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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J …New Bill unbundles NNPC, scraps PPPRA, DPR, others …Moves assets, liabilities of NNPC, others to 3 new entities …NUPENG, PENGASSAN laud Senate …We’ll soon pass PIB —Reps By Henry Umoru, Victor Ahiuma-Young & Emman Ovuakporie ABUJA—THE Senate, yesterday, in a historic move, passed the Petroleum Industry Bill, PIB, almost 17 years after the process started. With the passage of the bill, which is tagged, Petroleum Industry Governance Bill, PIGB, a new regulatory agency, known as Nigeria Petroleum Regulatory Commission, NPRC, would take over the functions of Petroleum Inspectorate, PI, the Department of Petroleum Resources , DPR, and the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency, PPPRA. The new commission, among other things, will also administer and enforce policies, laws and regulations relating to all aspects of petroleum operations which are assigned to it under the provisions of the Act. With the bill is signed into law, two new companies, Nigeria...

http://ift.tt/2pSayXz Iran defeated Nigeria 2-1 on penalties after a thrilling 4-4 draw after extra time to claim the runners-up spot in Group B and reach the quarter-finals of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Bahamas 2017. In what was an intriguing back-and-forth battle between two sides looking to make the last eight, Mohammad Ahmadzadeh and Mohammad Mokhtari each scored a pair of goals for the Asian champions. To their credit, Nigeria gave an excellent account of themselves, with Victor Tale, Emmanuel Ohwoferia, Godspower Igudia, and Bartholomew Ibenegbu getting on the scoresheet. After regulation and extra time could not settle matters, it was Iran that held their nerve in the penalty shoot-out to finish second in the group and set up a quarter-final clash with Switzerland on 4 May. The post Sand Eagles lose to Iran on penalties, crash out of World Cup appeared first on Vanguard News . Vía Vanguard News http://ift.tt/2qyMIwe