Ukraine signs memorandum on construction of grain terminal in Nigeria

Ukraine's agricultural ministry and the international company Lagos Free Zone (Tolaram Group) signed a memorandum of joint participation in the grain terminal project in the port of Lekki, Nigeria.

What is the problem?

Taras Vysotsky, First Deputy Minister of the agricultural ministry, noted that the Ukrainian agricultural sector continues to play a vital role in ensuring international food security, especially given the fact that the world's population is growing.

What is the solution?

The Memorandum of Understanding and Joint Participation in the project of a grain terminal in the port of Lekki, Nigeria, was signed by the First Deputy Minister Taras Vysotsky.

The signing took place in London on the sidelines of the Ukraine Recovery Conference.

How does it work?

Ukraine's ministry states that in cooperation with the Lagos Free Zone, the necessary infrastructure will be created to ensure a further continuous supply of Ukrainian agricultural products to Nigeria and the entire African continent.

The cooperation will be aimed at creating the necessary infrastructure to ensure the continued continuous supply of Ukrainian agricultural products to both Nigeria and the entire African continent.

The main goal is to ensure food security in the regions that need it most, said Vysotsky.

Nigeria has the largest population (206,139,589 people) and the most powerful economy on the continent.

On June 16, President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa arrived in Ukraine.

In addition to the South African president, the presidents of Zambia, Senegal, and Comoros, the Prime Minister of Egypt, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uganda visited Kyiv.

According to Reuters, these leaders are going to visit Kyiv on Friday and St. Petersburg on Saturday to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The goal of the Africans is to act as peacemakers and negotiate an increase in grain and fertilizer supplies from Ukraine and Russia.