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Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu - Nigerian Minister for Petroleum Resources

HARDtalk · Season 2017 · Episode 64
As part of the BBC's Trading Fortunes season focusing on global trade, Stephen Sackur speaks to Nigeria's minister of state for petroleum resources, Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu. When President Muhamadu Buhari won theNigerian presidency two years ago it seemed like Africa's most populous nation had turned a corner. A first ever peaceful, democratic transition brought a promise of cleaner, better governance, and major economic reform. Two years on, how has it gone? Can oil-dependent Nigeria transform itself into a modern trading economy?

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Season
2017
Episode
64
Air Date
21/May/2017
Air Time
00:30
Runtime
30 min

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As part of the BBC's Trading Fortunes season focusing on global trade, Stephen Sackur speaks to Nigeria's minister of state for petroleum resources, Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu. When President Muhamadu Buhari won theNigerian presidency two years ago it seemed like Africa's most populous nation had turned a corner. A first ever peaceful, democratic transition brought a promise of cleaner, better governance, and major economic reform. Two years on, how has it gone? Can oil-dependent Nigeria transform itself into a modern trading economy?

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