AFRICA: NIGERIA

Buhari to visit Saudi, Qatar to discuss oil price

President Muhammadu Buhari will on Monday embark on yet another round of foreign trips that will take him to Saudi Arabia and Qatar. According to the President’s itinerary released by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, on Sunday, the President will first fly to Riyadyh for talks with King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and senior officials of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

President Muhammadu, who returned to Nigeria on Saturday from Egypt where he participated in the Business for Africa, Egypt and the World Forum, will be away for about one week. The President will be accompanied by a high-powered Federal Government delegation, including the Minister of State (Petroleum) and Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu.

Adesina said that crude oil prices and market stability would also be on the front-burner when Buhari holds talks on Sunday with the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.

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