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Sub-lease of NIOMCO to Premium Steel and Mines and other steel ministry procurement

Status

Open

Assembly

House of Representatives

Opened

10 September 2026

Assembly term

10th National Assembly (2023–2027)

Committee

Committee on Steel Development

Sum at issue

Not stated

Subject

Contracts and procurement

Without a report for

62 days

Following a petition by Public Accountability and Transparency International, the House Committee on Steel Development, chaired by Zainab Gimba, opened a preliminary investigation into the sub-lease and operation agreement between the National Iron Ore Mining Company (NIOMCO) and Premium Steel and Mines Limited, signed in August 2026, and other procurement by the Federal Ministry of Steel Development. It asked the minister for the agreement, the BPP certificate of no objection and the FEC approval.

What the record shows

10 September 2026
Probe opened.

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