Tinubu, Queen Mary of Denmark discuss livestock, education cooperation
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday hosted Queen Mary Elizabeth of Denmark at the Say Dwelling in Abuja, the put all facets talked about expanded collaboration on cattle trend, training, and humanitarian pork up.
The Danish monarch, visiting Nigeria for the first time in her feature as Patron of the United Worldwide locations Population Fund (UNFPA), became got by the President and co-hosted by First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu.
At some level of the assembly, President Tinubu emphasised the capability of Nigeria’s cattle and dairy sectors to pressure food safety, job introduction, and rural trend. He talked about that as Nigeria’s inhabitants grows, centered partnerships in agriculture and veterinary smartly being might per chance possibly well moreover lend a hand change into reward challenges into structured financial alternatives.
“We are able to convert that friction into structured financial different and provide training pathways—even for farmers and herders. We are able to stabilise communities, grow our food programs, and take millions out of poverty,” the President talked about, relating to the chronic warfare between farmers and herders.
Tinubu talked about his administration’s international coverage priorities are guided by inhabitants dynamics and align with the Renewed Hope Agenda. He noted Nigeria’s projected inhabitants of 400 million by 2050 and called for funding in agriculture, training, healthcare, and employment to administer future growth.
The President also acknowledged reward Danish investments in Nigeria’s agriculture and maritime sectors, citing companies comparable to A.P. Moller–Maersk and Grundfos. He praised Denmark’s persevered pork up for warfare-affected communities and seemed ahead to elevated collaboration as Denmark prepares to pick out the presidency of the EU Council and a seat on the UN Security Council from 2025 to 2026.
On the social entrance, Tinubu welcomed joint efforts between the Danish Queen and the First Lady on initiatives comparable to school feeding and cutting back the selection of out-of-college children. Senator Oluremi Tinubu spoke of the want to integrate former Islamic colleges into Nigeria’s formal training scheme as allotment of broader reforms.
Queen Mary thanked the President and First Lady for his or her hospitality and expressed her sympathy over the humanitarian difficulty in Nigeria’s northeast. She talked about her consult with aimed to explore alternatives within the green economy, females-led businesses, and shrimp one smartly being, to boot to toughen cultural and academic ties.
She also counseled the First Lady’s Renewed Hope Initiative and announced her plans to consult with the A.P. Moller–Maersk terminal in Lagos as allotment of her time out.
