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Nigeria has large oil, gas, hydro and solar resources, and it has the potential to generate 12,522 MW of electric power from existing plants. On most days, however, it is only able to dispatch around 4,000 MW, which is insufficient for a country of over 195 million people. ...

The oil sector contributed 5.8% to Nigeria’s real GDP, which is adjusted for inflation, in the fourth quarter of 2020. ...