Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, and The Canadian Deputy Prime Minister, Chrystia Freeland, have agreed on the need for deepening bilateral relations between Nigeria and Canada, with a focus on improving trade, strengthen ongoing educational collaboration, continuing dialogue on the global energy transition and climate change.
Following the highlight of the meeting between the duo in Ottawa, the capital of the North American country, Osinbajo reaffirmed the view that gas ought to be adopted as a transition fuel, a notion he said garnered traction at the recent conference in Egypt.
The Canadian Deputy Prime Minister however submitted that the Canadian government values its relationship with Africa, especially Nigeria, and has been looking forward to this visit for a long time.