Nigeria consistently ranks among the world’s top flaring nations, joining Russia, Iran, Iraq, and the US to account for more than three-quarters of global flared gas.

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Until gas utilisation is enforced as a condition of operation, rather than encouraged as a policy preference, flaring will remain an accepted inefficiency. Nigeria does not need new laws to end gas ...