It’s like dying of thirst in an ocean.
Even though the Nigeria produces over a thousand time more oil then its people actually use, huge gas station line ups like this one and even total shut downs are quite common. Why is a very complex question, but a big part is that very little of Nigeria's oil actually gets refined here. It’s all imported from places like Libya or South Africa. I asked a guy who works for the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation why Nigeria didn’t refine more of it’s own oil and he flat out told me because government officials can pocket money when the oil leaves the country and comes back in. That’s the way the system works.
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Following nearly 16 years of military rule, a new constitution was adopted in 1999, and a peaceful transition to civilian government was completed. The president faces the daunting task of rebuilding a petroleum-based economy, whose revenues have bee... [read more]
Following nearly 16 years of military rule, a new constitution was adopted in 1999, and a peaceful transition to civilian government was completed. The president faces the daunting task of rebuilding a petroleum-based economy, whose revenues have bee... [read more] Blog: Nigeria's (partially functional) Systems
Date: March 10th 2006
Call me a nerd (I do it all the time!), but I found the infrastructure here one of the most fascinating things about Nigeria. Particularly when I was sitting in the dark with no electricity at all (ie most nights). It also made me realize how little I knew/thought about the North American grid system. Luckily, my brilliant electrical engineer of a boyfriend and many people here tirelessly worked ... read more
Date: March 10th 2006
Call me a nerd (I do it all the time!), but I found the infrastructure here one of the most fascinating things about Nigeria. Particularly when I was sitting in the dark with no electricity at all (ie most nights). It also made me realize how little I knew/thought about the North American grid system. Luckily, my brilliant electrical engineer of a boyfriend and many people here tirelessly worked ... read more
