Nigeria: Coronavirus - Prepare for Trouble, NNPC Boss Tells Nigerians

12 March 2020

Abuja — As top Federal Government officials battle to find ways to minimise the impact of the oil price crash on the Nigerian economy due to the global coronavirus crisis, the Group Managing Director (GMD) Mr. Mele Kyari, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has alerted Nigerians to prepare for trouble.

Oil prices have fallen to about $32 per barrel, while Nigeria's Federal Government's 2020 budget was benchmarked at $57 per barrel.

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