At the 2nd Nigeria-Egypt Business Forum in Abuja, The Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar held a high-level bilateral meeting with H.E. Dr. Badr Abdelatty, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Arab Republic of Egypt, alongside top Nigerian and Egyptian government officials, business leaders and investors. They reaffirmed their shared commitment to deepen the Comprehensive Partnership between Nigeria and Egypt across diplomacy, security, trade, and development.
Discussions spanned key strategic areas:
Easing trade barriers and correcting the existing trade imbalance. Fast-tracking the Nigeria–Egypt Chamber of Commerce launch. Strengthening cooperation in energy, aviation, ICT, agriculture, and pharmaceuticals. Enhancing defence collaboration and anti-terrorism capacity-building. Supporting youth innovation and academic exchanges. Advancing our aligned interests in multilateral platforms like the AU, AfCFTA, and D-8.They also addressed key consular concerns and explored concrete steps to expand commercial and technical cooperation under the Africa Continental Free Trade Area framework.
This engagement reflects President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s 4D Foreign Policy Strategy; Development, Democracy, Demography, and Diaspora, and our collective vision of a prosperous, secure, and self-reliant Africa.
Africa’s future will be shaped by partnerships like this—rooted in history, driven by shared interests, and focused on results.