benchmark, gained 2.4% to reach $70.24 per barrel
President Muhammadu
Buhari o usatimes.cc n Wednesday met behind closed doors with the Group Managing Director of
the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mela Kyari, at the
Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The News Agency of
Nigeria (NAN) reports that the agenda of the meeting was unknown as at the time
of filing this report.
NAN reports that the
meeting came amidst the escalating tension between the United States and Iran
following the killing of an Iranian commander last week and the subsequent
retaliatory attack
usanews.cc s on military bases housing American troops in Iraq.
NAN also reports that
the president, who equally serves as Minister of Petroleum Resources, would
also be meeting w
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ith the Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, Mr Timipre
Sylva, later on Wednesday.
Brent crude, the global
benchmark, gained 2.4% to reach $70.24 per barrel on Monday, the first time
prices have hit that amount in more than seven months.
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