10/09/2025
President Bola Tinubu Holds Strategic Working Lunch with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of Nigeria on Wednesday held a high-level strategic working lunch with his French counterpart, President Emmanuel Macron, at the prestigious Élysée Palace in Paris. The closed-door meeting underscored the strengthening bilateral relations between Nigeria and France, focusing on economic cooperation, security partnerships, and global diplomatic engagement.
During the private session, both leaders discussed areas of mutual interest, including trade expansion, foreign investment opportunities, defense collaboration, energy transition, and climate change initiatives. The meeting also explored France’s potential role in supporting Nigeria’s ongoing economic reforms and infrastructural development plans, aimed at boosting sustainable growth and attracting global investors.
President Tinubu highlighted Nigeria’s commitment to fostering an enabling business environment, improving regional security, and deepening partnerships with international allies. President Macron, in turn, expressed France’s readiness to strengthen its strategic ties with Africa’s largest economy, pledging to enhance collaboration in technology, renewable energy, education, and cultural exchange.
The working lunch comes at a critical time when Nigeria is pushing forward with reforms targeted at stabilizing the economy and improving its global competitiveness. It also reflects growing diplomatic efforts by the Tinubu administration to position Nigeria as a major player in global economic and security discourse.
This latest engagement marks yet another step in advancing Nigeria-France relations, setting the stage for potential joint ventures, policy alignment, and stronger multilateral cooperation within the European Union, African Union, and other international platforms.
