Nigeria, Germany pledge stronger trade, energy, security cooperation
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- Nigeria and Germany reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral relations across trade, energy, security, and education.
- Both nations aim to expand collaboration in emerging sectors like renewable energy, AI, and critical minerals.
- Germany is Nigeria's key European partner, with bilateral trade increasing by 10% last year.
Nigeria and Germany have pledged to deepen their strategic partnership, focusing on enhanced cooperation in trade, investment, energy, security, and education. The commitment was solidified during a bilateral meeting in Abuja between Nigeria's Foreign Affairs Minister, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, and Germany's Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs, Johann Wadephul.
Germany is one of Nigeria’s most important strategic partners in Europe.
Ambassador Odumegwu-Ojukwu highlighted Germany's position as a crucial European ally, noting the long-standing relationship built on mutual respect and trust. She emphasized Nigeria's eagerness to broaden collaboration in new areas, including renewable energy, digital innovation, artificial intelligence, critical minerals, manufacturing, agriculture, healthcare, infrastructure, and the green economy. The Nigeria-Germany Bi-national Commission was identified as a vital platform for advancing these partnerships, with the recent 2025 session reinforcing their shared resolve.
The partnership extends beyond diplomacy to include trade and investment, development cooperation, renewable energy, education, vocational training, science and technology, migration, culture, peace and security.
Nigeria is actively pursuing economic reforms to improve its investment climate and governance, encouraging private sector involvement and sustainable growth. Minister Odumegwu-Ojukwu also acknowledged Germany's significant support for the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), particularly in regional integration, democratic governance, peacebuilding, and conflict prevention. She urged greater participation from German companies in Nigeria's priority sectors.
Nigeria was committed to expanding collaboration with Germany in emerging sectors such as renewable energy, digital innovation, artificial intelligence, critical minerals, manufacturing, agriculture, healthcare, infrastructure development and the green economy.
Responding, Minister Wadephul underscored the strategic importance of the Nigeria-Germany relationship, which spans over 65 years. He noted that Nigeria is Germany's largest trading partner in Africa and that bilateral trade volume saw a 10% increase last year. The Nigeria-Germany Business Forum was recognized as a key venue for fostering stronger trade and investment ties between the two nations.
The Nigeria-Germany Bi-national Commission as a key platform for advancing bilateral cooperation.
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