MFA Press Statement: Visit by Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Home Affairs Masagos Zulkifli to Nigeria, 12 - 16 May 2013

(From left to right, Singapore High Commissioner to Nigeria Shabbir Hassanbhai, Senior Minister of State Masagos Zulkifli, Minister of State Viola Adaku Onwuliru, and Nigeria High Commissioner to Singapore Duru-Rajis Benedicta Nonyelum) [Photo: MFA]
 

Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Home Affairs Mr Masagos Zulkifli visited Abuja and Lagos in Nigeria from 12 to 16 May 2013.  In Abuja, SMS called on The Honourable Minister of State of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria Professor Viola Adaku Onwuliri on 14 May 2013.  The leaders reaffirmed the growing bilateral ties between Singapore and Nigeria, as well as mutual support in the international fora.  SMS also reiterated Singapore’s commitment to extending technical assistance to developing countries like Nigeria, and welcomed Nigeria's continued participation in the Singapore Cooperation Programme. 

SMS also met with The Honourable Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, The Honourable Minister of Aviation Princess Stella Oduah-Ogiemwonyi, and The Honourable Minister of State of Finance Yerima Lawan Ngama.  In addition, SMS met with prominent businessmen, bankers, and Singaporeans working in Lagos, to understand and explore the economic opportunities in Nigeria.

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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

SINGAPORE

16 MAY 2013