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Nigeria could lose billions under new oil law
Today, the Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) warned that under the current draft of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), Nigeria stands to lose billions of dollars in oil revenue over the coming years. “NEITI does not see the rationale for passing a bill that is designed to reduce government revenue from petroleum operations by [...]
Flawed logic of Nigeria’s response to insurgency
Is there any logic to the Nigerian Federal Government’s latest offer of amnesty to armed insurgents in the oil-rich Delta region? The offer follows one of the largest military offensives in the region, in which hundreds of innocent civilians have been killed and many thousands displaced. The government’s idea of winning the hearts and minds [...]
