The Ambassador of Japan to Nigeria, Mr. Matsunaga Kazuyoshi, has said the total trade volume between Nigeria, the economic powerhouse in Africa, and Japan is $1 billion per year.
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) - The Japanese government has earmarked 260,000 dollars in its bid towards combating piracy and kidnapping in the Gulf of Guinea (GoG), especially Nigerian waterway. The UN Development Programme (UNDP) Team Lead on Governance, Peace and Security, Mr Matthew Alao, said this on Monday at the inauguration ceremony of a two-week anti-piracy first