The push by President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration for oil and gas in the northern part of the country has come under spotlight as the end of its second and final tenure nears. Since coming to office in May 2015, Buhari has been determined to find oil and gas deposits in the country’s northern region. He […]

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As the world accelerates efforts to curb oil exploration on account of climate change concerns, analysts are calling for intense scrutiny into the activities of Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC), which is leading a flurry of exploration drilling in frontier basins across northern Nigeria. A key concern many have is that there is not […]

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As Nigeria expands its oil and gas reserves, through the Ebenyi-A Exploration Well, the first oil drilling well located in the Benue Trough in Obi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, the government must take measures to prevent mistakes that have occurred in the Niger Delta region, analysts say. The Nigeria Delta region has suffered […]

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Nigeria’s debt to China has grown by 209 percent in the last eight years amid rising poverty across states, according to an analysis of data by BusinessDay. Poverty has risen in the country in years despite massive borrowing by the government, with 133 million people said to be suffering what the National Bureau of Statistics […]

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Creating an enabling environment for the private sector to thrive while enacting people-oriented policies may be the best way Nigeria’s President-elect, Bola Tinubu, can reduce poverty in Africa’s biggest economy, experts have said. They said such policies would help to accelerate national development and reduce the poverty level in the country. Olaolu Boboye, a senior […]

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