Fifty-four years after signing on to OPEC’s lofty promises of collective bargaining and fair pricing, Nigeria is still digging, not just for oil, but for the elusive dividends of belonging to one of the world’s most powerful clubs.
Endowed with some of the world’s biggest oil reserves, plenty of arable lands, Nigeria broke onto the global stage by aligning with the 12-member OPEC cartel in 1971 to take an active position in decisions on international energy demand and supply issues alongside most of the world’s biggest oil producers.
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