French President Emmanuel Macron visits Nigeria 17 years after, signs $475m agreement with Nigerian Government(photos)

 

French President Emmanuel Macron who is on a two day official visit to Nigeria said he did not know he would be visiting again as a President 17 years after he left......

His visit on Tuesday made the Nigeria's entertainment industry feverish as those present at the meeting with Mr Macron took out time to take selfies with him.....

 

During the visit, Macron met with the president of Nigeria in Abuja where both leaders signed three agreements worth 475 million dollars on social amenities and reforestation.

The Lagos agreement involved a letter of intent for the financing of urban mobility improvement project through a loan of 200 million dollars. The urban mobility project will involve development of eight priority bus corridors connected to the Lagos mass transit network.

In Ogun, a French firm in conjunction with the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority is to mobilise from investors about 200 million dollars for land reclamation to correct the massive degradation of arable land being witnessed in the state.

France, through its foreign development agency, Whence Francaise de Development (AFD), will also extend a credit facility of 75 million dollars towards improving water supply in Kano city.

The two presidents pledged to increase the cooperation between Nigeria and France in tackling security challenges occasioned by Boko Haram and ISIS jihadists in Nigeria and the Sahel region of Africa.