{
  "id": 13840515,
  "title": "Reps quiz DMO, TCN over N54.57tn borrowing, N446.7bn debt",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/reps-quiz-dmo-tcn-over-n54-57tn-borrowing-n446-7bn-debt-13840515",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T01:32:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/reps-quiz-dmo-tcn-over-n54-57tn-borrowing-n446-7bn-debt/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee will question officials from the Debt Management Office (DMO) and the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Monday and Tuesday concerning allegations of financial irregularities. The committee, chaired by Bamidele Salam, aims to ensure financial accountability among Federal Government agencies and adherence to financial regulations. The inquiries focus on the DMO's alleged borrowing exceeding approved limits by N54.57tn over five years and TCN's failure to recover N446.70bn owed to the Federal Government. Both agencies are expected to provide documents and attend hearings on the specified dates.",
  "summary": "The House of Reps Public Accounts Committee is set to question the DMO and TCN over an alleged N54.57tn excess borrowing and N446.7bn unrecovered debt. Read More: https://punchng.com/reps-quiz-dmo-tcn-over-n54-57tn-borrowing-n446-7bn-debt/",
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Reps quiz DMO, TCN over N54.57tn borrowing, N446.7bn debt",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/reps-quiz-dmo-tcn-over-n54-57tn-borrowing-n446-7bn-debt",
        "published": "2026-10-12T01:18:06.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}