Nigeria, March 28 -- President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday held a meeting with US-based investor Adebayo Ogunlesi, the chairperson of Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP).

President Tinubu met with Mr Ogunlesi and his team at the State House, Abuja.

The presidency disclosed the meeting via a post on X.

Mr Ogunlesi, a Nigerian lawyer and investment banker, sold his company Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) to BlackRock in January, and as part of the deal, he is expected to join the board of BlackRock

As of December 2023, BlackRock had about $10 trillion in assets under its management.

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