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Reps pass PIB for second reading

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The House of Representatives has passed for second reading the new Petroleum Industrial Bill transmitted to it by President Muhammadu Buhari in September 2020.

The bill, amongst others, highlights the proposed the establishment of the Nigerian Upstream Regulatory Commission to be responsible for the technical and commercial regulation of upstream petroleum operations. Deputy Minority Leader, Toby Okechukwu, said the bill if passed will cure the fact that Nigeria imports petroleum products from Niger republic.He said: “If we pass the Electoral bill and also PIB, I will say that we have done a wonderful job. We should pay attention to this bill. We should make sure that all the landmines that will come along the way should be jettisoned”, he said.

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