₦airaland Forum

nwirinedu:
This was never an issue during bubus time, he subsidized their consumption encouraging smuggling to that country, the high price charged by BAT has reduced smuggling yo Niger, Chad and Benin.

You are 100 correct.

Thewrath:
Tinubu and apc have messed up the whole Sahel region of africa with their terrible economic policies!

Are you sure u have sense, wetin be tinubu fault in this case again.
Like ogun wan kpain u

If I'm Tinubu I'll make sure their Head of state comes to Aso Rock first to apologize. And even when he comes I'll makes sure it's a junior minister that attends to him in any of the Aso Rock guest houses during his visit. I won't dignify him with my presence at all. Lessons must be learnt. Compared to Ibrahim Traore of Burkina Faso; this one in Niger is confused and doesn't know what he's doing. If not for some Northern leaders, Niger will be in our pocket by now

magicminister:
It does not justify the the Military coup. However, there were legitimate grievances which the previous admin failed to address and one of them was terrorism and the presence of several foreign military bases in the Uranium rich country. Rather than work with Niger towards transition to democracy via mediation and acting as a guarantor of the transition agreement, Tinubu chose to play the card given to him by France (i.e., invade your neighbor, cut off their energy supply and sanction them completely)....

Our current crop of leaders have failed to realize how big this shittttt is!! Nigeria's role in Africa and in the world is written in the stars and its bigger than all of us!!! Our country is the liberator of the black race and it is important we get internal leadership right so we can project external influence!!!

Card given to him by France...see how this mumu is talking with authority.
Was it France that asked him to give them petrol now too

Just imagine if Donald Trump was the President of Nigeria, he would have used this opportunity to add "ia" to Niger, and annex it as the 37th state of Nigeria.
🤣🤣

In a short time,oil marketers in Nigeria will start snuggling petrol to niger to sell for much gains and it will become scarce commodity here.

Originalsly:
Wasn't it our democratic leadership that gave their military leadership a 48 hour ultimatum to return power or basically face removal by brute force? I'm confused. Who really is not trained?
Burkina Faso has military leadership. Which African country is progressing faster than they are? Which African country is more independent than they are? Which African leadership has a higher percentage of the population pleased with their governance? Don't paint military leadership with a broad brush . Nigeria should be providing petrol to Niger.... aren't we about uniting Africa?..being independent?

Burkina faso progress na pure propaganda

Meti99:
Oga talk to IPOB dem get fuel.
Na them dey push you that time

Basic123:
Card given to him by France...see how this mumu is talking with authority.
Was it France that asked him to give them petrol now too

You’ll never advance beyond where you are. No matter how hard you work, you’ll always feed off scraps thrown to you by others. You’ll become a living scavenger living off the discarded mercy of others.

mikeapollo:
Shallow, empty talk!
What is new in fuel scarcity? Does Nigeria itself not experience fuel scarcity too?
They will pay Nigeria for the fuel if we supply them and Nigeria will collect the money. It is not for free. It is called International trade!
Many Nigerians just like talking trash out of ignorance and useless bloated ego.
They can also buy the fuel from Dangote refinery just like other countries. It does not mean jack!

If they had the money do you think they don’t know where to import from..or do you think they will purchase fuel internationally using their own currency??..
They don’t have the dollars that’s why they came to Nigeria bro!!

amaridigital:
Big brother osi. That's a huge 18m liters of petrol for an ingrate junta. Anyway I think Asiwaju is doing this to please their brothers in the North especially Buhari.

Fact but the stupid junta didnt appreciate Tinubu publicly so that the north can be pleased with him.

Bwanasaraw:
RUSSIA is seriously mining their Uranium through their proxy WAGNER group.

African leaders need to smart and try to be self reliant because both China & Russia have their own imperialistic tendencies

Every western countries have their own imperialist agenda and tendencies.

Come back to ECOWAS!

Thewrath:
Tinubu and apc have messed up the whole Sahel region of africa with their terrible economic policies!

Jumping to comment without compression on the write up. It makes your response to appear like a lun@tic expression.

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Thewrath:
Tinubu and apc have messed up the whole Sahel region of africa with their terrible economic policies!

It's all propaganda. Niger had a refinery which can serve Nigeria as a whole. We used to import cooking gas from them before ecowas sanctioned them and cooking gas in Nigeria became so expensive

simpleseyi:
Now they know whom the Boss is. The Boss is Nigeria and the Mafia Head is Asiwaju JAGABAN

Check the source of news before you type anything. It's not from a reliable source. How can you trust a mere twitter news which you and i can put up? Niger has a functional refinery which can supply us petrol for a whole year back to back. Are you aware the country used to export cooking gas to us before the sanction? The moment they closed the border against them, cooking gas price rose up sharpy. Niger can do without us any day. It's all propaganda. Check the cost of onions in the market. It's more expensive than pepper now and it's because Niger doesn't sell to us anymore. They're the largest exporters of onions in africa.

ehikwe22:
Fuel crisis happens in Nigeria more than anywhere else

That was before this administration.

