With close to 200 confirmed fatalities, authorities in Nigeria's north-central Niger State are still searching for more than 1,000 people believed to have been swept away by devastating floods triggered by heavy rains over the past week.
Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal will hold bilateral meetings with French Ministers of Economy and Trade to strengthen economic partnership and hold bilateral engagements with trade ministers of the UK, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Nigeria and Brazil.
Many residents in the Dikko area of the state were caught in a heavy fire while trying to scoop fuel from the gasoline tanker, said Mohammed Bago, the Niger Governor, in a statement.
Less than 24 hours after he asserted in Nigeria's Abuja that stepping out of the comfort zone, innovating and creating new paths has now become the very essence of today's India
"A recognition of PM Modi's leadership and commitment in furthering partnerships with the Global South. Also underlines the special ties of friendship between India and Nigeria," he said in a post on X.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday received a ceremonial welcome at Abuja's Aso Rock Villa, which serves as the office and residence of the Nigerian Presidency, ahead of his one-on-one meeting with the country's President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Abuja city's air was filled with 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' and 'Vande Mataram' chants as the Indian Diaspora awaited the arrival of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Nigeria on Saturday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted the Indian diaspora in Nigeria on Sunday upon his arrival on the first leg of his three-nation visit.
India and Nigeria identified several areas of focus for enhancing bilateral trade as well as mutually beneficial investments and committed to facilitating trade promotion between the two nations.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar chaired the sixth India-Nigeria Joint Commission Meeting (JCM) with his counterpart Yusuf Tuggar on Monday
