India to increase crude purchases from Nigeria, Abuja says

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Last Updated : Sep 28 2016 | 2:42 AM IST

ABUJA (Reuters) - India plans to buy more crude oil from Nigeria, Nigeria's presidency on Tuesday quoted India's vice president as saying during a visit to Abuja.

"His country, which is the leading buyer of Nigeria's crude oil, will increase its purchase of the commodity in addition to natural gas," India's Vice President Hamid Ansari told Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, according to the presidency.

(Reporting by Felix Onuah; Writing by Ulf Laessing; Editing by Andrew Roche)

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First Published: Sep 28 2016 | 2:27 AM IST

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