Fierce Disagreement Within Buhari’s Camp Preceded Signing Of Extradition Agreement With UAE

However, Newsmen has learned that the commercial and trade agreements signed between Nigeria and the UAE were considered by many on Mr. Buhari’s delegation as counter to Nigeria’s best economic interests. The most vocal dissenters, according to sources, were Mrs. Adeosun and Mr. Udoma, who counseled Mr. Buhari not to sign those agreements.

Sources inside Nigeria’s Presidency have told SaharaReporters that fierce disagreements over treaties signed between Nigeria and the United Arab

UAE Counters Kachikwu’s Suggestion of OPEC Emergency Meeting

 
The United Arab Emirates moved to quash talk of a potential emergency meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) after Nigeria’s oil minister said on Tuesday a “couple” of members had requested a gathering, Reuters reports.

Benchmark Brent crude futures slipped toward $30 a barrel to a near 12-year low before rising slightly on Tuesday and the Nigerian Minister of State for Petroleum Resources Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu had told reporters on the sidelines of an energy conference in Abu Dhabi that an emergency meeting to review whether OPEC should change its strategy was on the cards.