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What is the DOJ hoping to find in Glencore's archives?

In early July, the US Department of Justice requested Glencore to provide internal documents about some of its Nigerian operations. [...]

Published on 21/08/2018 at 03:30 GMT

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The ghost of Enron returns to haunt yacht once owned by former oil minister Alison-Madueke's trader pals

The Galactica Star super-yacht was a symbol of the excesses of former Nigerian oil minister Alison-Madueke, who Nigeria is trying to have extradited from London. It is now at the heart of a battle between Washington, Abuja and a surprise ghost from the past, former Enron group subsidiary Enron Nigeria Power Holdings.

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Attacked on all fronts, Glencore battens down the hatches

The past few months have proven to be difficult for the Swiss trading house Glencore as it weathers lawsuits involving some of its African subsidiaries and is forced to enter financial renegotiations in Chad, a country that it may be [.

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Washington pitching to seize Alison-Madueke's assets before Abuja

To make sure it isn't outstripped by the other countries involved in the case, the American government is asking for the immediate seizure of the former Nigerian oil minister's U.S.-based assets.

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London and Geneva form joint front against Kola Aluko

Great Britain’s Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), which opened an inquiry into corruption and money laundering against Nigerian businessman Kola Aluko, [...]

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How Buhari hands NNPC's crude to those in his debt

In addition to international groups like Glencore, Trafigura, Total and BP, the list of 18 Nigerian firms that won allocations of NNPC’s crude - 32,000 bpd or one cargo per month - for 2017/2018 looks like a clever geopolitical share-out [.

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Yusuf Matashi, chief of NPDC, the production arm of NNPC, is being swamped with proposals to revive the "strategic alliance agreements" system. The accords in question, particularly opaque, enabled the national oil company to award acreage relinquished by majors to [.

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Nigeria
The latest secrets of a $10bn legal scandal between Abuja and London

Cameroon, Central African Republic
Between business and politics, the secrets of Antoine Ndzengue's rise

Nigeria
What is the DOJ hoping to find in Glencore's archives?

In Focus | Nigeria
The ghost of Enron returns to haunt yacht once owned by former oil minister Alison-Madueke's trader pals

Spotlight | Africa
Attacked on all fronts, Glencore battens down the hatches

Nigeria
Ozwald Boateng, tailor to traders, to suit up British Airways

Nigeria
Washington pitching to seize Alison-Madueke's assets before Abuja

Nigeria
London and Geneva form joint front against Kola Aluko

Spotlight | Nigeria
How Buhari hands NNPC's crude to those in his debt

Spotlight | Nigeria
Others race to take Atlantic Energy’s place with NPDC