Nigeria's struggle to break the 'oil curse' | FT Film

Sat, 10 Aug 2024 15:18:03 +0000

Nigeria's oil sector has been plagued by profiteering, theft and under-investment. Can the new $20bn Dangote refinery and ending expensive fuel subsidies help to transform the industry - and the wider economy?

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00:00 Can Nigeria break the ‘oil curse’?
00:56 Why Nigeria needs local refineries
01:56 The history of oil in Nigeria
03:18 The problem with state refineries
04:33 The new Dangote refinery
06:49 Who is Aliko Dangote?
07:53 Can the Dangote refinery succeed?
09:45 Chowdeck and the end of fuel subsidies
11:43 Fuel subsidies: part of the psyche
13:49 Aramide: a singer’s perspective
15:05 Shock therapy
16:10 Problems in the Niger Delta
17:02 The ex-militant
20:14 The environmentalist
21:30 The artisanal refiner
22:50 The security situation
24:52 Heirs Energies and Africapitalism
27:41 Has oil benefited all Nigerians
29:28 A transformational economy?
30:22 credits

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