Brazilian Vice President Geraldo Alckmin and his wife Maria LĂșcia Alckmin arrived in Nigeria Tuesday morning at the Presidential Wing of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport. This marks the commencement of the highly anticipated Second Session of the Nigeria-Brazil Strategic Dialogue Mechanism (SDM).
The high-profile visit, which kicks off Tuesday represents a promising moment in Nigeria’s South-South diplomatic engagement and is expected to yield significant policy breakthroughs across multiple sectors.
The Brazilian delegation was received by Deputy Chief of Staff to the President, Senator Ibrahim Hassan Hadejia; Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Jumoke Oduwole; Minister of Livestock Development, Idi Mukhtar Maiha; Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari; and other senior Nigerian government officials.
Deputy Chief of Staff to the President, Ibrahim Hassan Hadejia described the visit as a pivotal moment in Nigeria’s renewed hope agenda, emphasising the strategic importance of deepening ties with Brazil.
The three-day summit will culminate in the signing of over thirty Memoranda of Understanding across critical sectors, including defence cooperation, agricultural technology transfer, energy collaboration, and cultural exchange programmes.