{"id":940,"date":"2025-09-03T07:42:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T07:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=940"},"modified":"2025-09-03T01:44:48","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T01:44:48","slug":"nigeria-colombia-entering-new-era-of-cooperation-shettima","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=940","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria, Colombia entering new era of cooperation \u2013 Shettima"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Vice President Kashim Shettima has said the visit of his Colombian counterpart, Francia M\u00e1rquez, marks the beginning of a new era in relations between Nigeria and Colombia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>M\u00e1rquez, who arrived in Abuja on Saturday for a three-day official visit, was accompanied by her spouse, Mr. Rafael Yerney Pinillo Ocor\u00f3, cabinet ministers, senior government officials, and business leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Asake - Organise (Official Video)\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_u4_iWCvZ5c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The delegation is expected to engage Nigerian counterparts in discussions across key sectors to strengthen diplomatic and economic cooperation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking at a gala dinner held on Sunday night at the Presidential Villa in honour of the Colombian Vice President, Shettima said the visit was proof that both nations were set to enter a union that would foster deeper political cooperation and bolder economic ventures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The vice president said M\u00e1rquez\u2019s visit to Nigeria is expected to deepen diplomatic and strategic relations between Nigeria and Colombia and enhance collaboration in areas of mutual interest, including governance, trade, agriculture, energy, education, and security, among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said, \u201cThe visit is proof that Nigeria and Colombia are about to enter an era of fraternal union that would create deeper political cooperation, bolder economic ventures, and richer people-to-people exchanges.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/punchng.com\/nigeria-colombia-entering-new-era-of-cooperation-shettima\/\">(Punch)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vice President Kashim Shettima has said the visit of his Colombian counterpart, Francia M\u00e1rquez, marks the beginning of a new era in relations between Nigeria and Colombia. 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