Gave statutory backing to EITI in Nigeria — the first country to do so — mandating disclosure of oil, gas and mining revenues.
Signed one day before Obasanjo left office, the NEITI Act 2007 made Nigeria the first country to give the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative statutory force. It establishes NEITI to audit and reconcile payments by extractive companies to government, mandates disclosure and imposes penalties for non-compliance.