LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 21: Britain's Business and Trade Secretary, and Minister for Women and Equalities Kemi Badenoch speaks during 'The Framework for Lasting Recovery' session on the first day of the Ukraine Recovery Conference at InterContinental London 02 on June 21, 2023 in London, England. The UK and Ukraine jointly host the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2023 and will focus on mobilising international support for Ukraine's economic and social stabilisation and recovery from the effects of Russia's illegal war. (Photo by Henry Nicholls - WPA Pool/Getty Images)
The United Kingdom Minister for Business and Trade, Kemi Badenoch, has arrived in Nigeria for a three-day visit to deepen the UK-Nigeria partnership.
The UK Mission in Nigeria disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday.
Following the former Foreign Secretary’s visit to Nigeria in August 2023, and last week’s UK-Nigeria Security and Defence Talks,
Badenoch is expected to take forward ongoing efforts by both countries to boost the UK-Nigeria trade relationship and unlock new investment opportunities.
While in the country, the Nigerian-born Kemi Badenoch and the Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to Nigeria, Helen Grant, will have meetings with the Federal Government, State Governors as well as British and Nigerian business leaders and investors.
According to the statement, the minister will explore current and potential investment and trade activities from education to infrastructure and energy projects, with a potential to create thousands of jobs during the meetings.
Badenoch will 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.
Speaking on her visit to Nigeria, British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Dr Richard Montgomery, said, “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.
“Recent big and bold reforms by the Federal Government of Nigeria and the Central Bank are boosting optimism amongst international investors that the country is on the right path and are creating the conditions for growth.”
Badenoch was appointed Secretary of State for the Department for Business and Trade on February 7, 2023.
She remains Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade on, which she was appointed to on 6 September 2022, and Minister for Women and Equalities for the Equality Hub, which she was appointed to on 25 October 2022.
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