Deputy Governor, Lagos State, Femi Hamzat and Minister of State for Development, Francophonie and International Partnerships, France, HE. Chrysoula Zacharopoulou, during a courtsey visitFrance has committed to invest €1.2 million to support Nigeria’s entrepreneurs in the creative and cultural sector.
She mentioned that within her five day visit to Nigeria, she also met with the President, ECOWAS Commission, Omar Alieu Touray and discussed isdues pertaining to regional security and development. They signed two finance intervention totalling €20 million to provide ECOWAS strong support in the areas of agriculture.
“It’s clear that anglophone African countries are just as important partners as Francophonie African countries,” she added.