Nigeria, Oct. 10 -- The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the non-functionality of Nigeria's state-owned refineries in Port Harcourt, Warri, and Kaduna, despite spending more than $18 billion on their rehabilitation over the past two decades.

During Thursday's plenary session, the resolution followed a motion of urgent public importance moved by Sesi Whingan (APC, Lagos).

Presenting the motion, Mr Whingan expressed deep concern over the persistent failure of the refineries to operate, despite repeated promises, budgetary allocations, and numerous Turnaround Maintenance (TAM) projects spanning successive administrations.

He noted that despite over 20 years of rehabilitation efforts and huge public investments, the thr...