JUST IN: Osinbajo arrives New York on 4-day visitNigeria’s Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has arrived in New York on a four-day visit to the United States. Other Nigerian officials of the Nigeria’s missions who joined Nsofor to receive Osinbajo include Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Tijani Mohammad-Bande; and the Consul-General of Nigeria in New York, Mr Ben Okoyen. According to presidential spokesman, Mr Laolu Akande, the vice president is scheduled to meet with his U.S. counterpat, Mike Pence, in Washington on Wednesday. Ahead of his meeting with Pence, Osinbajo would be the guest speaker at a forum tagged “A Conversation With Vice President Yemi Osinbajo: Nigeria’s Economic Prospects”. The vice president is expected to speak on Nigeria’s economic recovery, investment and growth opportunities, and the recent general elections.

Source: Nigerian Tribune June 23, 2019 06:11 UTC