Di UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer welcome President Bola Tinubu for Downing Street on Thursday, and dem close deal wey worth £70 million wey go make British Steel supply 120,000 tonnes of steel to fix di two major ports for Lagos.
Dis one na part of di bigger £746 million wey di UK dey back.
Starmer call di visit "historic," because na di first time for 37 years wey West Africa leader go do state visit for UK.
President Tinubu tok say dia discussion go cover trade, economy, terrorism, and climate change. Di two countries go also sign Memorandum of Understanding to make future trade and investment dey better.
UK Export Finance (UKEF) don guarantee di loans wey dey fund di port project, with one condition say at least 20% of di contracts must come from British companies. Dis one mean say no less than £236 million go go British firms, and British Steel go get £70 million from am – na dia biggest export deal wey UKEF don support.
UK Trade Secretary Peter Kyle tok say dis agreement go make British Steel get better standing for world market, and e go help support jobs and economic growth for Scunthorpe.
Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, tok say dis project go make Nigeria stronger as di main maritime hub for West and Central Africa.
Di visit still get plenty ceremony. King Charles III host state banquet for Windsor Castle on Wednesday, and im praise di strong relationship between di two countries. Dem arrange special things because of Ramadan, like place to pray and shift banquet time.
First Lady Oluremi Tinubu still visit Lambeth Palace, wey be di London house of di Archbishop of Canterbury.















