Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has embarked on a high-level visit to Canada since 2000 when then President Olusegun Obasanjo visited the North American nation.
According to a statement by his spokesman, Laolu Akande, the visit is expected to deepen diplomatic ties between Nigeria and Canada as Prof. Osinbajo will meet the Canadian Deputy Prime Minister, Chrystia Freeland, and other top parliamentarians and members of the Canadian government in Ottawa today, Monday 21.
The three-day visit will address issues and events around educational collaboration, technology, creative industry and climate justice, among others.
Vice President Osinbajo will give a public lecture at the Queen’s University in Kingston, one of Canada’s leading research-intensive academic institutions on Wednesday.