Inter-ministerial Meeting: planning committee on the Nigeria-Japan Economic and Investment Forum has reiterated the need for gender balance and collaboration between Nigeria and Japan - Buchi George

 

 

The Nigeria-Japan Economic and Investment Forum planning Committee  has acknowledged that both countries need to develop more economic partnerships through trade to boost the bilateral relationship between both countries.

 

This was disclosed by Hon. Buchi George, Trade Nigeria boss, during the end of the Nigeria-Japan inter-ministerial  Meeting held on Thursday been the 26^th of August  in Abuja.

 

The Trade Nigeria boss said that Nigeria was Japans’ largest trading partner in Africa and the relationship should be boosted with even more trade.

 

He cited some investment in Nigeria funded by some Japanese companies in Nigeria, etc., which helped Nigerian businesses with access to finance and economic growth in areas such as Agriculture, Life Sciences and Health, Youth Employment, Entrepreneurship and ICT.

 

The he stated that both “parties agreed to collaborate on Nigeria-japan partnership, development, and capacity for research and knowledge exchange.”

                                 

Nigeria reiterated the need to increase the number of beneficiaries, ensure gender balance and geographical space in implementation of youth development programmes in Nigeria by the Japanese.

 

“Nigeria solicits support to start-ups and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), Agriculture” the trade gaffer concluded.

 

Participants at the meeting included representative from the Japan embassy in Nigeria, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Trade and Investment counterpart, Trade Nigeria, sub-committee on housing, Agriculture, Education, ICT, amongst others.