@ori.iwa: #German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul encouraged German companies to #invest in Nigeria on Wednesday despite the security challenges, saying Africa's most populous nation offers major economic opportunities that it would be "grossly negligent" to ignore. "I explicitly encourage German companies to get involved here," he said. Wadephul said Nigeria's fast-growing economy, young population and natural resources made it an important partner for Germany. More than 100 German #companies are already active in the West African country, Germany's second-largest trading partner in sub-Saharan #Africa The minister also reaffirmed Germany's commitment to supporting security, stabilization, humanitarian aid and development cooperation in #Nigeria