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Nigeria's Oil Era: Growth and Attempts at Diversification (1999–2015)

Nigeria's Oil Era: Growth and Attempts at Diversification (1999–2015)

  1. Civilian government begins Nigeria’s Fourth Republic

    Labels: Olusegun Obasanjo, Fourth Republic

  2. GSM licenses auctioned, launching telecom investment wave

    Labels: GSM licenses, Telecommunications

  3. Banking consolidation policy accelerates financial sector restructuring

    Labels: Central Bank, Bank consolidation

  4. NEEDS development strategy launched to drive reforms

    Labels: NEEDS, Economic reform

  5. Excess Crude Account created to save oil windfalls

    Labels: Excess Crude, Fiscal buffer

  6. Electric Power Sector Reform Act passed

    Labels: Electric Power, NERC

  7. Paris Club announces major debt relief agreement

    Labels: Paris Club, Debt relief

  8. Nigeria completes final payment and exits Paris Club debt

    Labels: Paris Club, Debt exit

  9. Fiscal Responsibility Act adopted to strengthen budgeting rules

    Labels: Fiscal Responsibility, Budget rules

  10. Niger Delta amnesty begins to reduce militant disruption

    Labels: Niger Delta, Militants

  11. Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development Act enacted

    Labels: Local Content, Oil industry

  12. YouWiN! program launches to support youth-led businesses

    Labels: YouWiN, Entrepreneurship program

  13. Fuel subsidy removal triggers nationwide protests and partial reversal

    Labels: Fuel subsidy, Protests

  14. Power assets handed over to private owners

    Labels: Power privatization, Private investors

  15. Nigeria rebases GDP, appearing as Africa’s largest economy

    Labels: GDP rebasing, Statistics

  16. End of 1999–2015 era: oil dependence and diversification tensions persist

    Labels: Oil dependence, Diversification