Nigeria's Petroleum Bill Still in Doldrums
The Petroleum Industry Governance Bill that is before the National Assembly has continued to receive criticism from oil-rich areas in the Niger Delta.
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Nigeria:
Reps Plan to Hold Stakeholders' Summit On New PIB
Guardian, 10 June 2016
The House of Representatives is billed to hold its planned stakeholders' submit on the new version of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) next month. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Fresh Moves to Resuscitate PIB Begin
This Day, 31 May 2016
The House of Representatives and the Nigerian Law Reform Commission are initiating fresh moves to resuscitate the debate on the botched Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB). Read more »
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Nigeria:
Nigeria Loses N1.7 Trillion Deals to Non-Passage of PIB
Guardian, 4 May 2016
Nigeria has lost estimated $10 billion (N1.7 trillion) fresh investments to the non-passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB). The Chairman of Petroleum Technology Association… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Oil Producing Communities Reject PIB Without 10 Percent Host Fund
This Day, 4 May 2016
The Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIB) before the National Assembly continued to receive knocks from oil-bearing areas in the Niger Delta yesterday as residents of Ikarama… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Former Ruling Party Senators Halt Debate On Petroleum Industry Bill
Daily Trust, 27 April 2016
The Senate yesterday suspended the second reading of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) when senators of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) objected to it. Read more »
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Nigeria:
PIB - Need for Even Handedness
Vanguard, 25 April 2016
Of all the Issues that have threatened the stability of this country- religion, ethnicity - there has been none as virulent as oil. This threat has been potentiated by the manner… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Senate Begins Legislation On PIB, Probes NNPC's Joint Venture Cash Calls
This Day, 14 April 2016
The Senate wednesday began the process of passing the controversial and much awaited Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) as the bill scaled first reading on the floor of the upper… Read more »
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Nigeria:
New PIB Will Be Ready Next Week, Saraki Assures Nigeria
Leadership, 22 March 2016
President of the Senate. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, yesterday disclosed that a harmonised version of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) would be laid before both chambers of the… Read more »
InFocus
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The Senate's debate on the Petroleum Industry Bill has sparked a rift between northern senators and their counterparts from the Niger Delta region. Read more »