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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Chairman, Senate Committee on Petroleum (Upstream), Sen. Tayo Alasoadura, said the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB), currently awaiting final passage in the upper chamber held immense benefits for all Nigerians. He said in a statement on Saturday in Abuja that the Bill would help to create more jobs for Nigerians, and foster an environment conducive for business for petroleum operations when made law. Alasoadura said that under the PIGB, it would become illegal to employ foreigners for certain skills that could be sourced locally. He said that even “where such skills are sourced abroad due to unavailability locally, it will be mandatory for Nigerians to understudy such individual.” He added that PIGB would enhance exploitation and exploration of petroleum resources in the country for the benefit of all Nigerians. The lawmaker said that it would also increase power generation and industrial development capacity of Nigeria through abundant domestic gas...