The UK Foreign and Development Office, has released an itinerary of the Foreign Secretary in Nigeria where a number of development initiatives will be discussed and firmed up in a new policy setting that will see Nigeria aligning its interests in line with international trade and economic cooperation.
Economic growth would underpin work in both Nigeria and South Africa, as Foreign Secretary, David Lammy, agrees to develop a new UK-South Africa Growth Plan and a new Strategic Partnership with Nigeria.
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The Foreign Secretary sets out “Growth is the core mission of this government and will underpin our relationships in Nigeria, South Africa and beyond.”
David Lammy proposed to begin a visit to Nigeria and South Africa on Sunday 3rd November, his first trip to the African continent as Foreign Secretary and the first to visit South Africa since 2013.
In Nigeria, the Foreign Secretary will sign a modern and progressive Strategic Partnership – the first of its kind between the UK and Nigeria. This new dialogue will cover the breadth of the UK-Nigeria areas of shared cooperation from growth and jobs to national security, tackling the climate and nature crisis to strengthening our people-to-people ties.
Nigeria will be the world’s fifth largest economy by 2075 – the Foreign Secretary will advocate for further collaboration on mutual growth via the UK-Nigeria Enhanced Trade and Investment Partnership, signed earlier this year.
This partnership is the key vehicle for driving trade and market access between the UK and Nigeria and plays a vital role in the UK’s growth mission.
The Foreign Secretary will advocate for further trade and climate collaboration between Nigeria and the UK in high level meetings with President Tinubu, Foreign Minister Tuggar and Lagos Governor Sanwo-Olu.
Building on President Tinubu’s macro-economic reforms, the Foreign Secretary will announce a diverse Technical Assistance package to the Nigerian Ministry of Finance, offering British expertise from the Bank of England, HMRC and others to help continue to modernise and diversify the Nigerian economy.
