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₦72.34 billion Port Harcourt–Maiduguri rail contract

Status
No final report
Assembly
House of Representatives
Opened
20 May 2021
Assembly term
9th National Assembly (2019–2023)
Committee
Committee on Land Transport
Sum at issue
₦72.34 billion
Subject
Contracts and procurement
Without a report for
2,001 days

The House of Representatives resolved to investigate a ₦72.34 billion contract for the rehabilitation of the 1,443km Port Harcourt–Maiduguri railway line. Following a motion by Mzondu Bem, lawmakers raised concerns that despite the contract being awarded in 2011 to a consortium including Esser Contracting and Industry Company, no visible work had been done after a decade. The House mandated its Committee on Land Transport to probe the alleged abandonment and re-award of the project.

What the record shows

  • 20 May 2021
    Probe opened.
  • As of 11 November 2026
    No 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.