Status
No final report
Assembly
Senate
Opened
9 December 2020
Assembly term
9th National Assembly (2019–2023)
Committee
Committee on Solid Minerals
Sum at issue
US$9 billion
Subject
Revenue and remittances
Without a report for
2,163 days
The Senate passed a resolution to investigate an estimated US$9 billion annual revenue loss to illegal mining and smuggling of gold. Following a motion by Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, the Senate mandated its Committee on Solid Minerals, Mines, Steel Development, and Metallurgy to probe the activities of unlicensed miners and smugglers, highlighting that gold smuggling alone cost the country over US$3 billion annually.
What the record shows
- 9 December 2020Probe 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.