Nigeria, Sept. 22 -- The House of Representatives has directed the Accountant-General of the Federation, Shamseldeen Ogunjimi, to provide a detailed spreadsheet of payments made to contractors as part of the N2.4 trillion recently approved by the federal government for project implementation.

This was contained in a statement issued on Monday by Levinus Nwabughiogu, chief press secretary to the Deputy Speaker, Benjamin Kalu, who chairs the Ad-hoc Committee on Budget Implementation.

According to the release, the lawmakers' demand followed confirmation by the Office of the Accountant-General that about N2.4 trillion had been approved for disbursement to contractors.

The parliament also warned contractors to ensure project authenticity, s...