Minister Backs Nigerian-German Cultural, Investment Ties

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, has assured stakeholders of his ministry’s readiness to facilitate visa processes and widen diplomatic backing for upcoming Nigerian-German taste and concern events, reaffirming the heavy historical and economical ties betwixt some nations.

At an engagement with the Association of Nigerians, Nigerian-German Investment Cultural Services, and different assemblage leaders, Tuggar praised the initiative, describing it arsenic “one that is welcome” and reflective of “a renaissance of Nigerian culture” connected the planetary stage.

“Germany and Nigeria person a precise agelong narration astir productivity. Both countries support precise cordial and adjacent relations,” Tuggar said, recalling his six-year tenure arsenic Nigeria’s ambassador to Germany.

“Anything to bash with Germany, I consciousness a earthy inclination to beryllium associated with it.”

While clarifying that the Ministry of Culture and Tourism oregon the Ministry of Trade and Investment would pb connected sector-specific matters, Tuggar pledged his ministry’s afloat support. “In presumption of facilitating visas, it shouldn’t beryllium a occupation for america to enactment with that,” helium assured, urging organisers to besides prosecute the German Embassy successful Nigeria.

The curate besides highlighted Germany’s taste openness, referencing past collaborations, including the 2019 Nigeria Cultural Day successful Berlin and the restitution of Benin bronzes. “When it comes to the contented of culture, Germany ever has a listening voice,” helium noted.

Tuggar emphasised the imaginable successful Nigeria’s taste industries, music, fashion, cuisine, and cultivation superfoods specified arsenic moringa and baobab arsenic almighty tools for concern and planetary collaboration. “There’s truthful overmuch to instrumentality vantage of,” helium said, “and we convey you for coming and privation you the precise best.”

Also speaking, the manager wide of the Salute Nigeria Initiative, Ambassador Chielo Ojirika, emphasised the expo’s value successful positioning Nigeria arsenic a premier destination for planetary investors, revealing that the Nigerian-German Investment and Cultural Expo (NGICE25), scheduled for October 2025 successful Berlin, is poised to beryllium a pivotal lawsuit aimed astatine attracting overseas nonstop concern (FDI) and showcasing Nigeria’s affluent taste heritage.

“The Expo is designed to showcase the galore concern and taste potentials successful Nigeria to pull Foreign Direct Investment and Business Partnership from the Federal Republic of Germany and the remainder of the world. In fact, NGICE aims to bring the satellite to Berlin for Nigeria arsenic Investors Paradise,” Ojirika stated.

He further revealed that the expo volition diagnostic a divers array of activities, including insubstantial presentations, exhibitions, sheet discussions, and assorted roundtable sessions focusing connected investment, banking, and public-private partnerships.

Additionally, attendees tin look guardant to networking opportunities, taste displays, and visits to strategical companies and organizations.

“The Expo is designed to showcase the galore concern and cultural

potentials successful Nigeria to pull Foreign Direct Investment and Business

Partnership from the Federal Republic of Germany and the remainder of the world. In

fact, NGICE aims to bring the satellite to Berlin for Nigeria arsenic investors paradise”, Ojrika stated.

“NGICE 2025 volition Feature Paper Presentations, Showcasing of Investment Opportunities, Panel Discussions, Exhibitions, Networking And Match-Making, Investors Roundtable, Bankers/Financer’s Roundtable, Ceo’s Roundtable, Public Private Partnership (PPP) Roundtable, visits to strategical companies and organisations arsenic good arsenic Cultural Display and Exchange,” Ojirika elaborated.