Senate vows to sustain NLNG’s legacy

The Chairman Senate Committee on Gas, Senator Bassey Albert Akpan, has promised that his committee will do all in its power to sustain the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited legacy and encourage the entrenchment of the NLNG business model in other parts of the Nigerian economy.
This was contained in a statement on Tuesday by the company’s General Manager, External Relations, Dr. Kudo Eresia-Eke.
Akpan made the call when he led members of the committee on an oversight visit to the NLNG facility in Bonny on Monday.
Other members of the 11-person Senate team included Senators Bassey Albert Akpan Barnabas Gemade, Rose Oko Okoji, Rilwan Adesoji Akanbi, Danjuma Laah, Francis Alimikhena, Matthew Urhogide and Bubakar Moallahyidi.
They all commended the NLNG model and assured NLNG’s Senior Management of their continued support to promote and sustain the company’s successful operations.
Speaking after a business presentation by the NLNG’s General Manager Production, Tayo Oginni,

Senate approves bill to end business monopolies

The Senate has approved a bill seeking to end all forms of business monopolies in Nigeria and promote trade competition in the 36 states of the federation.
The upper legislative chamber, therefore, approved scrapping of the Consumer Protection Council (CPC) and ratified its replacement with the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission.
Passing the bill sponsored by Senator Andy Uba (PDP, Anambra South), yesterday, through a second reading, the Senate directed its Committee on Trade and Investment to conclude all legislative work on the issue and report back within four weeks.
The Federal Government, meanwhile, is ecstatic that it’s reforms for instituting a vibrant business environment may have started yielding dividends, as Nigeria’s ranking in the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business remains static, halting a falling trend in the past years.
A statement signed by Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, yesterday, said the latest 2017 report released Tuesday, October 25, and which ranked Nigeria 169