JUNE 7 2010

•Min of Finance, Dr. Olusegun Aganga (right) and MD, Diamond Capital, Tony Onwu at the Infrastructure Concessioon Regulatory Comm (ICRC)/International Project Finance Association (IPFA) Nigeria

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