The net tightens

Posted on Wed 07 October 2015 in Corruption • Tagged with Nigeria, news, Buhari, corruption, Diezani Alison-Madueke, London, National Crime Agency, NCA, NNPC, PDP, UK

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When news broke early this week about the arrest of Nigeria's former Minister of Petroleum Resources in London, majority of Nigerians were not surprised. It was a matter of when and not if she will be arrested, SaharaReporters have an opinion piece on the whole story. Here's hoping to more …


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Nigeria's Oil Economy

Posted on Tue 16 December 2014 in Nigeria • Tagged with opinion, corruption, crude oil, economy, Oil, Oil Price

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The Nigerian Government must be feeling the heat now. When they made a budget for 2015, they didn't think the oil price would fall to as low as $59 a barrel (price as of 16/12/14). Saying that Nigeria's economy is wholly dependent on oil revenues would be an …


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