Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu has held talks with his South African counterpart, Cyril Ramaphosa, seeking more economic cooperation between the two countries.
Image: GCISNigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has held talks with his South African counterpart, Cyril Ramaphosa, seeking more economic cooperation between the two countries. The two African leaders met in New York, where they are both attending the ongoing UN General Assembly.
Tinubu has been keen on attracting more investments into the country as he embarks on what has been described as Nigeria’s boldest reforms in decades, removing subsidies on petrol and lifting foreign exchange trading restrictions.
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