External auditors to probe NNPC’s N2.6 trillion subsidy claim The Federal Government has finally initiated plans to enlist the services of an external auditor to verify the N2.7 trillion fuel subsidy claim by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited against the government. The yet-to-be-named auditor will assist the Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation in determining the actual amount owed by the government. This development comes five months after the plan was proposed at the Federation Allocation Accounts Committee meeting in April 2024. NNPC claimed an outstanding amount of N6 trillion, but...