We’ll make Nigeria’s economy better — Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that his administration will continue to implement policies that will make Nigeria’s economy, which is already looking good, better.
Speaking after receiving the Letter of Credence of the new Ambassador of the Kingdom of Denmark to Nigeria, Buhari said Nigeria welcomes further strengthening of relations with countries, especially in the areas of agriculture and trade.
He told the Danish Ambassador he was pleased that relations between Nigeria and Denmark have remained strong even as he added that there is still some more work to do.
“The Nigerian economy is looking good and we look forward to making it better,” the President was quoted in a statement by the presidential spokesperson, Femi Adesina.
Buhari, who also received Letters of Credence from Major General (Retd) Waqar Kingravi, the new High Commissioner of Pakistan to Nigeria, Mr Babacar Ndiaye, the new Ambassador of Senegal to Nigeria and Mr Vyacheslav Beskosky, the new Ambassador of Belarus to Nigeria, told them that Nigeria valued the existing cordial and friendly relations with their countries.
The President described the long-standing military cooperation between Nigeria and Pakistan as very commendable and beneficial to both countries.
“Given the vast experience of the Pakistani military, your commitment in assisting us to develop our military is commendable,” he told the Pakistani High Commissioner.
The Nigerian leader recounted that as a former military officer, several of his colleagues who trained in Pakistan still have very fond memories of the country.
Receiving the Senegalese Ambassador, President Buhari commended President Macky Sall of Senegal for his roles in the progress achieved in the political process in Guinea Bissau.
Noting that he was aware of the economic progress taking place in Senegal, President Buhari stressed the need for stability in the West African region to ensure rapid socio-economic development, particularly in the key areas of education, health and infrastructure.
In his audience with the Belarus Ambassador, President Buhari harped on the need for improved economic ties, while commending the Eastern European country for accommodating international students from Nigeria in their tertiary institutions. The Nigerian Geological Survey Agency (NGSA) has reported another incident of earth tremor in Maitama District of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja.
A statement by the agency yesterday said “Our preliminary findings indicated that the tremor occurred around 12.26pm around the vicinity of Panama Street in Maitama District. After field evaluations, the NGSA determined that the intensity was about 3.0 on the Mercalli Intensity Scale, which means it was felt indoors and lasted less than one minute.”
The statement said there was no structural damage because of the shake, adding that the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) was adequately briefed.
NEMA confirmed to Daily Trust that it got a call about the tremor from the NGSA and both responded accordingly.
However, the residents were reassured that there was no cause for panic.
When Daily Trust visited the affected area yesterday, residents expressed concern over the recurring nature of the incident.
It could be recalled that the Director General of the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) Professor Seidu Mohammed, while reacting to the first tremor experienced in Abuja in the first week of September, described it as minor and below 3.0 magnitudes.