Trump's Venezuela oil grab squeezes Nigeria out of America's market

    Ibrahim Abubakar | Editor’s picks | May 14, 2026    
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Nigeria is losing ground in the United States crude oil market as Washington deepens its engagement with Venezuela’s oil sector following the dramatic arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and a sweeping shift in US sanctions policy.

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