[P.O.E.]

Oh, my

Gazprom seals $2.5bn Nigeria deal

You WILL NOT BELIEVE what they named the new venture

[CutePuppy]

That's what happens sometimes when "public" (country of Nigeria) meets "private" (Gasprom is really not a private company, it's a state-run monopoly) and uses first 3 letters of each to form a name.

Then again, there are two countries in Africa with not politically correct names. English is Nigeria's official lanuage, French is Niger's.

You may get a kick out of this news story, on the same day:
Russians Want to Name Mountain 'Gazprom' - CNBC, June 25, 2009

Coming soon to the stunning snowcapped peaks of southern Siberia — probably the world's highest billboard.

Leaders in the remote Russian region of Altai want to name one of the region's tallest mountains in honor of Gazprom, the state-run natural gas monopoly and corporate behemoth.

It was unclear whether the mountain currently has a name.

Local lawmakers hope the logo will be seen for miles around.

For western consumers, Gazprom is more associated with acrimonious disputes that turned off gas supplies to Europe and symbolizes Russia's blunt-edged energy clout. But for many Russians the corporation that was once one of the world's largest is emblematic of Russia's resurgence. .....