President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday received Her Majesty Queen Mary Elizabeth of Denmark at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, in a top-level diplomatic meeting that placed immense emphasis on enhanced bilateral partnership in education, agriculture, and humanitarian development.

The Queen, visiting Nigeria on a trip as a patron of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), was given full state reception with Danish officials. At a closed-door meeting with President Tinubu and First Lady Oluremi Tinubu, there was an emphasis on improving access to quality education in disadvantaged communities, especially innovative partnerships and fusion with cultures.

During the meeting, in his statements, President Tinubu pointed out that the solution to some of Nigeria’s greatest challenges lies in education, including insecurity, youth unemployment, and rural underdevelopment.

“Education must be the tool by which we disarm poverty, ignorance, and extremism,” Tinubu said. “We welcome Denmark’s willingness to cooperate with us in empowering our youth—especially in modern agriculture and education reform.”

The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, called for the integration of the Almajiri system of education into Nigeria’s formal education system. She advised reforms in curricula that would retain the traditional knowledge and at the same time ensure that the millions of children in Northern Nigeria are not marginalized.

Queen Mary, in her address, emphasized Denmark’s readiness to support Nigeria in food security, girls’ education, and humanitarian support—most particularly in the conflict-affected North-East. She acknowledged Nigeria’s demographic dividend as well as its potential, which can be realized if properly educated and put to work.

Nigeria’s youth is its greatest asset. Our collaboration can ensure opportunities where education and empowerment converge, and where no child is left behind in a future,” Queen Elizabeth said.

The tour also saw cooperation in the new livestock rearing, where the President presented an initiative that will transform recurring farmer–herder conflicts into economic benefits through the education of young people in animal rearing and farming.

Denmark, under its private sector giants like Maersk and Grundfos, has remained to maintain active investments in Nigeria. The two nations renewed their commitment for deepening economic ties, with Denmark holding new positions on the UN Security Council and the EU Council Presidency for 2025–2026.

Queen Mary’s visit is a significant diplomatic occasion for Nigeria in its attempt to seek out more profound alliances that serve its development agendas. Specialists affirm that the reversion to the use of education as a diplomatic bridge is a manifestation of a more profound understanding that national security and prosperity are not divisible from educational transformation.