The National Assembly of Nigeria has given the Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Mohammed Ali Pate, and the Permanent Secretary, Daju Kachollom, 72 hours to appear before a committee to explain the alleged misappropriation of $300 million for malaria funding since 2021. The committee has resolved that the permanent secretary should be arrested if she fails to honour the summons, having failed to appear after three invitations. The committee also questioned allegations of denying indigenous manufacturers of insecticidal nets participation in the contract for the procurement of these products. The committee chairman, Amobi Godwin Ogah, expressed dissatisfaction with the minister's failure to appear and urged the National Assembly to intervene to prevent litigation and mediate the matter. The committee received a petition from Seasons Law Firm on behalf of Rosies Textile Mills Limited, accusing the Ministry of Health and the permanent secretary of denying indigenous manufacturers participation in the contract.