By Saidu Abubakar, PhD
China has offered to support Nigeria’s national development and economic growth by providing RMB 200 million in grant assistance to Nigeria for the implementation of projects agreed upon by the two governments.
This fact emerged when the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, H.E. Yu Dunhai met with Dr. Dunoma Umar Ahmed, PhD, Permanent Secretary of the Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Abuja today, August 13.
Ambassador Yu said that over the past 55 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Nigeria, bilateral relations have consistently remained at the forefront of China-Africa relations.
In recent years, under the strategic guidance of President Xi Jinping and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the China-Nigeria Comprehensive Strategic Partnership has entered a new stage of high-quality development.
China and Nigeria have maintained close communication and coordination, working together to implement the common understandings reached by the two heads of state and the outcomes of the 2024 FOCAC Beijing Summit, and to ensure that more cooperation outcomes benefit the peoples of both countries.
Dr. Dunoma Umar Ahmed thanked China for its concrete support for Nigeria’s economic and social development, saying that the grant assistance fully demonstrates China’s sense of responsibility as a major country and reflects the deep friendship between Nigeria and China.
He said Nigeria will make effective use of the grant assistance, work with China to implement the common understandings on bilateral cooperation reached by the two governments, and further advance Nigeria-China friendship, bringing greater benefits to the peoples of both countries.
