Similarly, the international maritime giant DP World announced plans to develop a multibillion-dollar port project in Nigeria.
“Countries of the global South cannot make meaningful economic progress without special concessions and a review of their current debt burden,” said Mr Tinubu.
The panellists made the call at an online dialogue on ‘The Media of the Future: Bridging the Gap Between the West and People of African Descent’.
He said streamlining Nigeria’s delegation to UNGA was part of the administration’s commitment to ensure prudent management of resources and reduce the cost of governance.
It is unclear when or if Mr Biden will visit Africa before the polls, where he will again face his predecessor, Donald Trump.
The minister said the delegation was sponsored to the event for business and not for a jamboree.
Nigerians in the U.S. are seeking an audience with President Bola Tinubu on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.
Ajuri Ngelale, the president’s media aide, disclosed that it was a broader effort to reduce the country’s governance cost.
He is currently a Staff Officer Grade 1 Operations at the Defence Section, Permanent Mission of Nigeria to the United Nations in New York.
The two leaders made the call at the Nigeria International Economic Partnership Forum in New York.
