Nigeria: Oil Firms Shun Gas Flare Penalty Payment for 2012

7 November 2012

Abuja — None of the oil companies operating in Nigeria has paid any penalty to the coffers of the Nigerian government for gas flaring since the beginning of this year.

As a result of the evasion by the oil firms, Nigeria reportedly lost a whopping sum of money within the year, the Petroleum Revenue Special Task Force, headed by Nuhu Ribadu, has revealed.

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