Africa willing to partner China for economic investments, Tinubu tells Premier Li Qiang

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September 4, 2024

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President Bola Tinubu says Africa is willing to partner with China for economic investments, growth, and development.

Tinubu spoke on Wednesday during a bilateral meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang in Beijing, China.

The president has been in China since Sunday for an official visit.

Tinubu is expected to attend the 2024 forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), which is starting on Thursday.

The president commended the role of FOCAC in the partnership between China and Africa for development and prosperity.

Tinubu said Africa has “a huge opportunity for economic development,” noting that the forum must focus on areas of collaboration that will ensure the relationship remains mutually beneficial.

”The African spirit for FOCAC is based upon mutual respect and partnership that promotes development, happiness, peace, and stability for our people,” the president said.

“We are on this journey together. We believe that we share common interests, which are investments and development.

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”For me, as a Nigerian and as Chairman of ECOWAS, I am happy that the strategic partnership being promoted is acceptable to both sides, and this is the way to go.

“Africa is a huge opportunity for economic development. As great people, we are willing to partner for progress and development.

“What is most important will be the focus of FOCAC in areas on which we can collaborate to make the relationship mutually beneficial to all of us.”

On his part, Qiang said the country is ready to work with Nigeria to deliver on recently established a comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries.

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BREAKING: Dangote refinery sold petrol at N898 per litre, says NNPC

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September 15, 2024

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The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited says premium motor spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, was bought from Dangote Petroleum Refinery at N898 per litre.

Olufemi Soneye, the chief corporate communications officer of NNPC, confirmed the price on Sunday.

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Dangote refinery petrol supply to NNPC will eliminate queues – Otedola

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September 15, 2024

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Femi Otedola, the owner of Zenon Petroleum, has commended the Dangote Petroleum Refinery for successfully supplying premium motor spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Limited.

Otedola, in a post on X on Sunday, said the supply of PMS to NNPC will end queues at retail stations.

“Kudos to President Tinubu for making this a reality!,” he said.

“Fuel queues are now a thing of the past as Dangote Refinery starts loading PMS today Sunday 15 September 2024.”

Earlier today, Dangote refinery said trucks owned by NNPC have commenced loading petrol at its gantry.

The development followed NNPC’s deployment of trucks to the petrol-loading gantry of Dangote refinery on Saturday.

On September 14, the Federal Government said Dangote refinery will sell petrol to only NNPC, adding that interested marketers would have to buy the product from the national oil firm.

However, the government said Dangote refinery can sell diesel to any off-taker.

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Dangote refinery commenced petrol production on September 3.

On the same day, the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) said the Dangote refinery is expected to supply 25 million litres of petrol daily in September and will subsequently increase the volume to 30 million litres daily from October.

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‘I’ll end the invasion’ — Trump vows mass deportation of illegal migrants from US

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September 15, 2024

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Donald Trump says he will “immediately” deal with what he calls a “migrant invasion” if he wins the US presidential elections in November.

In an X post on Sunday, Trump vowed to deport illegal migrants to their home countries.

“As President, I will immediately end the migrant invasion of America,” the former US president wrote.

“We will stop all migrant flights, end all illegal entries, terminate the Kamala phone app for smuggling illegals (CBP One App), revoke deportation immunity, suspend refugee resettlement, and return Kamala’s illegal migrants to their home countries (also known as immigration).

“I will save our cities and towns in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and all across America.”

Trump’s stiff stance comes a day after saying he would execute large-scale deportations of migrants, beginning in Ohio and Colorado.

He said it would be the “largest deportation in the history of our country”.

“And we’re going to start with Springfield and Aurora,” he said.

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In a debate with Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential candidate, Trump claimed that migrants in Springfield were eating American pets.

Trump has frequently criticised high levels of immigration and has announced border restrictions as the top of his priorities if he returns to the White House.

In June, the Republican nominee said he would ensure foreign students get automatic green cards after graduation from universities in the country if elected

Hours after Trump’s comments, Karoline Leavitt, his campaign’s press secretary, issued a statement saying there would be an “aggressive vetting process” that would “exclude all communists, radical Islamists, Hamas supporters, America haters, and public charges”.