HOUSE TO DEBATE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY BILL NEXT WEEK
The House is to commence debate on the much awaited Petroleum Industry Bill, (PIB), next week.
At its plenary on Tuesday, Majority Leader of the House, Mulikat Akande-Adeola had
appealed for more time to get the necessary brief on the proposed PIB from the
Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke before commencement of
the debate.
Meanwhile, a related Bill seeking to establish the national frontier
exploration agency for the purpose of exploration and production of oil and gas
in the Chad Basin, Dahomey Basin, Imo Basin, Benue trough, Bauchi Basin and
Sokoto Basin was consolidated with the PIB.
Speaker Aminu Tambuwal who presided at plenary, directed
members who intend to speak during the debate next week to drop their names
with any of, the following: Majority Whip, Minority Whip, Deputy Majority Whip
and the Deputy Minority Whip.
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