Port Harcourt Refinery Shutdown Exposes Deep Accountability Crisis in Nigeria’s Oil Sector
Nigeria Loses ₦366.2 Billion in Five Months as Port Harcourt Refinery Shuts Down Again Amid Accountability Concerns Nigeria’s Port Harcourt Refinery shutdown, which has cost the nation an estimated ₦366.2 billion in just five months, once again underscores the deep-rooted accountability crisis plaguing the country’s oil sector. Although the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) claims the closure was due to “maintenance and sustainability assessment,” insider sources suggest the refinery never truly resumed operations. According
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