President Frank-Walter Steinmeier of Germany is scheduled to visit Nigeria for a two-day state visit, arriving on Tuesday.
The German Embassy confirmed this in a statement released on Monday. During his visit, President Steinmeier will hold meetings with Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and ECOWAS President Alieu Omar Touray.
He will also travel to Lagos to engage with business leaders, visit a start-up hub, and meet with prominent figures in Nigeria’s culture sector and civil society, such as Dr. Nike Okundaye and Prof. Wole Soyinka.
Additionally, Steinmeier will explore the city of Lagos to understand its urban development, including environmental and social challenges.
“President Steinmeier will be accompanied by a business delegation of CEOs and high-ranking board members of some of Germany’s most successful companies in the fields of IT, hightech and energy – an indication of the rising interest of German businesses in opportunities to invest in Nigeria.
“This visit sends a strong signal: Nigeria is an important political, economic and cultural partner of Germany in Africa,” the statement said.