Nigeria and the Russian Federation are in talk over investment that will improve the development of the nation’s oil and gas and power sectors, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said on Friday. “As a National Oil Company, we are committed to growing Nigeria’s economy. We will set up communication channels with the Russian companies, Lukoil and Gazprom in particular, to promote this collaboration for the benefit of our two countries,” Kyari said in a statement. “We are particularly interested in participating in Nigeria’s power infrastructure projects. We would also keep close track of the ongoing negotiations between NNPC and Gazprom on the restoration of the bilateral cooperation which aims to revive and solidify the venture between our two companies for gas Infrastructure development in Nigeria,” Shebarshin stated.

Source: The Guardian January 11, 2020 10:07 UTC