Nigeria to sign MoU with India on critical sectors collaboration as Tinubu awaits PM Modi’s arrival in Abuja

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is expected to receive Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday for a state visit at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.

According to a statement by Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga, titled, ‘President Tinubu to host Indian PM in Abuja’, both leaders are expected to sign Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) to enhance collaboration in critical sectors.

The statement added that Tinubu and Modi would seek to strengthen Nigeria’s and India’s ties further during their bilateral discussions.

Modi’s visit to Nigeria would be the first by an Indian prime minister since Dr Manmohan Singh’s state visit in 2007 when the two nations established a strategic partnership, and he is expected to arrive in Abuja on Saturday.