By Olubunmi Omoogun
The President of Nigeria, His Excellency, Sen. Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on the United Arab Emirates to be a committed partner in the development of Nigeria and Africa. President Tinubu said his government’s economic reforms are yielding fruits and called on the UAE to partner with Nigeria to develop the economy.
In a statement by the Special Adviser to the President (Information & Strategy) Bayo Onanuga, the President of Nigeria said the reforms had stabilised and grown the economy, encouraging foreign investors, including international oil companies, to announce billion-dollar investments, signalling renewed confidence in doing business with Africa’s most populous black nation of the world.
The statement released on Thursday 16th January, 2025 also said that the United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has also accepted Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s invitation to visit Nigeria this year.
The Nigerian leader invited him Wednesday night during their bilateral talks on the sidelines of the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2025
President Tinubu arrived in Abu Dhabi on Sunday as a guest of the UAE President to participate in the Sustainability Week, a forum for exchanging ideas to support sustainable development worldwide and encourage collective action to address global challenges, such as climate change, water and energy crises.
The Nigeria’s President delivered Nigeria’s position on climate and other challenges earlier on Wednesday and congratulated the UAE leader for the successful event.
During the discussions, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan thanked the Nigerian leader for accepting his invitation and expressed the UAE’s determination to strengthen economic cooperation between Nigeria and his country. The two leaders also explored attracting investment into Nigeria.
Also present at that discussion at the Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental in Abu Dhabi were the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar; Minister of Finance, Wale Edun and the National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu.
Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs; Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of the Presidential Court for Special Affairs; and H.H. Sheikh Zayed bin Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan accompanied the UAE President.
Other UAE officials at the meeting were: Reem bint Ebrahim Al Hashimy, Minister of State for International Cooperation; Dr Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and Salem Saeed Al Shamsi, UAE Ambassador to Nigeria.
Nigeria’s President has increased his efforts in building economic partnerships and friendship with global nations in order to ensure economic prosperity for the people of the country and stabilise the nation’s economy.
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