Zero Subsidy and Diversification As Oil Price Drops Further
Earlier this week, news of a fall in oil price below $0 per barrel made wave across the world. However, against the wide misconception on its meaning and implications particularly to the distressed Nigerian economy is the truth that the slump in the US crude oil futures below $0 per barrel does not reflect the reality in the global oil market but is a mere drop in US crude oil price by the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX).