Nigeria: Former German Chancellor Wants Nigeria As G8 Member

8 June 2007

Lagos — Former German Chancellor, Helmut Schmidt has called for the inclusion of Nigeria and other countries in the Group of Eight (G8) industrialized nations in order to tackle global issues more effectively.

According to him, the annual summit of the group will be ineffective in tackling global issues without an expansion to include major developing countries like China, India, Brazil or Nigeria.

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