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The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association, PENGASSAN has called on lawmakers working on the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) to take into consideration areas that would sustain the industry in the proposed bill.
The body, while making their submissions at the Public hearing on Monday, asked the National Assembly to balance the interest of the investors, workers, and the government to keep the industry robust.
President of PENGASSAN, Festus Osifo stated this while insisting that the PIB must address the three core issues for a sustainable oil and gas industry.
He said: “We must pass a PIB that will meet three basic obligations: to ensure more funds come to the government; ensure that the employees in the oil and gas industry are protected and ensure that it attracts investment to the country.
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Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:
1. The Federal Government has published the passport numbers of 100 travelers, who failed to undergo the mandatory COVID-19 test after returning to Nigeria. Their details were published by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 on Saturday. It said the restrictions started from January 1, 2021 and would last till June 30, 2021.
2. The Chief of Protocol to Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, Tosin Ogunbodede has lost his life in a fatal road accident. Ogunbodede, a close aide of the governor was said to have died in an accident that occurred on Saturday night along Ilesha highway. The accident also claimed the life of his driver.
Rivers TUC mourns death of deputy national president, Onuegbu Rivers TUC mourns death of deputy national president, Onuegbu
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The sudden death of Chika Onuegbu, Deputy National President of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) and former Chairman, Rivers State Chapter of TUC has thrown the labour movement, friends and associates as well as residents of Port-Harcourt, capital of oil-rich state into deep mourning.
The National Industrial Relations Officer of Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), was reported to have died in Port Harcourt after a brief illness.
Sources said he complained of a headache earlier on the day and was rushed to the hospital where he gave up the ghost.
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The Deputy National President of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Comrade Chika Onuegbu, is dead.
DAILY POST learnt that the former Chairman, Rivers State Chapter of TUC and National Industrial Relations Officer of Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), died after a brief illness.
Sources said he complained of headache early Saturday and was rushed to the hospital where he gave up the ghost.
The outspoken labour leader, it was further learnt, recently bagged a distinction-Masters in Law- from a University in the United Kingdom.
His unfortunate demise has thrown the labour movement, friends and associates as well as residents of Port-Harcourt, capital of oil-rich Rivers State into deep mourning.
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The Federal Government has inaugurated the ‘Bipartite Plus Committee’ on technical framework on the pricing of Premium Motor Spirit popularly known as petrol.
This is happening as the new price regime for PMS announced last week by the government, officially took off on Monday.
The inauguration was sequel to the outcome of a series of bipartite meetings between the Federal Government and the Organized Labour represented by the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Unions Congress to fashion out a framework to monitor and stabilise the petrol pump price.
The parley had agreed on December 8 to reduce the fuel pump price by N5 from N168 to N162.44 per litre with effect from December 14.