President MUHAMMADU BUHARI is seeking the support of the Asian government in combating piracy in the Gulf of Guinea and illegal fishing in that region.

The President made the request yesterday during a bilateral meeting between the Nigerian delegation and Japanese officials led by Prime Minister SHINZO ABE, on the margins of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD7).

Minister of Foreign Affairs, GEOFFREY ONYEAMA spoke more on the outcome of the meeting.

Also, the European Union signed a €50 million Memorandum of Understanding to support humanitarian and development efforts in the country’s North East region.

Here again is GEOFFREY ONYEAMA on what the country stands to benefit from the Mou.