Nigeria: Finally, President Sends New Petroleum Bill to National Assembly Next Week

24 September 2020

Abuja — Barring unforeseen circumstances, President Muhammadu Buhari would next week send the long-awaited oil-reform bill to the Senate, sources familiar with the matter have told Reuters.

The president approved the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB) late last week, and his team has already been building support for it in the National Assembly, according to the news medium.

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