On April 29, 2025 local time, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Nigerian Foreign Minister Yusuf Maitama Tuggar in Rio de Janeiro.

Wang Yi said that Nigeria is a large developing country and a significant member in the Global South, enjoying a great development potential and a promising future. China has always placed Nigeria in an important position in its overall diplomacy and relationship with Africa and firmly supports Nigeria in safeguarding its state sovereignty and national dignity, and in following a development path that suits its national conditions. China welcomes Nigeria as a partner country to attend the BRICS meeting and supports Nigeria in actively fulfilling its responsibilities as the rotating president of the Economic Community of West African States and playing a greater role in international and regional affairs.

Wang Yi said that Africa is an important pole in the multipolar world. In the face of rampant unilateral protectionism as well as increasing uncertainty and instability in the international situation, China is willing to work with African countries and other vast number of developing countries, including Nigeria, to jointly reject protectionism, oppose hegemony and bullying, and send a strong signal of upholding multilateralism and defending fairness and justice.

Yusuf Maitama Tuggar said that Nigeria-China relations have a solid foundation. In recent years, the two countries have witnessed frequent exchanges at all levels and fruitful results of mutually beneficial cooperation. He thanked the strong support provided by China for Nigeria's economic and social development and expressed that Nigeria will continue to firmly abide by the one-China principle. Nigeria expects to jointly implement the outcomes of the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation and accelerate Africa's industrialization process. Noting that China is the largest trading partner of West Africa, he said Nigeria appreciates the zero-tariff treatment given by China to the least developed African countries with which it has diplomatic relations , and he expressed the hope that China will continue to provide support for the development of West Africa. Unilateral protectionism has become the biggest challenge faced by the international community currently. Nigeria appreciates China's sense of responsibility as a major country and its leadership, and is ready to strengthen solidarity and cooperation to jointly uphold multilateralism and safeguard the common interests of the Global South.