Franco-Nigerian Ties Archives - Spotlight Nigeria

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 […]

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 […]