Kyari Says N210 Trillion in NNPC Records Is Not Missing

Mele Kyari told Nigeria’s Senate Public Accounts Committee on November 10 that N210 trillion reflected in Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) financial records was not missing money, but accounting entries and bookkeeping issues. The former group chief executive officer said he had submitted explanations in writing; the committee has yet to complete its review.

The audit queries concern NNPC accounts covering 2017 to 2023. Kyari, who led the company from 2019 to 2025, said the disputed figures did not represent financial losses under his leadership. His account remains subject to the committee’s scrutiny and does not itself resolve the audit queries.

Committee chairman Ibrahim Dankwambo said lawmakers would examine Kyari’s written response and supporting figures before deciding whether further clarification or another appearance was needed. The committee discharged Kyari pending consideration of his submission, according to the account of the hearing. No final finding on the disputed entries was reported.

The committee’s report contained 23 issues, Dankwambo said, although one or two required specific explanations from Kyari. He pointed to N103 trillion and N107 trillion...