Nigeria, July 2 -- The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, has cautioned the National Assembly against issuing incessant and 'frivolous' summons to International Oil Companies (IOCs) and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd), warning that such practices are disruptive to the oil and gas industry.

Mr Lokpobiri, a former senator, issued the warning while declaring the 2025 Nigeria Oil and Gas (NOG) Energy Week open on Tuesday in Abuja.

He said the major complaint among those in the oil industry is the frequent and often unnecessary invitations by lawmakers.

"Part of the complaints in the industry is about the frequent summons at the National Assembly and that should be reduced.

"I wa...