Tinubu St. Kitts visit strengthens Nigeria-Caribbean ties as leaders discuss agriculture, trade, and regional cooperation
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu received the Prime Minister of the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr Terrance Drew, at his official residence at the Aso Rock Villa in Abuja on Thursday evening.
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The meeting, held at around 6:00pm, was confirmed in a statement and photographs released by the State House media office. Details of Thursday’s discussions were not disclosed.
The visit comes almost exactly one year after Dr Drew’s previous engagement with President Tinubu at the Villa on March 29, 2025, when both leaders explored ways to deepen bilateral ties in agriculture, food security, energy, logistics, and trade.
Following that March 2025 meeting, President Tinubu visited St. Lucia in June 2025, where he held talks with leaders of the Caribbean Community, marking the first engagement between a Nigerian President and CARICOM officials.
During the March 2025 meeting, Dr Drew described Africa as “the motherland” and emphasised Saint Kitts and Nevis’s focus on food sovereignty.
He revealed that his government had initiated discussions with several Nigerian firms to explore collaborative opportunities across the Caribbean region.
President Tinubu called the engagement a significant opportunity to expand Africa’s global connections and strengthen bilateral relations.
Nigeria and Saint Kitts and Nevis maintain diplomatic relations as members of the Commonwealth of Nations, the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, and the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States.
Neither country currently hosts a resident embassy in the other’s capital, with diplomatic accreditation facilitated through multilateral missions in New York and London.
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Bilateral trade between Nigeria and Saint Kitts and Nevis is currently valued at less than $500,000 annually, according to UN COMTRADE data.
Quadri Olaitan is a journalist and contributor to Freelanews.com, covering news, public affairs, and human-interest stories.
