In 30-minute Phone Call, Tinubu, Biden Seek to Deepen Partnership in US, Nigeria Relations US President backs Nigeria's quest for UN security council seat Thanks Tinubu for releasing Binance's Gambaryan
Deji Elumoye in Abuja
The Nigerian President, Bola Tinubu and his United States
counterpart, Joe Biden, yesterday had a 30-minute phone call, with the latter calling for deeper US-Nigeria relations.
Briefing newsmen on the issue at the State House, Abuja, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, stressed that the two leaders also
discussed the issue of the permanent seats in the United Nations Security Council, and Biden once again assured that the United States
was committed to seeing Africa having two permanent seats Biden also thanked Tinubu and the Nigerian government
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Onaiyekan: To Fix Nigeria's Challenges, Northern Elite Must Fix Region’s Problems
Chuks Okocha in Abuja
The Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja,
Cardinal John Onaiyekan, has challenged the northern elite to fix the economic, political and
security crisis in the region as a way of fixing the country's problems.
Onaiyekan spoke yesterday in Abuja when the League of Northern Democrats (LND), led
by former governor of Kano State, Senator Ibrahim Shekarau, paid him a courtesy visit.
The cardinal, who commended Continued on page 5
With Naira-for-Crude, Tinubu Promises More Stability Dangote: Our refinery has over 500m litres of fuel in reserve Again, national oil company raises pump price of petrol
Deji Elumoye and Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja President Bola Tinubu yesterday said with the current Naira-based sale of crude oil and refined products, there will be some level of stability in the downstream sector. Tinubu, who spoke during a review meeting of the technical committee on implementation of the new arrangement at State House, Abuja, urged members of the committee to resolve any teething problems. He said the naira transactions were conceived to remove the exchange rate hurdle, stressing that his administration is determined to do away with decisions that are not progressive. The president stated, “Whatever solution we proffer in crude oil and refined products sales in Naira should not take us back to our experience in the last 40 years. There can be cost and revenue Continued on page 5
TINUBU GETS BRIEFING SALE OF CRUDE OIL TO LOCAL REFINERS...
L -R: Chief Executive, Nigeria Upstream Petroluem Regulatory Commission,Gbeinga Komolafe ; President Dangote Group of Company, Alhaji Aliko Dangote; President Bola Ahmed Tinubu; President, Africa Export, Import Bank (Afrexim bank) Professor Benedict Oramah and Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, behind Mr Edun to the (left), is Peter Olowononi of Afrexim Bank and behind Mr Oramah, is the Chief of Staff to the President, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila during the briefing from Implementation Committee of Crude Oil and Refined Products Sales in Local Currency held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja...yesterday GODWIN OMOIGUI