Thursday, 1st July 2021: The House of Representatives on Thursday passed the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), one of the oldest bills before the National Assembly as it was introduced to the assembly in 2008 .

The House Committee of the Whole considered the report of the Ad hoc Committee on PIB and passed the bill.

The report was laid on Wednesday by the Chairman of the Ad hoc Committee, Mohammed Monguno (APC, Borno).

The 318 clauses in the bill were passed in less than 20 minutes.

The passage was not without drama, as the deputy speaker, Idris Wase (APC, Plateau), did not recognise members trying to raise points of order.

At a point, the deputy speaker jumped from clause 189 to 200.

The PIB was first introduced into the National Assembly in 2008 as an executive bill by then president, Umar Yar’Adua.

The Sixth National Assembly (2007 – 2011) failed to pass the bill.

The bill was reintroduced into the National Assembly in 2012 by President Goodluck Jonathan.