Tinubu Upbeat on Economy as Nigeria Records N6.95tn Trade Surplus in Q2 Total trade declined 3.76% Exports amounted to N19.42 trillion, imports N12.47 trillion
Deji Elumoye and James Emejo in Abuja
The country's total external merchandise trade recorded a favourable trade balance of N6.5
trillion in the second quarter of the year (Q2 2024), the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said yesterday.
The trade performance promptly drew accolades from President Bola Tinubu, who attributed the feat to
current reforms initiatives by his administration. The president, in a release
issued by his Special Adviser on Continued on page 5
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Owa Obokun of Ijesha, Oba Gabriel Aromolaran, 87, Dies Deji Elumoye, Chuks Okocha, Sunday Aborisade in Abuja and Yinka Kolawole in Osogbo
SOLIDARITY VISIT TO BORNO FLOOD VICTIMS...
L-R: Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum; Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu; and Kwara State Governor/Nigeria Governors' Forum (NGF) Chairman, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq during a solidarity visit to Maiduguri following the recent flooding in the metropolis in which thousands of people have been displaced. On the entourage were also the Governors of Adamawa, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri and Ondo State Governor, Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa...yesterday
The Owa Obokun of Ijesaland, Oba Gabriel Adekunle Aromolaran, a prominent Yoruba monarch, has Continued on page 5
NNPC Demands Deployment of Its Crude Monitoring Team to Dangote Refinery Aliko Dangote agrees to sell fuel in local currency as negotiation progresses 44% of 650,000bpd can satisfy Nigeria’s total fuels’ demand, says DIL VP Discloses 98% of petroleum product importers in Nigeria not patronising refinery Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja and Peter Uzoho in Lagos
Indications emerged yesterday that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) and the
leadership of the Dangote Refinery may be making progress in their three-week negotiations on in-country fuel supply, with the national oil Continued on page 5
TINUBU AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE...
King Charles III of England (left) welcoming President Bola Tinubu to Buckingham Palace in London...Wednesday.