President meets members of Nigerian oil group

President Irfaan Ali (right) meeting members of the Nigerian business group (Office of the President photo)

President Irfaan Ali and a high-level cabinet team met with a large African international group of business officials yesterday at State House.

A release from the Office of the President said that the delegation was led by Benedict Peters, Founder and CEO of Nigeria’s largest oil production firm— Aiteo Group. Discussions centred on business opportunities here in agriculture with a focus on sugar, rice and aquaculture; natural resources, specifically in mining, onshore exploration and a refinery; and housing development.