Africa's top oil producer sets ambitious revenue target

The African nation plans to increase output to 2 million barrels per day, its finance minister has said

Nigeria is aiming to increase revenues by 60% this year to help keep debt at sustainable levels and alleviate widespread economic hardship in the country, Finance Minister Wale Edun said on Wednesday, according to the Semafor Africa news outlet.

While the target is ambitious, it is necess