The United States government and the brother of Nigeria’s Minister of Budget and Economic Planning of the Federation, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu have filed a joint status report advising the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia of the status of their negotiations. In the joint status report, filed by and through their lawyers, the U.S. (plaintiff) and Ibrahim Bagudu (claimant) requested additional time to complete their settlement or to determine that no settlement is possible.