definition for: #NGExtractives

The African Centre for Leadership, Strategy & Development (Centre LSD) is a leading national NGO and think tank in Nigeria registered to build strategic leadership for sustainable development in Africa. (See www.centrelsd.org). The strategic plan of Centre LSD recognizes the central place of oil in the Nigerian economy contributing 99 percent of export revenues, 78 percent of government revenues and 38.8 percent of GDP. The Centres programming in the extractives sector is therefore focused on strengthening citizens’ voice for accountability and reforms in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector as well as the solid minerals sector. Transparency and Accountability in the Oil and Gas Sector From October, 2012-March, 2014. Co-ordination of the Nigeria Resource Governance Group (NRGG), a consortium of 26 organizations and scholars across the six geo-political zones in Nigeria committed to resource and environmental governance. Advocacy for Development, Transparency and Accountability in the Solid Minerals Sector