Nigeria, Russia move to boost trade, investment through BRICS alliance

By Favour Ulebor, Abuja

Nigeria and Russia are acceptable to fortify bilateral relations done the level of the BRICS Women’s Business Alliance (WBA).

In a property connection signed by Dr. Magnus Eze, Special Assistant connected Communication and New Media, Office of the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, connected Tuesday, the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, made this known astatine a stakeholders’ interactive league held astatine the State House Banquet Hall, Abuja, during the sojourn of the Russian Chapter of the BRICS Women’s Business Alliance.

Odumegwu-Ojukwu described the gathering arsenic timely, noting that it provided a level for some countries to research concern opportunities.

She explained that though Nigeria and Russia stock decades of relationship and practice successful areas specified arsenic education, defence, energy, technology, and diplomacy, the contiguous infinitesimal demanded some nations look boldly into the future.

The curate said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s medication was charting a caller people done the Renewed Hope Agenda and the 4-Ds overseas argumentation approach, which absorption connected Democracy, Development, Demography, and Diaspora.

She noted that these priorities; peculiarly inclusive growth, younker empowerment, and planetary engagement, resonate with the ngo of the BRICS Women’s Business Alliance.

She besides commended First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, for hosting the event, describing her arsenic an fantabulous illustration of the transformative powerfulness of women successful shaping societies and gathering bridges crossed nations.

Odumegwu-Ojukwu welcomed the Russian delegation led by its Chairperson, Ms. Anna Nesterova, saying her determination to bring the dynamism of the BRICS Women’s Business Alliance to Nigeria was a beardown affirmation of her committedness to gathering inclusive economical partnerships.

She said, “The method league earlier america offers an invaluable accidental to research areas of strategical cooperation. In commercialized and investment, Nigeria’s immense market, earthy resources, and youthful population, combined with Russia’s technological expertise and concern capacity, contiguous opportunities for win-win partnerships.

“In agriculture, collaboration tin modernise accumulation and boost nutrient security. In energy, some accepted and renewable, determination is tremendous scope for cooperation. In integer innovation and education, we tin empower our younker with the tools of the future. And crossed each these sectors, the progressive information of women entrepreneurs and leaders volition guarantee that the gains of our concern are sustainable, inclusive, and people-centred.”

Odumegwu-Ojukwu stressed that the gathering should beryllium a level for actionable outcomes specified arsenic identifying frameworks for cooperation, establishing associated ventures, and gathering enduring networks betwixt Nigerian and Russian women entrepreneurs.

She listed sectors similar agro-processing, education, originative industries, tiny and mean enterprises, and technology-driven businesses arsenic areas of contiguous opportunities.

She concluded: “Let maine reason by affirming Nigeria’s readiness to enactment intimately with our Russian counterparts, and by hold the BRICS platform, to beforehand inclusive prosperity. We are assured that the discussions present contiguous volition supply a roadworthy representation for stronger bilateral relations, deeper people-to-people connections, and caller opportunities that volition uplift the lives of our citizens.”

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