The highly anticipated Malabugate documentary, detailing the $1.3 billion OPL 245 oil saga, is now available for streaming on TheCable’s YouTube channel.
The documentary is being released in parts, with part one now live. The second and third parts of the series will follow shortly.
The story aired on TVC News at 9pm on Sunday, May 4, to rave reviews.
Produced by TheCable in partnership with the Cable Newspaper Journalism Foundation (CNJF), Malabugate unpacks over two decades of controversy surrounding one of Nigeria’s most prolific oil wells.
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The story begins from when the Sani Abacha military junta awarded OPL 245 to a company with no known track record, to how the licence was revoked, restored, and eventually flipped in a deal involving Shell, Eni, and a web of politically exposed players.
The report unfurls the complex dynamics at play within the global oil industry and Nigeria’s political sphere.
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It also provides an insight on how power, politics and influence continue to shape the country’s oil sector.
Do well to stay tuned for the sequels.
