UK to sign deal to enable British lawyers practice in Nigeria

The United Kingdom is set to formalize a fresh agreement with Nigeria, enabling British lawyers to engage in legal practice within Nigeria.

According to an official statement released by the Department of Business and Trade in the UK, the British Business and Trade Secretary, Kemi Badenoch, along with her Nigerian counterpart, Doris Uzoka Anitie, the Minister for Trade and Investment, will be signing a groundbreaking trade partnership called the “Enhanced Trade and Investment Partnership (ETIP)” with Nigeria.

The deal will be signed today, Feb. 13.

The statement explained that the Enhanced Trade and Investment Partnership (ETIP) is the first the UK has signed with an African country, and is designed to grow the UK and Nigeria’s already thriving trading relationship, which totalled £7 billion in 2023.

This new deal is also expected to eliminate barriers in the legal services and film industry by allowing UK lawyers to practise international law in Nigeria, and foster collaboration between the film and media industry in both countries.