[size=18pt]14th March 1984 - The NY Times
Buhari signs Barter Trade agreement with Brazil who would refine and return Nigeria's oil in exchange for crude oil[/size]

RIO DE JANEIRO, March 13— Brazil has won an international bidding contest to refine Nigerian oil this year, the state oil company, Petrobras, announced today.

The $1.2 billion agreement calls for Brazil to import Nigerian crude and return refined gasoline, jet fuel and diesel oil to Nigeria, a Petrobras spokesman said. He added that the accord would allow Brazil to reduce its idle refining capacity and earn a margin of profit.

Brazil imports about two-thirds of the one million barrels of oil it consumes daily, mostly from the Middle East. It buys 10,000 barrels daily from Nigeria.

Another waste of time and resources. By 2015 he will be 80yrs. I beg make u rest

^ He will be 73 years old

[size=18pt]17th May 1984 - ITN News
QUEUES FORM OUTSIDE BANKS AS CURRENCY CHANGEOVER TAKES EFFECT.[/size]

Queues stretched outside the banks of Lagos on May 4 as people waited to hand in their invalid bank notes. Nigeria's military rulers ordered the currency changeover as part of an anti-corruption campaign.

The old notes had to be deposited in banks before May 6. After that date, new bank notes would be issued. But Nigerian banking sources have since conceded that an acute shortage of the new currency existed. On May 15, it was reported that there were still queues outside banks, with some people so short of cash they were going hungry. Before the currency changeover, petrol stations and food prices dropped. few people were able to obtain cash with which to purchase goods.

The military government of General Muhammad Buhari took power when the civilian administration of President Shehi Shagari was overthrown on December 31, 1983. Since then, Buhari has instituted a number of reforms, announcing on May 7 an austerity budget for 1984 which government spending by 15 per cent and reduced imports.

A tough new press law was published in April, giving the government the power to close radio stations and newspapers.

Buhari also turned his attention to cleaning up the streets of Lagos, creating a task force to remove all abandoned cars from the city. Offending vehicles were towed away and crushed. Major Oladimeji was given charge of this mission