Nigeria, June 27 -- The Senate Committee on Public Accounts has issued a 10-working-day ultimatum to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) to provide a detailed explanation regarding the whereabouts of N210 trillion allegedly unaccounted for in its audited financial statements covering 2017 to 2023.

The Committee Chairperson, Aliyu Wadada (SDP, Nasarawa West), issued the directive during the committee's meeting at the National Assembly on Thursday.

The directive was primarily because the NNPC Ltd failed to honour a prior invitation to appear before the committee to address discrepancies and unresolved financial entries flagged in its accounts.

"This committee is giving NNPC 10 working days from today to appear befo...