• Orders agencies to appear or risk withdrawal of funding

The National Assembly Joint Committee on Finance has decried the failure of some government revenue generating agencies to honour invitations and appear for 2025 budget defence.

The committee issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the agencies to appear or risk withdrawal of funding for 2025 operations.

The agencies are Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Nigerian Postal Service (NPS) and Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC).

Others are Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Oil and Gas Free Zones Authority (OGFZA), National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), National Insurance Commission (NICOM), National Pensions Commission (PENCOM), National Space and Research Development Agency (NSRDA) and Nigerian Meteorological Agency.

Also included are Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporations (NAIC), Airspace Management Authority, Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Nigerian Liquified Natural Gas Limited (NLNG) Transmission Company