On an official visit to Nigeria, an EU ally in West Africa, on Thursday 19 October, the European Commissioner for International Partnerships, Jutta Urpilainen, together with Nigeria’s Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, launched a major investment package as part of the EU’s Global Gateway strategy to support the country’s ‘green and digital inclusive’ transition. Ms Urpilainen was accompanied by Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson.
By leveraging...