NIGERIA-INDIA JOIN TRADE MEETING HOLDS IN ABUJA. (PHOTOS). #PRESS RELEASE.
Press Release Nigeria -India Joint trade meeting holds in Abuja. Nigeria and India are holding a joint trade summit today in Abuja to improve their bilateral ties and ease commerce. At the opening ceremony, Ambassador Nura Abba Rimi, Permanent Secretary Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Investment, welcomed delegations from both countries and stated that the joint meeting was called to strengthen the existing bilateral trade and investment relations between the two countries. He said the joint bilateral meeting will focus on key priority areas with the “aim of reviewing the development and expansion of economic relations as well as exploring the possibilities of increasing and diversifying trade.” Ambassador Rimi acknowledged the increasing volume of trade between Nigeria and India saying, “India is the largest trading partner of Nigeria in Asia especially, Nigeria’s petroleum products (which is a total of 12% India’s crude requirements) while Nigeria is ranked 4th largest