British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly will discuss security, trade and climate matters during his first visit to Nigeria, according to the UK foreign office.
He is expected to meet President Bola Tinubu and national security adviser Nuhu Ribadu to discuss the links between the two countries, including increasing bilateral trade and investment and strengthening security cooperation.
Mr Cleverly is on a three-country, four-day African tour, and his visit to Nigeria comes after a military takeover in neighbouring Niger which deposed the president.
The Foreign Office has advised against all travel to Niger, while the Nigerian authorities have closed the Nigeria-Niger land border in response to the political situation.
Mr Cleverly plans to use his two-day stop in Nigeria to announce a support package to help make the country’s agriculture sector more climate resilient.
The Foreign Office said the funding would help develop heat and flood-tolerant crops and increase soil fertility, while…