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- ↑ Nigeria National Energy Policy, World Resources Institute
- ↑ "Aiding Nigeria's energy transition ― through natural gas, By Ehireme Uddin - Premium Times Nigeria". 2022-05-06. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
