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       FILE PHOTO: A vertical gas flaring furnace is seen in Ughelli, Delta State, Nigeria September 16, 2020. Picture taken September 16, 2020. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde/File Photo

       ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria’s lower house of parliament has passed a long-awaited oil industry bill, which will overhaul nearly every aspect of oil and gas production in the West African country, according to a plenary session witnessed by Reuters on Thursday.

       Reporting by Camillus Eboh; Writing by Chijioke Ohuocha;Editing by Elaine Hardcastle

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