2018

[ad_1] At times I just wonder whether our policy makers are not in this planet. It is so disheartening to note that the veritable sustaining economic power of Nigeria, which is oil and gas; has over the years, been treated with disdain and uttmost neglect. It is no longer news that we have been trying

Recall that in April 2018, a coalition of Civil Society and Media groups stormed PortHarcourt to brainstorm on the recently approved Oil and Gas policies which resulted in the development of an advocacy road map with timelines and measurable outcomes. In the same vein, the coalition moved base to Lagos in line with the initial

Though the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB) has been passed and awaiting the Presidential assent, the Organized Private Sector, the Major Marketers Association of Nigeria, the Depot and Petroleum Products Marketing Association of Nigeria (DAPPMAN) and some other stakeholders have picked holes in the recently PIGB by the National Assembly. They opined that the industry

In June and July 2017, the Federal Executive Council approved the National Gas Policy and the National Petroleum Policy (NPP) respectively. These policies incorporated some broad-based economic growth and efficiency considerations. In addition, the two chambers of the National Assembly have passed the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB). It is also anticipated that the fiscal

IT was a gathering of labour leaders, civil society groups among other stakeholders, at the ancient city of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, to x-ray the new national oil and gas policy of the Federal Government, FG. The workshop facilitated by Dr Brown Loius Ogbeifun, Chief Executive Officer, African Initiative for Transparency, Accountability and Responsibility Leadership,