UK minister visits, to push to business, trade ties with Nigeria

United Kingdom Minister for Business and Trade, Kemi Badenoch, is in Nigeria to push the frontiers of bilateral trade between Nigeria and United Kingdom, UK.

The Minister, whose visit is for three days to Nigeria, followed up on former Foreign Secretary’s visit to Nigeria in August 2023, and last week’s UK-Nigeria Security and Defence Talks, the minister’s visit will push ongoing efforts by both countries to boost the UK-Nigeria trade relationship.

Badenoch and the Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to Nigeria, Helen Grant, are slated to hold meetings with the Federal Government, state governors and British and Nigerian business leaders and investors.

The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Dr Richard Montgomery, said the visit 8s coming in the wake of recent reforms by the Federal Government and the Central Bank, boosting optimism among international investors that the country is creating conditions for growth.

According to him, “Nigeria is one of the UK’s most important partners in Africa. We are committed to helping Nigeria unlock new investment opportunities, supporting more UK and international investment through the City of London, and thereby creating jobs in both our countries.”

It also hoped that Badenoch will explore current and potential investment and trade activities from education to infrastructure and energy projects, with the potential to create thousands of jobs.