Prime Minister of India arrives Nigeria for state visit

The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, has arrived in Nigeria for a state visit.

He arrived in Abuja on Saturday night and was received by the Minister of federal capital territory, Mr Nysom Wike at the airport.

Also at the Airport to receive the India leader was Nigeria’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Bianca Ojukwu.
 
President Bola Tinubu will welcome Indian Prime Minister Modi for a State Visit at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Sunday.
 
His visit to Nigeria will be the first by an Indian prime minister since Dr Manmohan Singh’s state visit in 2007, when the two nations established a strategic partnership.
 
President Tinubu and Prime Minister Modi will seek to strengthen Nigeria’s and India’s ties further during their bilateral discussions. 
 
Both leaders will exchange signed Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) to enhance collaboration in critical sectors, Mr
Bayo Onanuga
Special Adviser to the President, 
Information & Strategy said in a statement.