Nigeria and Indonesia are set to deepen bilateral cooperation across strategic sectors including oil and gas, energy security, agriculture, critical minerals, manufacturing and maritime security.
The development followed a meeting between Nigeria’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, and Indonesia’s Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Arief Havas Oegroseno, and his delegation at Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The meeting provided an opportunity for both countries to renew their longstanding diplomatic relationship and explore new areas of economic and strategic cooperation.
According to Odumegwu-Ojukwu, discussions focused on strengthening collaboration in oil and gas, energy security, critical minerals development, agriculture, manufacturing, technical cooperation and educational exchanges.
The two countries also discussed cooperation in counter-terrorism, de-radicalisation, intelligence sharing and maritime security.
The renewed engagement comes as Indonesia seeks to strengthen its crude oil supply relationships with African producers, including Nigeria.
Indonesian officials said earlier this year that the country was expanding cooperation with African oil-producing nations as it sought alternative supplies amid disruptions affecting traditional energy routes.
For Nigeria, stronger ties with Indonesia could provide opportunities to expand energy exports, attract investment, develop agricultural partnerships and improve technical cooperation.
Both countries reaffirmed their commitment to deepening bilateral relations, promoting greater mutual understanding and working together on issues of global significance through multilateral platforms.
The discussions are expected to provide a foundation for broader economic, security and development partnerships between Africa’s largest economy and Southeast Asia’s largest economy.
