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flag A Nigerian senator's claim of $250 billion missing from a state oil firm is called unrealistic and politically driven by experts.

flag Senator Ahmed Wadada’s claim of ₦210 trillion missing from NNPCL is dismissed by financial experts as economically implausible, exceeding Nigeria’s annual budget multiple times. flag The figure defies the country’s fiscal capacity and ignores strict oversight by NNPC, regulators, and joint venture partners. flag Alleged discrepancies stem from misinterpretations of complex oil accounting, including multi-year project costs and legacy liabilities, not unaccounted losses. flag The ₦5 billion spent during the company’s rebranding under the Petroleum Industry Act covered comprehensive legal, operational, and global rebranding efforts, not a simple name change. flag Experts call the claim politically motivated, lacking factual basis, and harmful to public trust and investor confidence in Nigeria’s oil sector.

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