Kemi Badenoch
The Minister for Business and Trade in the United Kingdom, Kemi Badenoch, says her three-day visit to Nigeria, which started on Monday, will take forward ongoing efforts by both countries to boost the UK-Nigeria trade relationship and unlock new investment opportunities.
This is contained in a statement by the Senior Press and Public Affairs Officer, Communications Lead, Prosperity and Economic Development of the British High Commission in Abuja, Ndidiamaka Eze.
The statement further indicated that Badenoch and the Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to Nigeria, Helen Grant, while in Nigeria, will meet with Federal Government officials, state governors, as well as British and Nigerian business leaders and investors.
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Through these meetings, according to the statement, she will explore current and potential investment and trade activities, from education to infrastructure and energy projects, towards creating thousands of jobs.
Badenoch will also look to further strengthen the UK-Nigeria partnership, remove barriers to trade and investment, grow business between the two countries, and ensure the City of London’s enabling role for international business is more accessible to Nigeria.
9News Nigeria Correspondent, Deji Ogunsola reports that Badenoch’s visit comes after the former Foreign Secretary visited Nigeria in August 2023 and last week’s UK-Nigeria Security and Defence Talks.
