Nigeria: Pipeline Vandalism and Economic Recession

28 September 2016

Oil and gas remained the mainstay of Nigeria's economy, contributing about 90 per cent of the nation's foreign exchange earnings and about 25 per cent of the Gross Domestic Products.

A significant proportion of the nation's oil is produced onshore and subsequently transported by pipelines, which are now being destroyed by Niger Delta militants.

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