Nigeria, Russia working to accelerate nuclear energy projects implementation- top diplomat

MOSCOW, March 7 (Sputnik) – Nigeria and Russia are working to accelerate the implementation of joint nuclear energy projects, Nigerian Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar has said in an interview with Sputnik.

The sides are currently implementing practical steps, training people, the minister said, adding that the Nigerian Atomic Energy Commission and partners in Russia’s Rosatom are trying to speed up the process.

Nigeria is considering all aspects of cooperation in this area, not limited to electricity production, but including medical, agricultural and industrial applications of nuclear technology, the official added.