Oil workers fault President, petroleum minister’s powers in PIB

WORKERS in the petroleum and gas industry have faulted what they called excessive powers accorded the President and Minister of Petroleum Resources in the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) currently before the National Assembly. In a communiqué issued by the unions under the aegis of Petroleum and Natural Gas senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) and National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), at a joint National Executive Council meeting in Calabar, and made available to The Guardian, said the clauses that confer such powers should be expunged from the bill. Read more