China vows to aid Nigeria in the fight against Covid-19

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China has over the weekend vowed to aid Nigeria in the fight against Covid-19, for the sake of the mutual and bilateral relationship between both countries as this foster grow and the process of industrialization for both nations.

China has over the weekend vowed to aid Nigeria in the fight against Covid-19, for the sake of the mutual and bilateral relationship between both countries as this foster grow and the process of industrialization for both nations.

The report came during a colloquy commemorating the 50th anniversary of China-Nigeria diplomatic relations over the weekend. The colloquy took place at the main campus of the University of Abuja.

In statements made during the event, Mr Zhao Yong, the Charge d’Affaires of the Embassy of China in Nigeria stated that;

“The bilateral relationship between China and Nigeria has entered a new phase. China is ready to make joint efforts with Nigeria to further strengthen the anti-pandemic cooperation until the pandemic is completely defeated; deepen the Belt and Road cooperation; speed up the construction of key projects so as to help Nigeria accelerate the process of industrialisation; explore the cooperation in the areas of the digital economy and green economy; expand military and security cooperation with a view to enhancing Nigeria’s capacity of safeguarding national security, and closely coordinate with each other on regional and international affairs to safeguard the common interests of developing countries.”

While also emphasising that Nigeria is currently China’s second-largest trade partner and biggest export market in Africa, as well as China’s No. 1 destination for investment in Africa.

In support of this relationship, China has according to him provided over 300 government scholarships to Nigerians Yearly, and about 7000 Nigerians have been enrolled into Chinese Universities in recent times, with a great majority of them on different scholarship schemes.

In the wake of the above, he affirms the willingness of China to do more and come up with strategies to aid Nigeria in the fight against Covid-19, to create a better and conducive environment for business to strive and further strengthen the bilateral relations between both nations.

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