Monday 24 October 2016

HOW $15B NIGERIA-INDIA DEAL WILL TACKLE FOREX CRISIS

The Minister of State for Pretroleum Resources Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu PHOTO: TWITTER/NNPCThe Nigeria-India upfront oil payment deal will help the Federal Government to tackle the foreign exchange (forex) crisis in the country.The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, initiated the deal during a three-day working visit to India.

In an exclusive interview with The Guardian in August, the minister had disclosed his intention to search for a market, particularly in Asia and other oil-consuming nations, with a view to shoring up the naira, while guaranteeing revenue to the government.

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