Nigeria directs oil companies to relocate HQs to Niger delta
06 March 2017 |
8:47 am
Nigeria's acting President Yemi Osinbajo has given a directive to International oil companies operating in the Niger-Delta to relocate their headquarters to their states of operation.
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