Browsing: Petroleum Industry Bill

In September 2016, on the heels of the announcement of Nigeria’s first economic recession, Saraki, as a first amongst equals, led the Senate’s charge to come up with 20-points that would help to get Nigeria out of the recession. In addition to this, the Senate came up with 11 priority bills that would help create over seven million jobs across the country and reduce poverty by double digits

Consequently, the House, in furtherance of its commitment to ensure the passage of an appropriate legal framework for the management and development of the Petroleum Industry in Nigeria, has proposed a National Stakeholders Workshop on Petroleum Industry Reform to hold from June 13 to 15, 2016 at the International Conference Centre, Abuja