POSITIVE CONTRIBUTIONS OF PETROLEUM TO THE NIGERIAN ECONOMY

  1. It serves as a major foreign exchange earner.
  2. It also generates revenue to the country through payments of royalties, license fees, rents, and petroleum profit tax by various oil companies.
  3. It also creates a high employment opportunities.
  4. It serves as a source of fuel and power to individuals, firms and government.
  5. It has also helped in the development of Infrastructural facilities especially in the oil producing areas.
  6. It has also helped in the development of manpower through award of scholarship to Nigerians.
  7. It has also helped in attracting more foreign Investments to our country. E.g. AGIP, ELF, MOBIL etc.
  8. It has also helped in enhancing economic growth in our country

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