Former NNPCL chief Mele Kyari appears before Nigeria’s Senate Committee on Public Accounts to answer questions linked to alleged financial irregularities at the state oil firm. He arrives at Hearing Room 4 of the National Assembly with a delegation of oil company officials.
The committee is investigating alleged discrepancies and unresolved audit queries in NNPCL accounts spanning 2017 to 2023, involving more than ₦210 trillion. Both outlets describe lawmakers who had grown frustrated about Kyari’s previous failure to attend invitations, including the prospect of compelling him to appear.
While the accounts align on the core event and the audit period and amount, they differ slightly in emphasis. One outlet leads with the “finally appears” framing around Kyari’s attendance, while the other foregrounds the committee’s role, its chair, and the timeline of lawmakers’ threats and concerns. Both present the appearance as part of the Senate’s public accounts scrutiny of NNPCL’s records.
