Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Nigerian president pledges NNPC scrutiny - FT

(Reuters) - Nigeria's new president, Umaru Yar'Adua, pledged in an interview published on Wednesday to subject the state-controlled Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to greater public scrutiny.

In an interview with the Financial Times, Yar'Adua said he would put more emphasis on accountability and the rule of law in an oil-producing country of 140 million people, often criticised for a lack of transparency and high-level corruption.


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