Nigeria approves Exxon-Seplat $1.28 billion deal, oil regulator says
ABUJA, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Nigeria has approved the sale of Exxon Mobil Corp's XOM.N onshore assets to Seplat Energy SEPLAT.LG , the chief executive officer of the country's upstream regulator said on Monday, more than two years after the $1.28 billion deal was first agreed. (Reporting by Isaac Anyaogu, Ope Adetayo and Camillus Eboh; Writing by Bhargav Acharya; Editing by Alexander Winning) ((Bhargav.Acharya@thomsonreuters.com))