Tag: Host Communities
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Anambra Govt. warns against crisis in oil host communities
The Anambra State Government on Thursday cautioned against acts capable of instigating crisis in the oil host communities in the State.
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NUPRC unveils digital platform for host community development
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has unveiled an Industry Digital Automated Portal (IDAP) for monitoring and reporting of the Host Community Development Trust (HCDT).
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2023: Atiku will ensure PIA host community fund provision – Okowa
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta, says former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), will enforce the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) including the provision on host communities’ fund, if elected.
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Senate directs oil companies to relocate to host communities
The Senate has mandated its committees on Petroleum Resources Upstream, Downstream Petroleum Sector and Gas to liaise with the Ministry of Petroleum Resources and the Presidential Implementation Committee on the Petroleum Industr
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PIB: Niger Delta militants threaten to resume attacks over 3 per cent allocated to host communities
The Niger Delta Revolutionary Crusaders (NDRC), has threatened to resume attacks over the three per cent for host communities in the recently passed Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) by the National Assembly. It said its commanders have returned to the creeks of the Niger Delta region waiting to strike. The militants in a statement on Friday…
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BREAKING: Reps pass PIB, adopt 3% for host communities
The House of Representatives on Friday adopted the conference Committee report on the Petroleum Industry (PIB) Bill, voting 3 percent for host communities in the oil- producing areas. The consideration was stepped down on Thursday by the House following a rowdy session. However as soon as members of the Minority caucus walked out of the…
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PIB: Host communities to receive $500m annually – Senate
Host communities will receive half a billion dollars annually, as funding from the three per cent approved for Host Communities Trust Fund in the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), the Senate has said. Chairman, Senate Committee on Petroleum Downstream, Sen. Mohammed Sabo said this when he briefed newsmen on Thursday shortly after the senate passed the…
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Reps. committee talks tough against oil firms polluting host communities
House of Representatives Committee on Host Communities says it is now poised to discharge its responsibility to communities affected by oil spills. Part of the responsibilities is to ensure environmental justice and restoration of livelihoods in impacted communities. Committee chairman, Mr Dumnamene Dekor, said in a statement on Thursday in Port Harcourt that it had…
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#TNGPIBConfab: Semenitari, Eghagha, Oghojafor condemn 2.5% derivation funds, advocate for proper definition of ‘host communities’ in PIB
Erudite scholars and other distinguished personalities present at the TheNewsGuru.com’s, TNG one-day colloquium, ‘PIB: finally getting it right and breaking the 20-year hiatus’ held on Wednesday, March 10, 2021 have advocated for a clearer definition of host communities in the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) set for passage by the Senate. Former Managing Director of the…
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Oil industry losing investments to non-passage of PIB – Okowa
Delta Governor, Senator (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, on Monday said Nigeria’s oil industry had lost substantial investments due to delay in the passage of Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB). Okowa stated this when he received on courtesy visit, the Co-Chairman, National Assembly Joint Committee on Petroleum Industry Bill, Rt. Hon. Mohammed Monguno and members of the committee…