record. Interim reports and hearings are shown where known. Know of a report, hearing or outcome missing here? Send a correction.