Modi becomes first Indian PM to visit Nigeria in 17 years; gets highest award
Hindustan TimesNew Delhi: India and Nigeria on Sunday agreed to work together to address the priorities and developmental aspirations of the Global South even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu discussed ways to enhance cooperation in defence, security and trade. Abuja, Nov 17 : Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu confers the Grand Commander of The Order of the Niger on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in Abuja on Sunday. The two leaders agreed to work together to meet the developmental aspirations of the Global South and Modi appreciated Nigeria’s role as chair of the Economic Community of West African States and its contribution to multilateral and bodies. “We will together keep raising the priorities of the Global South on the world stage and there will be success through our joint efforts,” Modi said in his televised opening remarks at the meeting.