OpeOluwani Akintayo 05 October 2017, Sweetcrude, Lagos — Stakeholders in the oil and gas industry have underscored drawbacks to the…
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OpeOluwani Akintayo 04 October 2017, Sweetcrude, Lagos — Following the leak of a memo from the Minister of State for…
“SERAP believes that releasing the information on salaries and allowances of members of the Senate would encourage a nuanced, evidence-based public debate on what would or should be a fair salary for a member of the Senate.”
12 August 2017 — While the country of Nigeria is taking concrete steps toward a more accountable and transparent oil…
OpeOluwani Akintayo 28 July 2017, Sweetcrude, Lagos — The Nigerian Senate is currently working on amending three power-related bills, Sweetcrude…
This is the latest legislative action in the Federal government’s efforts to reform the nation’s oil and gas industry. They bills are parts of the Petroleum Industry Bill, now split into several bills.
Nigeria imports a greater percentage of finished petroleum products consumed in the country, even as local refineries have continued to perform below expectation.
26 May 2017, Sweetcrude, Lagos — The Nigerian Senate has finally passed the Petroleum Industry Bill, PIB, now rechristened Petroleum…
According to him, “We ought to have passed the PIGB yesterday, but because of the demise of Senator Isiaka Adeleke, we decided to hold a special session in his honour. That was why we could not pass it. But we have already agreed that the bill will be considered and passed between May 16 and 17.”
*Foreign reserve hits $31b 26 April 2017, Sweetcrude, Abuja — The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Governor, Godwin Emefiele, has…