LAGOS JULY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Members of the House of Representatives from the southern part of Nigeria have adopted the resolutions by the Southern Governors’ Forum on the Petroleum Industry Bill, Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill and the rotation of the Presidency in 2023. Chairman of the Southern Caucus, Victor Nwokolo, made this known in a statement issued…
LAGOS JULY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Southern Governors’ Forum on Monday rejected the proposed 3% share of oil revenue to the host community and supported the five percent share recommended by the House of Representatives in the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB). Read full Communique below COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE MEETING OF THE GOVERNORS OF…
LAGOS JULY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian lawmakers are calling for a future amendment to the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), recently passed by the national assembly for presidential assent. The executive bill was passed with some contentious issues bordering on funds for ‘frontier exploration’ and the host communities. Hon. Tajudeen Yusuf and Hon. Henry Nwawuba who spoke on…
LAGOS JUNE 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The leaders of oil and gas producing communities in Delta State, have vowed to resist any attempt by the National Assembly to further enslave and impoverished the host communities in the controversial Petroleum Host and Impacted Communities Development Bill. This was made known in a open letter by Gbaramatu-Egbema-Ogulagha Coastal Communities Front…