Seventh Report - Lagos calling: Nigeria and the Integrated Review
Select Committee
Foreign Affairs Committee
HC 202
29 April 2022
Recommendations
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Acknowledged
We welcome the part the UK Government has played in involving the private sector in...
Recommendation
We welcome the part the UK Government has played in involving the private sector in climate finance. We also recognise the breadth of support it offers to those wishing to make sustainable investments in Nigeria. However, the picture of multiple …
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Government Response Summary
The government agrees on the need to continue to assess how best to support investment and states this issue has been heavily studied by the FCDO’s International Financial Institutions Department and Private Sector Department, who work closely with DFIs such as the Private Infrastructure Development Group.
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Conclusion
Acknowledged
Para 6
The Integrated Review is right in its identification of Nigeria as an important strategic partner for the UK. We would go further to assert that the success (or otherwise) of the UK’s engagement with Nigeria, and its ability to take opportunities which emerge in the four priority areas of the …
Government Response Summary
The Government is committed to building a strong partnership with Nigeria, to further our economic, security and people-to-people objectives and support Nigeria’s development.
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Conclusion
Acknowledged
Para 43
The record of UK Government returning embezzled funds from the City of London to Nigeria and in holding those responsible to account has been disappointing. The issues of London being used in the chain of corrupt wealth will be explored in more detail in our forthcoming inquiry on illicit finance.
Government Response Summary
The British High Commission in Abuja and Deputy High Commission in Lagos regularly engage with members of the diaspora, and the High Commission’s social media platforms are used to amplify messages to Nigerians both in the UK and in Nigeria. Participation by those who have direct knowledge of the impact of conflict and the context for peacebuilding is central to our programmes.