Nigeria offers China geophysics data partnership

By Chidiebere Onyemaizu
Nigeria’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations has disclosed that President Bola Tinubu had extended an open invitation to the People’s Republic of China to partner with Nigeria through the deployment and exchange of geophysical data across the country’s nautical domain as part of efforts to unlock the enormous potential of the blue economy.
The mission said the President’s proposal prioritises strategic partnership, technology transfer and data-driven collaboration over traditional development assistance.
The disclosure was contained in a statement yesterday by the Office of the Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the United Nations, New York, follo...