President Muhammadu Buhari will leave the nation’s capital Abuja on Monday 9th April, 2018 for an official visit to the United Kingdom, UK, where he i
President Muhammadu Buhari will leave the nation’s capital Abuja on Monday 9th April, 2018 for an official visit to the United Kingdom, UK, where he is due to hold discussions on Nigeria – British relations with Prime Minister Mrs Theresa May prior to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meetings scheduled for 18th to 20th April, 2018.
According to a statement by the Senior Special Assistant on Media and publicity, Garba Shehu, the President will also meet the Chief Executive Officer of Royal Dutch Plc, Mr. Ben van Beurden in connection with Shell and other partners’ plan to invest $15b in Nigeria’s oil industry.
“These investment ventures will lay the foundation for the next 20 years production and domestic gas supply, bringing with it all the attendant benefits both to the economy and the wider society.” the statement said
Also lined up for the president is a renewal of discussions with the Archbishop of Canterbury, The Most Rev. and Rt. Hon. Justin Welby, on inter-religious harmony in Nigeria and the entire world. There will also be meetings between the president and some prominent Britons and Nigerians residing in Britain.
