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Nigeria's struggle to break the 'oil curse'

Can the new $20bn Dangote refinery and ending fuel subsidies help to transform the economy? Nigeria's oil sector has been plagued by profiteering, theft and under-investment. Can the new $20bn Dangote refinery and ending expensive fuel subsidies help to transform the industry - and the wider economy?

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