Official figures obtained on Friday by Saturday PUNCH indicated that about 120,000 Chinese nationals visit Nigeria annually mainly to explore business and other economic opportunities in agriculture, solid mineral exploration and mining. Also, no fewer than 30,000 Nigerians travel to different Chinese cities every year for business or tourism. Findings also reveal that about 60,000 Chinese nationals are living in different cities in Nigeria. Many of them also travel to their home country regularly during festive seasons such as the Spring Festival holding on Saturday (today). China allocates RMB 1 billion to fight the virusChina is allocating RMB 1 billion ($144m) to combat coronavirus outbreak.

Source: Punch January 25, 2020 11:26 UTC