On a motion by Senator George Thompson Sekibo (PDP, Rivers East), the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, set up an ad hoc committee chaired by Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi (APC, Niger North), with Senators Sekibo, Abdullahi Yahaya, Bassey Albert Akpan, Solomon Adeola, Smart Adeyemi and Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed, to investigate the compliance of the Shell Petroleum Development Company with the Petroleum Act and the terms of its oil mining leases from 1959 to 2019 under its joint venture with the NNPC. The Senate demanded that SPDC refund US$200 million, with any shortfall, penalties and interest, to the Federal Government.
What the record shows
- 22 June 2022Probe 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.