Thewrath:
Tinubu and apc have messed up the whole Sahel region of africa with their terrible economic policies!

Se oo ya weyrey, go back and read the post ode

mikeapollo:
Shallow, empty talk!
What is new in fuel scarcity? Does Nigeria itself not experience fuel scarcity too?
They will pay Nigeria for the fuel if we supply them and Nigeria will collect the money. It is not for free. It is called International trade!
Many Nigerians just like talking trash out of ignorance and useless bloated ego.
They can also buy the fuel from Dangote refinery just like other countries. It does not mean jack!

Delusional ego sef. Giant of pygmies

Gajagojo:
My Humble opinion
Niger has crude oil
Nigeria should buy all their crude and refine it in Nigeria

We should become a refining hub and aim to TOTALLY stop crude oil exports in 10 years selling refined crude to our neighbours

How do you transport crude oil from Niger Rep to the Refinery in Lagos or Port Harcourt?


Do you you have full details why the Chinese Refinery in Niger Republic stopped working?

ehikwe22:
Fuel crisis happens in Nigeria more than anywhere else

Largely because the Petroleum sector was Government driven until 2024 when policies were implemented to allow the private sector lead the refining, distribution and marketing of petroleum products

Well, this just shows that at the end of the day, removing the democratic government was the bad choice.

The truth is, if there had been no army coup in Nigeria (as an example)...by now we would have had a mature democracy. Even with the corruption and mess inside.

IyfeNamikaze:
Every western countries have their own imperialist agenda and tendencies.

Yes, that is true, but so do the Russians and the Chinese and many others. Even Nigeria self.

That's the way the global game is played. The UN exists because anarchy would have occurred otherwise.

ehikwe22:
Fuel crisis happens in Nigeria more than anywhere else

That was before the subsidy got removed totally in October 2023. Since then, fuel supply has been largely reasonable, and there are no long queues except in front of fuel stations with lower prices.

We now refine half of the fuel we consume here.

The annoying thing of course is that subsidy should have gone in 1993 or even as early as 1987. Even 2012 would have been a good date.

[quote author=Realdeals post=134536885]With Nowhere Else to Turn, Niger Begs Nigeria for Fuel Amid Severe Shortages

By: Zagazola Makama

For nearly two weeks, Niger Republic has been crippled by a severe fuel crisis, bringing vehicular movement and economic activity to a grinding halt. Long queues stretched across cities, with desperate motorists and businesses struggling to obtain a few liters of petrol. The situation was so dire that the military junta, which once prided itself on rejecting external influence, had no choice but to swallow its pride and turn to Nigeria for help.

Despite months of hostile rhetoric and diplomatic friction, Niger’s rulers quietly dispatched their Minister of Petroleum and Renewable Energy, along with top officials from the Niger Petroleum Company (SONIDEP), to beg Abuja for urgent fuel supplies. Nigeria, ever the regional big brother, obliged, approving the immediate delivery of 300 fuel trucks across the border to Niamey.

Niger’s fuel crisis didn’t happen overnight. It was the direct consequence of a disastrous confrontation between the ruling junta and Chinese oil companies, which have long dominated Niger’s petroleum sector. The trouble began in March 2024, when China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) granted the Nigerien government a $400 million advance, using future crude oil deliveries as collateral. This deal was meant to help Niger cope with the crippling economic sanctions imposed by ECOWAS following the July 2023 coup. However, when it came time to repay the debt, the junta found itself strapped for cash.

Rather than negotiating, the military rulers decided to strong-arm China. In a move that stunned industry insiders, they slapped an $80 billion tax demand on SORAZ (Zinder Refinery Company) despite the state-owned Sonidep already owing SORAZ a staggering $250 billion. When China refused to provide additional loans, the junta retaliated by expelling Chinese oil executives from the country and seizing SORAZ’s bank accounts.

A Self-Inflicted Crisis

This reckless decision backfired almost immediately. Niger’s entire petroleum sector which is heavily reliant on Chinese expertise and investment began to collapse. The SORAZ refinery, the lifeline of Niger’s fuel supply, ground to a halt, and fuel shortages spread like wildfire.

This crisis could not have come at a worse time. The Niger-Benin oil pipeline, a project designed to boost Niger’s crude exports to 100,000 barrels per day by 2025, was also at risk. With Chinese engineers gone and no viable alternative in place, the junta’s decision plunged the country into economic uncertainty.

Turning to Nigeria for Help

For weeks, the military leadership refused to acknowledge the crisis publicly. State-controlled media was ordered to stay silent about the fuel shortage and the growing unrest among Nigeriens, who were forced to buy petrol at sky-high black-market prices.

But as the situation worsened, the junta had no choice but to seek external help even if it meant approaching Nigeria, the very country they had repeatedly criticized since the coup.
Without any public announcement, Niger quietly sent a delegation to Abuja, appealing for an emergency fuel supply. The irony was lost on no one this was the same junta that had openly defied ECOWAS sanctions, severed ties with France and the West, and aligned itself with Russia. Yet when faced with economic collapse, it was Nigeria that they turned to for salvation.

