UK-Nigeria Trade & Investment Mission Summit 2022: CEO New Generation Africa, Daniel Ogoloma Meets Amb. Sarafa Tunji Isola

 

The popular Youth Advocate discussed with Nigeria's Ambassador to UK, Pokovirtuousblog has learnt.

The UK-Nigeria Trade & Investment Mission Summit 2022, held at the Nigerian High Commission in London yesterday. The event which had several top government functionaries, saw the CEO of New Generation Africa, Daniel Ogoloma, take a group selfie with Nigeria's High Commissioner to UK, Ambassador Sarafa Tunji Isola, even as they shared ideas.

Vanguard reports that the summit is aimed at creating a better trade opportunities for Nigeria's agro-export communities.

“We are very hopeful of discussions and resolutions on the UK regulatory frameworks and understanding the Nigeria standardisation and quality challenges of produce/food export direct to the UK, which at the moment is in deficit in comparison to other key export countries, such as Ghana, Kenya, and South Africa.

"For example, Kenya is expected to be a net exporter of mango fruits to the UK. What stops Nigeria’s mango farmers from competing favourably on this agro-produce export post-brexit opportunities.

"In view of this, the parliamentary discussions would be centred on legislation, rules and regulations of import/export relations between Nigeria and the UK exports.

"It’s a known factor in the industry that many Nigerian produce pass through third-party countries into the UK market. The Summit aims to explore how this can be mitigated for the mutual benefit of both countries.

"There is also the need for a bilateral engagement to further understanding why, unlike the above mentioned countries, the UK and Nigeria are yet to confirm a post-Brexit trade deal for their export commodities and investments.

"We hope to see an outcome that would enable Nigeria’s agro-export communities compete favourably on agro-commodities in which they have comparative advantage in Africa".

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