Nigeria is riddles with corruption, For (a small) example, the DPR (Department of Petroleum Resources) is devastated by corruption. At the end of 2006, for example, its Director was dismissed because he was involved in shady deals and contracts that were never fulfilled, a case which coincided with the discovery of $ 20 billion missing in the NNPC’s accounts.

Physical theft of oil is widespread, contracts are awarded on the basis of bribes and this has led to the paradox that the more crude oil and gas Nigeria sold, the less money it earned. In 2006, the domestic EFCC (Economic and Financial Crimes Commission) estimated that the federal government may have stolen or wasted more than $ 380 billion in total since independence.

And this is the shining light that will reduce emissions? Laughable.