Abuja
— Wider cooperation in science and technology will be mutually
beneficial for China and Nigeria as bilateral ties has reached a
milestone, Nigerian minister of science and technology Ogbonnaya Onu
told Xinhua Wednesday.
The senior Nigerian
official, who is leading a delegation to China, will hold talks with
his Chinese counterpart and the organized private sector.
"As a nation, we
believe that there are so many lessons we can learn when we cooperate
with a nation like China. My meeting with my counterpart in China will
be around strengthening the relationship between our two countries,
particularly in the areas of science and technology," he said in Abuja,
ahead of his visit to the East Asian nation.
His visit will also
serve as an avenue to convince more Chinese investors to do business in
Nigeria and see that, as Africa's largest economy, there is tremendous
potential to improve lives and the people's standard of living through
the science and technology sector.
"We would like to
explore new areas of cooperation that will help nurture better
understanding between our two nations. We want to improve the standard
of living of our people. We want to be in a position to use science and
technology to secure our nation, grow our economy and create jobs," the
minister said.
By next month,
cooperation between China and Nigeria will clock 45 years. The
Sino-Nigeria cooperation has increased tremendously over the past four
and half decades, covering areas that include politics, trade,
investment, aid, technology, science, culture, education, health and
military.
The Nigerian
minister said his mission in China is to encourage the Chinese
authorities and investors to join faith with the new momentum of change
and economic prosperity anchored by government of the West African
country.
He said Nigeria is bound to enter agreement that will cover manpower development and technology transfer with China.
Xinhua
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