Nigeria, China strengthen ties as trade volume hits $22.6bn in 2023

Nigeria and China have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral relations, with Vice President Kashim Shettima announcing that trade between the two nations reached $22.6 billion in 2023, making it one of the highest in Africa.

Shettima made this declaration while receiving a Chinese delegation led by Zhang Qingwei, Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, on Wednesday.

The Vice President expressed satisfaction with the steady increase in trade between Nigeria and China, citing a bilateral relationship that dates back to 1971.