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Nigeria seeks Ogoni oil restart after three decades of unrest

Oil drilling rig Photo Marian Lupan @ Unsplash
Oil drilling rig Photo Marian Lupan @ Unsplash

Dulue Mbachu

Dulue Mbachu, an experienced journalist, covers business and politics for Allen Dreyfus.
  • Tinubu orders talks with Ogoni leaders and NNPC
  • Move aims to boost Nigeria’s oil revenue and exports

 

ABUJA, NIGERIA – Nigerian President Bola Tinubu is moving to restart oil production in Ogoniland, three decades after the execution of activist Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight others halted operations in the Niger Delta.

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