Nigeria has long had issues with safety, not least in keeping workers safe from militants. The government has shown little sign of tackling the problem among legal operations, let alone the safety challenges of widespread illicit bunkering and refining.
Nigeria’s two houses have passed versions of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) but various groups remain unhappy, highlighting the challenges for the legislation ahead of presidential approval.
Imports into Nigeria of gasoline and diesel are of worse quality than fuels produced from illegal refineries in the Niger Delta, a new study from Stakeholder Democracy Network (SDN) has reported.
