Corruption in Nigeria’s gas sector
06 April 2017 |
5:26 am
According to a recent report by the Nigeria Extraction industries Transparency Initiative, the NNPC - Nigeria's state oil company and its subsidiary, the NPDC, owe Nigeria over 20 billion dollars.
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