Refinery Revival Continues to Elude Nigeria

Nigeria produces vast amounts of oil. But the country has few functioning refineries, leaving Nigeria dependent on imports to fill up gas tanks across the country. It is a paradox of Nigeria: the country produces more crude than anywhere else in Africa. But it depends on imported gasoline and diesel, subsidized by the government, to keep the lights on and cars running across the country. The new government of President Muhammadu Buhari has said it will get Nigeria’s four refineries...

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