Nigeria Plays the Good Neighbor Again

Despite months of insults, false accusations, name calling, diplomatic snubs, and hostility, Nigeria once again stepped in to help. It was gathered that the Nigerian Government approved the release of 300 fuel trucks, which immediately began crossing into Niger to ease the crisis.

The junta, however, remains too proud to admit its dependency. While fuel shipments from Nigeria have already started alleviating the crisis, Niger’s state media has deliberately avoided reporting where the fuel is coming from. Instead, the government has attempted to portray the fuel availability as a result of its own internal measures a claim that many Nigeriens are beginning to question.


Will Nigeria Gain Diplomatic Leverage?
While Nigeria’s generosity is commendable, the real question remains: What does Nigeria get in return? Will this act of goodwill translate into improved diplomatic relations? Will Niger’s military rulers rethink their hostility toward ECOWAS? Or will they simply take the fuel and continue their defiance once the crisis subsides?

Only time will tell. But one thing is certain: when Niger was on the brink of disaster, it was Nigeria not Russia, not China, not any of its new allies that stepped up to provide relief.

For now, Niger has been forced to acknowledge an uncomfortable truth: no matter how much they try to distance themselves from Nigeria, they remain dependent on their bigger neighbor.

And whether the junta admits it or not, Nigeria remains the lifeline Niger cannot afford to sever.

Zagazola Makama is a Counter Insurgency Expert and Security Analyst in the Lake Chad Region.

With Nowhere Else to Turn, Niger Begs Nigeria for Fuel Amid Severe Shortages

By: Zagazola Makama

For nearly two weeks, Niger Republic has been crippled by a severe fuel crisis, bringing vehicular movement and economic activity to a grinding halt. Long queues stretched across… pic.twitter.com/QdLNsfODIj

— Zagazola (@ZagazOlaMakama) March 14, 2025

Makama is a Counter Insurgency Expert and Security Analyst in the Lake Chad Region.

That's a succinctly stated post by Zagazola Makama (a Counter Insurgency Expert and Security Analyst in the Lake Chad Region).

Aside from Fela Anikulapo-Kuti's friend (Thomas Sankara of Burkina Faso) and Flt. Lt. JJ Rawlings of Ghana to some extent, the major problem with these military boys who plot Coups to get into government like the totally CLUELESS ones in Niger Republic is that they've ran out of ideas, so, they use manipulative methods to hoodwink the public like those ones in Nigeria did especially back from the 1980s right into the horrendous military years of 1993 to 1997. There are many discerning folks out there so these highly corrupt military dictators usually don't succeed in deceiving everybody.

Regardless, with the serious war in multiple countries against the insurgency led by the criminal Al-Qaeda affiliates attacking Niger Republic, Mali, and Burkina Faso, where over half of the last two countries are already in the hands of the criminal jihadist terror gang called JNIM, it's OK that Nigeria magnanimously allowed those 300 fuel trucks into Niger Republic. If the energy crisis persists in Niamey and other key towns, from a security standpoint, the jihadists will capitalize on it to launch more attack on Niger Republic soil and overwhelm that country hence endangering Nigeria and the entire West Africa further.

simpleseyi:
Now they know whom the Boss is. The Boss is Nigeria and the Mafia Head is Asiwaju JAGABAN

Which Boss? Bros stop capping abeg.

adebowales:
you didn’t remember them calling tinubu Ebola

Because Tinubu allowed himself to be used as a lackey of France moreso by threatening to invade Niger and even cutting off power to Niger.

Appletek:
Nigeria should save ingrates who will turn around to insult us once they've gotten a fill of our generosity.
Look at the baboons in South Africa for instance and these very idiots in Niger republic.

Nigeria isn't liberating anyone. Let everyone live with the consequences of their actions.

No they are not ingrates Tinubu caused the issue in the first place by allowing himself to be used by France to cause crisis in Niger by cutting off Power Supply considering that the agreement was in place to prevent them from damming the River upstream, and also threatening to invade the country.

masseratti:
Danb not a single person on this thread can even see the error on the write up plus how the writer was being unprofessional in his write up ,there is no way Niger republic can owe any entity $260b even Nigeria is not owing any entity such ..I guess it must be a typo maybe he meant millions..but still the same the worst civilian government is better than the best military dictatorship..all those abusing Tinubu for the way he handled the gale of military take over in west Africa in the last 5 years must av been either babies, toddlers in Buhari,IBB and Abacha years ..they have no idea what it means to live under military regimes.

Dude stop making excuses for complete BS made by Tinubu at the initial years of the military regime. Why infringe on a decades old agreement of power supply that has prevented Niger from damming the River upstream which was in our interest and again threatening to invade Niger? Thus allowing himself and Ecowas to be the lapdog of France and the West.
During the military years of IBB and Abacha we had Ecomog and we resolved all issues without interference of the West, but with Tinubu it was all too obvious that he was being tele guided by France.