France Nigeria Partnership Archives - Spotlight Nigeria

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Mrs. Abike Dabiri, as part of her mission to promote the international recognition of Nigeria, has confirmed to be in Paris this October for Spotlight Nigeria 2018, the foremost Forum for Nigeria-France companies, investors and businesses. With a trade balance of 3.6 billion […]

With €3.6 billion in bilateral trade in 2017, Nigeria remains France’s leading trading partner in sub-Saharan Africa. The recent visit of Monsieur Emmanuel Macron, President of France, to Nigeria in July 2018 is, in fact, a sign of a strong interest in promoting trade, business, and social ties between both countries, with a focus on […]

Agriculture is a very familiar and important sector to the Nigerian populace. Nigeria is naturally endowed with land (39.6 m hectares of arable land, of which 60% is under cultivation), climate and rainfall, its coastal areas and its history as an agrarian economy. Sixty per cent of the Nigerian population is involved in agricultural activities […]

Since his emergence into power last year, Emmanuel Macron has become a symbol of a new era to Nigerian youths who were delighted to see the 39 year old at the time, occupy the highest seat in his country. With Nigeria’s political scene, especially at the national level, dominated by those considered to be elder […]

Education is generally viewed as the bedrock of development and national growth of any nation. Mr. Kofi Anaan, a Ghanaian diplomat and former UN secretary general once said: “Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family”. On the global scene, Nigeria is a country reputable […]

The Nigerian film industry popularly called Nollywood has recorded huge success, contributing largely to the country’s economy and global fame. The sector has carved for itself a unique niche through a low budget, short spanned home movie production. In the early 90s, with the first home video ‘Living in Bondage’, Nigerian film industry began witnessing […]