German President Steinmeier Arrives in Nigeria for State Visit, Accompanied by Business Delegation.
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German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has arrived in Nigeria to begin a three-day official visit.
The German President arrived at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport in Abuja on Tuesday evening where he was received by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike.
President Steinmeier's visit is aimed at highlighting the strength of Nigeria-Germany relations and marking Germany's appreciation for Nigeria.
During his visit, Steinmeier is scheduled to meet with President Bola Tinubu, as well as the Chairman of the Economic Commission for West African States (ECOWAS), Dr. Alieu Omar Touray.
He will then travel to Lagos, where he will hold talks with business representatives, visit a startup hub and meet members of Nigeria's cultural and civil society sectors. A statement from the German embassy in Nigeria said: "Following the visit of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to Nigeria in October 2023 and the visit of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, H.E. Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to Germany in November 2023, President Steinmeier's visit is the third exchange between the two countries at the level of head of state or government since President Tinubu's inauguration.
"This high frequency of visits demonstrates the close relations between the two countries and Germany's serious interest in Nigeria. It also demonstrates the willingness to work together as strategic partners – an obvious fit, given that the two countries share commonalities, including being the strongest economies and most populous countries on their respective continents. »
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The statement revealed that: "President Steinmeier will be accompanied by a business delegation consisting of CEOs and senior board members of some of Germany's most successful companies in the fields of IT, high-tech and energy – reflecting the growing interest of German companies in investment opportunities in Nigeria."
The German president will also meet with Dr. Nike Okundaye, popularly known as Mama Nike, of the Nike Art Gallery, as well as legendary author and Nobel Prize winner for Literature, Professor Wole Soyinka, among other notable Nigerian figures.
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