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Transcript: FACT SHEET: THE UNITED STATES AND NIGERIA: ENERGY, LABOR, LAW ENFORCEMENT,ENVIRONMENT, DEMOCRACY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
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- August 26, 2000
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Since the election of President Olusegun Obasanjo in 1999, the
United
States and Nigeria have renewed strong bilateral relations. Today,
the
United States announced initiatives in a number of fields that will
further
intensify cooperation and improve overall relations between the two
countries.
Energy. The United States announced a number of projects that
will
help build Nigeria's energy infrastructure and improve access to energy
for Nigerians. Even though Nigeria is an energy producing country,
it faces
enormous difficulties in providing regular and affordable energy to
its
own citizens. Nigeria's energy infrastructure is very underdeveloped,
and
the U.S. ...