The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has asked the Jos Electricity Distribution Company (JEDC) to remit ₦72 billion to the federal government within 60 days.

The committee said this during a public hearing on the multi-trillion-naira debts owed by electricity distribution companies (DisCos) to the Federation Account on Wednesday.

The committee, chaired by Bamidele Salam, reviewed the 2021 report of the Auditor-General of the Federation alongside submissions from the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading (NBET) Plc.

The ongoing probe, which covers the financial operations of power se

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