Lithium: Nigeria’s New Oil or Another Resource Curse?

An oil facility in the Niger Delta with nearby communities affected by pollution, highlighting decades of environmental degradation despite Nigeria's oil wealth.

By Oluwakemi Kindness When crude oil was discovered in commercial quantity in Oloibiri, present day Bayelsa State in 1956, it promised prosperity. It was expected to transform Nigeria into an economic powerhouse, create jobs, build infrastructure and improve the lives of millions. Seventy years later, Nigeria has earned trillions of naira from oil, yet the […]

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