Labor, State and Capital in Nigeria's Oil Industry


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Based on extensive observation and open-ended questionnaires, reveals how Nigerian oil workers devise and execute overt and covert survival strategies against a very formidable alliance between a state almost totally dependent on oil rents, and oil corporations whose main operational motivation is the maximization of profit and control of the market. Also offers insights into the structure and struggles of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, and its relations with other political constituencies in the country. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR




The Price of Oil


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Attempts to Import Weapons




Local Content Policies in the Oil and Gas Sector


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A number of countries have recently discovered and are developing oil and gas reserves. Policy makers in such countries are anxious to obtain the greatest benefits for their economies from the extraction of these exhaustible resources by designing appropriate policies to achieve desired goals. One important theme of such policies is the so-called local content created by the sector—the extent to which the output of the extractive industry sector generates further benefits to the economy beyond the direct contribution of its value-added, through its links to other sectors. While local content policies have the potential to stimulate broad-based economic development, their application in petroleum-rich countries has achieved mixed results. This paper describes the policies and practices meant to foster the development of economic linkages from the petroleum sector, as adopted by a number of petroleum-producing countries both in and outside the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Examples of policy objectives, implementation tools, and reporting metrics are provided to derive lessons of wider applicability. The paper presents various conclusions for policy makers about the design of local content policies.




Local Content and Sustainable Development in Global Energy Markets


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Examines critical links between local content requirements and the application of sustainable development treaties in global energy markets.




Nigeria's Criminal Crude


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Nigerian crude oil is being stolen on an industrial scale. Some proceeds are laundered through world financial centers, polluting markets and financial institutions overseas. This report explores what the international community could do about it.




The State of Workers' Rights in Nigeria


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Examines the state of workers' rights and labour standards in Nigeria's banking, oil and gas, and telecommunication sectors. Focuses on national and international provisions that define workers' rights and the extent to which they are complied with and enforced.




NUPENG


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Discusses the history of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), its leadership and its participation in the country's political life.




Nigerian Petroleum Industry, Policies and Conflict Relations Vol II


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Volumes 1 and Volume 2 of Nigerian Petroleum Industry, Policies and Conflict Relations contain the following on the oil and gas industry in Nigeria: basic production statistics; nature and activities of operators; official oil and gas policies; relevant laws and regulations; regulatory agencies; pricing of refined petroleum products; marketers and their challenges; consumer and community relations and reactions; crimes and vandalisation of pipelines and other infrastructure; refineries and refining issues; role of law enforcement and intelligence agencies; involvement of the National Assembly and its relevant committees; strategic issues and other impacts of local and international politics. A comprehensive and exhaustive discussion of each and everything thing about the Nigerian petroleum industry by experts in and outside academia research institutes and think tanks, top functionaries in relevant ministries, government departments and agencies, past and current heads of state/presidents, past and current ministers, prominent and knowledgeable legislators, politicians of all descriptions and at all levels, top newspaper columnists, discerning local and foreign critics,interviews and transcribed broadcasts and press releases by same, officials of non-governmental organisations and a host of those loosely referred to as civil society organisations, civil and political activists of all hues, so-called international development agencies, some diplomatic missions,and the dead-panned apologists for successive governments. An immensely invaluable documentary source-book, more especially to regulators, the NNPC group, policy makers, researchers and social scientists in tertiary institutions and public and private sector think tanks, local and foreign operators, observers and those with interest in the oil and gas industry in Nigeria.




Nigeria in the Fourth Republic


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Nigeria is a bellwether, in an enormous continent, endowed with natural resources and human capital, whose development and greatness have been marred by political instability since gaining home-rule from Britain in 1960. The contemporary political, economic, and social quandaries that have stultified Nigeria’s growth project flows from difficulties in cultivating patriotic leaders with pluck to enact efficacious policies that will catapult the country to greater heights developmentally. Nigeria in the Fourth Republic: Confronting the Contemporary Political, Economic, and Social Dilemmas, edited by E. Ike Udogu, examines some of the vital issues responsible for the current political malaise and recommends strategies for exculpating the country from her current political quagmires. The contributors to this book argue, inter alia, for the avoidance of false starts reminiscent of the military interventions that aborted the democracy project and advocates the enactment of effective policies to supersede decision dictated by politics. This volume proposes national healthcare strategies to address the country’s healthcare needs and for dialogue to extinguish combustible inter-religious conflicts. The book recommends ways to assuage police highway malfeasance and explains why human rights observance is critical to further national cohesion while creating space for the subalterns to have their voices heard in discourses on how to advance peaceful coexistence.




Oil in Nigeria


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