German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier attends a press conference after visiting the Salzburg Festival in Salzburg, Austria, Saturday, Aug. 22, 2020. (AP Photo/Kerstin Joensson)

German President, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, to visit Nigeria Tuesday

President Frank-Walter Steinmeier of Germany will arrive in Nigeria on December 10, for a three-day official visit, which will run until December 12, 2024.

This was announced in a press release issued by the German Embassy in Abuja, on Monday.

During his stay, Steinmeier will meet with key Nigerian leaders, including President Bola Tinubu and the President of the Economic Community of West African States Commission, Dr. Alieu Touray.

In Abuja, Steinmeier will discuss bilateral relations with Nigerian officials before travelling to Lagos. There, he will engage with business representatives, visit a start-up hub, and meet with prominent figures from Nigeria’s cultural and civil society sectors, such as artist Dr. Nike Okundaye and Nobel laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka.

He will also tour Lagos, gaining insight into the challenges and opportunities of urban development in Africa’s largest city.

Steinmeier will be accompanied by a delegation of German business leaders.

“The President of the Federal Republic of Germany, His Excellency Dr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier is set to arrive in Nigeria tomorrow, 10 December. He will stay until the 12th of December 2024.

“While in Abuja, President Steinmeier will meet with the President of Nigeria, His Excellency Bola Tinubu as well as with the President of the Commission of Economic Community of West African States, His Excellency Dr. Alieu Touray.

“The German President will then proceed to Lagos, where he will engage with business representatives, visit a start-up hub and meet with members of Nigeria’s culture sector and civil society, like Dr. Nike Okundaye, popularly known as Mama Nike of the Nike Art Gallery and the legendary author and Nobel Laureate for Literature, Prof. Wole Soyinka.

“There will also be an opportunity to tour the city of Lagos and gain insights into the urban development of a megacity, 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,” the statement read.