Tuesday, 29 March 2016

OIL PRICES SLUMP REDUCES SECTORS OUTPUT BY N3.6TRN



-          The Nigerian Oil and Gas sector, recorded a decline of N3.6trn in output in the 2015 fiscal year.

-          The National Bureau of statistics revealed in monetary terms, the sector recorded and huge declined of 37.5 percent from N9.61 trn in 2014.
-          The Bureau stated that the sector witnessed its worst performance in recent times during these periods.
-          It attributed constitutional challenges as reasons why Nigeria did not build a fiscal buffer when oil prices were at $140 per barrel.

                                   CULLED  FROM THE PUNCH

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