President Tinubu Hosts Chinese Ambassador Yu Dunhai in Abuja

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday welcomed H.E. Mr. Yu Dunhai, the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, along with Mr. Zhu Songbo, a senior official from the Chinese embassy, at the State House in Abuja.

Dependable NG reports that the meeting was officially confirmed by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, via his X page. While the event underscores the importance of the Nigeria-China Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, specific details regarding the substance of the discussions were not immediately made public.

The meeting took place amidst repeated efforts by President Tinubu in recent months to underscore Nigeria’s firm commitment to building strong international partnerships as a key strategy to advance the country’s broad development objectives.

In a related development on December 3, the Chinese Ambassador also met with Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, to discuss advancing strategic cooperation in areas like industrialization, technology transfer, and critical mineral development, signaling a high level of engagement between the two nations.