Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the Lagos State Governor, who is currently in China with some Lagos State Government officials for the ongoing Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), witnessed the signing of the MoU on Wednesday.
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The Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja at a roundtable organized by the Center for China Studies
The Debt Management Office has reassured the Nigerians that there is no risk of default on the 500 million US dollars loan expected from China.
Heads of State, Governments and delegations from 52 African countries, which included Nigeria and the People’s Republic of China, met in Beijing under the auspices of the Forum on China and Africa Cooperation. The tri-annual summit was held with the theme: “China and Africa: Towards an Even Stronger Community with a Shared Future through Win-Win Cooperation.”
Nigeria’s partnership with China through the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation has resulted in the execution of vital infrastructure projects across the country, valued at over $5 billion in the last three years of the current administration.
The Gambia, Sao Tome and Principe, and Burkina Faso were on Sunday welcomed and congratulated as new members of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation.
President Buhari stated this in his address at the Roundtable of Chinese and African Leaders on the last day of the Johannesburg Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation
Jinping, who is co-chairing the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, where several African heads of state were attending, outlined a broad 10-point development plan driven by the Asian economic giant