The House of Representatives has ordered Remita, a financial technology firm, also known as SystemSpecs Ltd, to refund a total of N182.769,245,175.20 withheld from Treasury Single Account (TSA) since 2015 to the federal government following a forensic audit that uncovered significant financial discrepancies.
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the House gave the directive at its hearing in Abuja on Wednesday, following the submission of an investigative report by consulting firm Seyi Katola & Company (Chartered Accountants).
Chairman of the committee, Bamidele Salam said the resolution was based on the evidence submitted by the consultant, as well as documents provided by SystemSpecs/Remita and other stakeholders within the Treasury Single Account (TSA) ecosystem.
He said the managing partner of the consulting firm, Adewale Oyebamiji, presented the breakdown of the liabilities and the audit found that SystemSpecs was responsible for N3.416,494,011.91 in under-refunded transaction processing fees, N101.850,246.99 in unpaid acquirer fees, and N179.250,900,916.30 in unremitted collections.
“According to the committee’s report on the total payable by the System specs limited for first regime, calculated at the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) of 27.25%.
“Under-Refund of Transaction processing fee; Amount Refundable – N993,006,714.31, Interests Charges – N2,423,487,297.60, Totaling: N3,416,494,011.91.
“Non-payment of Acquirer fee; Refundable- N29,602,855.67, Interest Charges- N72,247,391.32 Totaling: N101,850,246.99.
“Non-remittance of collection; Refundable- N54,241,561,948.88, Interest – N125,009,338,967.42 Totaling: N179,250,900,916.30.
“The above breakdown amounts to N182,769,245,175.20 refundable by the System specs/Remit.
“The committee hereby recommends that SystemSpecs Ltd be compelled to refund the total sum of N182,769,245,175.20 to the Federal Government Asset Recovery Account domiciled at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), account number: 0020054161191,” the report reads.
Salam said: “Additionally, the committee noted that some deposit money banks have already complied with similar repayment orders.
“Public Accounts committee called on other TSA value chain service providers who are yet to comply to do so promptly”.
The chairman commended the forensic consultants for what he described as a thorough and patriotic job, emphasising that the effort supports transparency and strengthens Nigeria’s fiscal accountability framework.
Recall that the House of Representatives had in 2024, mandated the Committee to investigate revenue leakages and non-remittance of funds by Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) through Remita.
