Before the hearing, he told reporters he wished to apologize to South Koreans.
Markets in China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, and South Korea were closed on Tuesday for the Lunar New Year holidays. U.S. markets were shut on Monday for Presidents’ Day.
The arms deal, awaiting approval, has drawn scrutiny from Beijing.
Mr Marten said Nigeria faced peculiar challenges in health financing that required domestic solutions.
Taiwan’s representative in Nigeria, Andy Yih-Ping Liu, lauded the collaboration with NHRC.
Mr Lai’s speech took place a day before Russian President Vladimir Putin’s May 9 Victory Day parade, attended by Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
The G7 reiterated its opposition to any unilateral action, including force or coercion by China to take over Taiwan forcefully.
Taiwan imposed a 64 per cent tariff on U.S. imports.
Taiwan has had an independent government since 1949, but China considers the democratic island part of its territory.
He said that Nigeria could not afford to lag behind in this era of rapid innovation.
