ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigerian state governors on Thursday approved the release of $1 billion from the country's excess oil account to the government to help fight the Boko Haram Islamist insurgency.
The account holds foreign reserves from excess earnings from sales of crude. It currently totals $2.3 billion, according to Nigeria's accountant general.
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