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Governors resist Nigeria oil reform

By Tom Burgis in Lagos

Published: August 3 2009 19:26 | Last updated: August 3 2009 19:26

Workers at Bonga offshore fieldReuters
Workers at Bonga offshore field: terms for offshore projects would be brought into line with more stringent arrangements for onshore fields

Nigeria’s attempt to overhaul its struggling oil industry faces broadening resistance after the leaders of the country’s volatile oil-producing region joined oil groups in opposing the biggest reform in the history of Africa’s largest producer.

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