Analysts skeptical about Nigeria's bid to improve local crude refining
Voice of America
FILE - Workers ride in a vehicle at the construction site of the Dangote oil refinery in Ibeju Lekki district, on the outskirts of Lagos, Nigeria, Aug. 7, 2019.
Nigeria has been Africa’s largest or second-largest oil exporter for years, but relies heavily on imports to meet local energy needs. The government is trying to change that, saying the country’s four moribund oil refineries will be revived and put back in operation.
Grade 12 students use hand fans as they attend a class at the Commonwealth High School in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, April 18, 2024. FILE - An empty classroom of a school named Udayan Uchcha Madhyamik Bidyalaya, is pictured as all schools are closed due to on going heatwave in Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 25, 2024. Grade 12 students use a portable electric fan and hand fans inside a classroom at the Commonwealth High School, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, April 18, 2024.