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Rep. Mohammed Mongunu, the Chairman of House of Representatives Ad Hoc Committee on Petroleum, has said that the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), is expected to be passed by end of April to ensure competitiveness in oil and gas industry.
Mongunu made the remark while speaking with newsmen on the sideline of the visit of the National Assembly Joint Committee on Petroleum to the Port Harcourt Refining Company in Eleme, Rivers, on Wednesday.
According to him, our intention is to pass the PIB with the speed of light by the end of April 2021 so that Nigeria will get the benefits of the reformed oil and gas industry.