Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, has held a high-level bilateral meeting with the Director General of the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED), Dr. Waleed Al-Bahar, in Abuja.
A statement by Alkasim Abdulkadir, Special Assistant on Media and Communications Strategy to the Minister on Monday, said the meeting focused on deepening development cooperation between Nigeria and Kuwait, with discussions centered on expanding cooperation in priority sectors aligned with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
Ambassador Tuggar welcomed the Kuwaiti delegation and commended KFAED for its role in advancing economic and social development across the Global South, including Nigeria.
He highlighted Nigeria’s development priorities, including infrastructure renewal, human capital development, poverty reduction, youth empowerment, and economic diversification.
The Minister emphasized the need to scale up interventions in education, citing the success of the Reaching Out-of-School Children initiative in Kaduna State, which was supported by KFAED and UNICEF.
He also proposed enhanced collaboration in agricultural modernization, including irrigation, agro-processing, and technology transfer, to address food security challenges.
Additionally, Ambassador Tuggar proposed new infrastructure projects in transportation, power, and digital connectivity, and called for continued concessional financing and technical assistance from the Kuwait Fund.
He reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to hosting the inaugural session of the Nigeria-Kuwait Joint Commission for Cooperation later this year to institutionalize dialogue and fast-track mutually beneficial projects.
Spark News Naija reports that the meeting concluded on a note of optimism, with both parties pledging to translate goodwill into tangible outcomes that will strengthen the strategic partnership and deliver real benefits to the people of Nigeria and Kuwait.