In Akodo-Ise in Lagos, homes, livelihoods and even graves have been lost to ocean encroachment as a result of climate change. “If we don’t go to sea, how can we feed our family?” Last year, he had made more than 500,000 naira in monthly profits by September, but he says this year his income has depleted as he has been …
ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigerian legislators on Monday began an investigation into the alleged importation of contaminated fuel into the country, part of efforts to resolve issues causing a rift between an oil refinery owned by Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote and the industry regulator. The committee called on parties in Nigeria’s petroleum sector to “deescalate tensions” that have been deepened …
ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday opened Africa’s biggest oil refinery, with hopes it would help the energy-rich country achieve self-sufficiency and become a net exporter of refined petroleum products. The $19 billion facility built by Aliko Dangote, Africa’s wealthiest man, in Nigeria’s economic hub of Lagos is one of the world’s biggest oil refineries and has …
