Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Nigerian Foreign Minister Yusuf Maitama Tuggar exchanged warm congratulations this week, celebrating 55 years of diplomatic relations between their nations. The milestone highlights a partnership that’s weathered global shifts while boosting trade, tech, and cultural ties. 🚀
Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, emphasized that China and Nigeria have “supported each other through thick and thin” since 1971. He spotlighted their upgraded comprehensive strategic partnership launched in 2024, which has turbocharged collaboration in infrastructure, energy, and digital innovation. 💡
Tuggar echoed the sentiment, calling China a “key strategic ally” and aligning Nigeria’s Renewed Hope agenda with joint goals. Both ministers pledged to expand cooperation under the China-Nigeria Intergovernmental Committee and leverage outcomes from recent China-Africa summits. 🌐
With over 200 Chinese enterprises now operating in Nigeria and bilateral trade hitting $26 billion in 2025, this alliance is proving it’s more than symbolic—it’s a blueprint for South-South cooperation. 📈
