India accords high priority to its strategic partnership with Nigeria, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday as he held wide-ranging talks with Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu with a focus on shoring up bilateral cooperation in sectors such as defence,

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ongoing three-nation tour began with a significant stop in Nigeria, where he arrived on Sunday.

Nigeria on Sunday conferred its second-highest national award, the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger, on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, making him the second foreign dignitary to receive the distinction.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu on Sunday, amid deepening ties between the two countries.

PM Modi was awarded Nigeria's highest honour, the 'Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger,' during his visit to Abuja.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who reached Nigeria on Sunday to begin his three-nation tour, thanked the African country's government and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for a warm welcome to the Indian leader and his delegation there.

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu met to renew what they called the "strategic partnership" between the giants of Asia and Africa on Sunday. Modi was welcomed to the Nigerian presidency by a military pipe band and honour guard,

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is currently in Nigeria, visiting the country, as part of a three-nation tour to strengthen ties between India and Nigeria. In this tour the PM Modi would also be visiting Brazil and Guyana.