Buhari Read what White House has to say about Trump’s talk with Nigerian President

The phone call was initially confirmed by White House Press Secretary, Sean Michael Spicer during a press briefing on Tuesday, February 14.

The White House has released the readout of a phone conversatoin between US President, Donald Trump and his Nigerian counterpart, Muhammadu Buhari.

Trump spoke with Buhari and South African President, Jacob Zuma on Monday, February 13.

The phone calls were initially confirmed by White House Press Secretary and Communications Director, Sean Michael Spicer during a press briefing on Tuesday, February 14.

Spicer also said that readouts of Trump’s conversations with both leaders were available.

Read the readout of Trump’s talk with Buhari below:

“President Donald J. Trump spoke this week with President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria to discuss the strong cooperation between the United States and Nigeria, including on shared security, economic, and governance priorities.”

“President Trump underscored the importance the United States places on its relationship with Nigeria, and he expressed interest in working with President Buhari to expand the strong partnership.

“The leaders agreed to continue close coordination and cooperation in the fight against terrorism in Nigeria and worldwide.  President Trump expressed support for the sale of aircraft from the United States to support Nigeria’s fight against Boko Haram.

“President Trump thanked President Buhari for the leadership he has exercised in the region and emphasized the importance of a strong, secure, and prosperous Nigeria that continues to lead in the region and in international forums.”

Buhari spokesman, Femi Adesina, in a statement released on Monday, said that the two leaders discussed ways to improve cooperation in the fight against terrorism through provision of necessary equipment.

Adesina also said that President Trump invited President Buhari to Washington at a mutually convenien

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LCCI Nigeria will come out of recession stronger in 2017

LCCI president said this on the sidelines of the LCCI 128 Annual General Meeting (AGM) dinner in Lagos.

The President, Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Dr Nike Akande, has predicted  that Nigeria will surmount its economic woes and come out of the recession stronger in 2017.

Akande said this on the sidelines of the LCCI 128 Annual General Meeting (AGM) dinner in Lagos.

She said that Nigeria, as the giant of Africa, would not stay too long before bouncing back to its former pride of place among the Commonwealth of Nations.

“LCCI has noted in particular the decline in oil price, the weakening of our currency and the associated challenges this scenario portends.

“I strongly believe that we will bounce back from recession stronger in 2017. The economic recession was caused by our over dependence on oil, but now we have taken the bull by its horns.

“So many campaigns are going on and restructuring on diversification; with all these put in place, we are sure to come back to reckoning among the Commonwealth of Nations.

“The year 2o17 is just a couple of months away but by the end of it, things will be better, I am very optimistic,” she said.

The Managing Director, Bank of Industry (BOI), Mr Waheed Olagunju, said right investment portfolio and diversification would get Nigeria out of recession in short time.

“What we need to do in time of this recession is to diversify our economy and stop paying lip service to it.

“We will need to look at the Mexico model and stop the over reliance on crude oil as the mainstay of revenue for the country.  We need other sectors as well.

“We need to encourage more investments because increased investment is one of the ways we can get out of recession. When you invest, it increases production and the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increases.

“We can only grow our economy by providing wide range of investment portfolios and also encourage manufacturing which is a key to any economic development,’’ he said

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