His Excellency, Ambassador Obinna C. Onowu on Tuesday, 22nd June, 2021, presented his Letters of Credence to His Royal Majesty, King Philippe I, King of the Belgians at the Royal Palace in Brussels, accrediting him as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to the kingdom of Belgium.
During his presentation, Ambassador Onowu acknowledged the existing cordial relations between Nigeria and Belgium and highlighted the need for collaboration especially in the areas of trade and investment, capacity building, Education, health and Information Technology in a bid to deepen economic ties between both nations.
The Nigerian Ambassador, who also holds concurrent accreditation to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the European Union informed King Philippe I on the need for both countries to facilitate high level visits between Government officials.
Concluding, he affirmed that the Nigeria Government is particularly elated to receive the trade delegation that will visit Nigeria in the fourth quarter of 2021 and expressed optimism that the visit would further promote cooperation.
The Embassy of Nigeria was established in 1961. Presently, there are approximately 3500 Nigerian citizens in Belgium out of which about 350 of them are students.
Since its establishment, the Embassy has had 16 Ambassadors and Ambassador Obinna Onowu is the 17th Nigerian Ambassador to Belgium.
