India-Nigeria Strategic Partnership Enhancement

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu discussed enhancing ties in defence, energy, and trade.

• Major challenges identified include terrorism, separatism, piracy, and drug trafficking.

• Modi emphasized the importance of the 60,000-strong Indian expatriate community in India-Nigeria relations.

• India sent 20 tonnes of relief supplies for Nigerians affected by last month’s floods.

• Modi also referred to the African Union’s permanent membership in the G-20 at the India-hosted summit.