Charles Osezua
1 May 2024
Nigeria’s oil and gas sector has experienced a steady decline in Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) in the past 15 years, raising concerns about the future of the country’s energy industry.
10 Apr 2024
In what seemed a conference of oil and gas practitioners, yesterday, industry stakeholders filled up the conference hall of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA), Lagos, for the public presentation of Charles Osezua’s book, The Rise of Gas: From Gaslink to the Decade of Gas.
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