Tag: PIB
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PDP wants immediate amendment to new Petroleum Industry Act
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately forward to the National Assembly an amendment bill to the new Petroleum Industry Act. The party gave the advice in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, on Monday in Abuja in reaction to the signing of the Petroleum Industry…
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‘Height of insensitivity’: PDP, Niger Delta groups hit Buhari hard for signing PIB into law
Major Niger Delta groups, including the Host Communities Producing Oil and Gas (HOSCOM) and the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) on Monday kicked against the signing of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) into law by President Muhammadu Buhari. They described the presidential assent as “insensitive,” “abominable”, “unfortunate”, “unbelievable”, “repugnant” and a clear case of the…
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Buhari’s decision to sign PIB into law despite outcry shows his disregard for Niger Delta people – PANDEF
The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has said that Muhammadu Buhari-led administration has demonstrated no regard for the people of the Niger Delta by signing the 2021 Petroleum Industry Bill into law. In a statement by its Spokesperson Ken Robinson on Monday, PANDEF said that it was unfortunate that Buhari neglected the agitations of the…
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BREAKING: Buhari signs Petroleum Industry Bill into law
President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the much-awaited Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) into law. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Buhari signed the PIB into law, following his return from a trip to London, United Kingdom (UK). The PIB was signed into law on Monday by the President with him working from home. Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the…
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BREAKING: Again, Buhari’s aide congratulates NASS over passage of controversial PIB
…barely two weeks after CoS to Wase hailed northern Reps for same …insists Buhari is not happy that Nigerians are suffering Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Legislative Matters, Hon Umar Ibrahim El-Yakub on Thursday hailed the National Assembly over the passage of the controversial Petroleum Industry Bill, otherwise known as PIB. TheNewsGuru.com…
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North’s ‘victory lap’ on PIB, Electoral Act, By Ehichioya Ezomon
By Ehichioya Ezomon Northern Nigeria is taking a “victory lap” for “defeating” Southern Nigeria in the quest to enact equitable and credible laws regarding two of the most consequential Bills ever presented in the National Assembly (NASS) since the return of democracy in 1999. The Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) and Electoral Act (Amendment Bill) were…
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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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Dickson’s statement on PIB will plunge Niger Delta region into crisis – Bayelsa APC senator
Lawmaker representing Bayelsa East Senatorial District on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Biobarakuma Degi-Eremienyo has urged Niger Delta senators not to instigate violence in the region by making malicious and unfounded statements over the recently passed Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB). The lawmaker made the call at a news conference on Friday…
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PIB: It’s a lose-lose situation for Nigeria and investors – Sen. Dickson
…Nigeria has nothing to effectively show for all the trillions earned for crude oil sales …what you call an oil Bloc is someone’s ancestral land …says he’s proud to be a police man Former Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Henry Seriake Dickson has said the recently passed Petroleum Industry Bill, otherwise known as PIB is…
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[TNG NASS Snippets] Untold story of how lawmakers from a section of the country sealed PIB, Electoral Act
This week’s edition of TheNewsGuru.com, TNG’s National Assembly Snippets will feature the following stories; *Untold story of how lawmakers from a section of the country sealed PIB, Electoral Act *Only thee Senators out of 15 from South East voted for e-voting *Bill seeking an increase in 13 percent derivation to 50 percent in NASS…