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China Accelerates Coal-to-Plastics Push to Reduce Oil Dependence
16 Jan 2026 12:57 GMT
Beijing has approved more than thirty projects aimed at producing critical raw materials from coal instead of oil, reflecting a strategic effort to reduce reliance on imported crude. The move focuses on manufacturing plastics, synthetic rubber, and fibers …
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How Azerbaijan using post-war rebuilding to reduce oil dependence
14 Jan 2026 04:50 GMT
The reconstruction of Azerbaijan’s liberated territories is
unfolding at an unprecedented pace, underscoring a state-led model
of post-conflict recovery anchored in strategic planning,
institutional coordination, and political resolve. Areas once
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Readers respond: Expanding bicycling infrastructure reduces oil dependence
13 Jan 2026 16:33 GMT
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Opposing oil wars requires reducing oil dependence itself. Investing in safe, connected …
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Govt Mandates Compulsory Alarm For Sleeper Bus Drivers & More New Rules
17 Jan 2026 07:53 GMT
… initiative cuts pollution, reduces crude oil dependence, saves foreign exchange and boosts …
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China’s Muted Response to Venezuela: Sober Alarm, Not Nationalist Bombast
16 Jan 2026 21:04 GMT
… which dirigiste economics, combined with oil dependence, turned a wealthy petro-state … which dirigiste economics, combined with oil dependence, turned a wealthy petro-state …
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NEC kicks off 2026 with plan to boost non-oil inflow, fast-track Tinubu’s mega highways
16 Jan 2026 12:41 GMT
… services, cutting back on shaky oil dependence. At their first 2026 meeting …
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Shettima: Non-Oil Economy Now Drives Nigeria’s Growth
16 Jan 2026 12:31 GMT
… intensifies its transition away from oil dependence under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu …
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NEC targets non-oil revenue expansion, sets up panel on Tinubu’s legacy projects
16 Jan 2026 11:25 GMT
… for a faster transition from oil dependence to a diversified, non-oil …
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Tinubu Eyes $30bn Annual Investment, Green Finance For Energy Transition
15 Jan 2026 23:37 GMT
In a shift from oil dependence to climate capital, the Federal …
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CBN, economists project faster growth, lower inflation in 2026
15 Jan 2026 19:05 GMT
… , strengthen public finances and reduce oil dependence, while protecting small businesses and …