President Buhari Signs Programme With UK To Create 100,000 Jobs For Nigerians


Minister of State for Africa, Harriett Baldwin, made known during a business event that, the UK Government has announced a new £70 million programme to create 100,000 jobs in Nigeria.
Harriet said this as part of the activities for Prime Minister Theresa May’s visit to Nigeria on Wednesday.
According to Harriet, “We are here today to talk about technology links between the UK Fintech sector and the Nigerian Fintech sector and will bring inward investment in terms of this important sector of technology.
“Today, it is all about celebrating those links through technology and I am very excited that the Prime Minister is announcing today a new £70 million programme that will create some 100,000 jobs in Nigeria and will also raise the income of three million people from the poorest parts of Nigeria.”
The British Prime Minister, Theresa May, had visited South Africa, where she danced with kids, and will be travelling to Kenya after her visit to Nigeria.
She had been presented with the key to the city of Abuja upon her arrival at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport.
May met with Buhari at the Presidential Villa where they both witnessed the signing of the bilateral agreement on Defence & Security Partnership by Nigerian National Security Adviser Babagana Monguno and British Deputy National Security Adviser Christian Turner.
They also witnessed the bilateral agreement on Nigerian Trade Development by Nigerian Minister of State Budget & National planning Hajia Zainab Ahmed and British Minister of State for Trade Policy.




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