Nigeria’s Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative: Just a Glorious Audit?

11:30, 20th November 2009 - The ambitious Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) came to prominence in 2003 and was widely held up as a success, and touted as the flagship programme of global EITI. This event will launch the Chatham House study by Nicholas Shaxson analysing the extent to which NEITI has achieved it goals and potential, and whether it deserves the reputation it garnered in its early years. The paper also questions the assumptions upon which the EITI process is built: that better transparency will lead to better governance and accountability, and these in turn will foster growth and reduce poverty. In presenting his paper, Mr Shaxson will be joined by discussant Uche Igwe of NEITI. The paper will be available to download from the Chatham House website from 19 November 2009. For more information please contact Tighisti Amare.

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