“We celebrate your remarkable 90 years of operation in Nigeria and look forward to a stronger and more rewarding partnership,” the president said.
He described the long-standing partnership between Nigeria and Britain as strategic and valuable.
The UK, Australia and Canada have unveiled a joint international campaign to combat visa fraud and protect people from exploitation by fraudulent immigration facilitators.
He said youths remained central to Nigeria’s economic repositioning.
Mr Montgomery said Brexit had allowed more Nigerians to come and live, work, and study in the UK.
Mr Montgomery said, “So I’m really delighted at our most recent trade figures.’’
The ministers disclosed this during the inauguration of the two-day high-level seminar titled ‘Anticipatory, cyber and digital diplomacy’
He said Nigerians account for 10 per cent of UK visitors.
The CDS said strategic-level leaders from security agencies and MDAs were at the forefront of the nation’s efforts in responding to crises.
NiDCOM on August 7 claimed the UK High Commissioner Richard Montgomery had said 430,000 visa applications by Nigerians had been successful.
