The federal authorities has withdrawn its earlier assertion on the authorized facet of the Enhanced Commerce and Funding Partnership, which was signed with Britain on Tuesday.
This got here after criticism from Nigerians over the perceived one-sided nature of the Memorandum of Understanding signed with Britain.
Nigeria's Minister of Commerce and Funding, Doris Uzoka-Anite, in a thread on
She mentioned: “Earlier at the moment, Nigeria signed a far-reaching MoU with the UK for an enhanced commerce and funding partnership.
“Sadly, our earlier report incorrectly means that Nigeria has signed a Memorandum of Understanding permitting UK-licensed legal professionals to apply in Nigeria.
“We want to emphatically state that no such provision or settlement exists within the MPU.”
The Minister reiterated that Nigeria has no mutual recognition settlement with Britain and has made no dedication below the MOU or elsewhere to permit UK-licensed legal professionals to apply in Nigeria.
“Because it stands, international licensed legal professionals (together with UK licensed legal professionals) can’t apply in Nigeria as categorically acknowledged within the MoU.
“We acknowledge that cross-jurisdictional apply between Nigeria and the UK continues to be an ongoing dialog between related stakeholders inside the group of authorized practitioners in Nigeria, and this was mirrored within the MoU,” she added.
On Tuesday, an announcement from the UK Division of Commerce and Commerce and a tweet from Nigeria's Minister for Commerce and Funding revealed that Nigeria signed an settlement to take away limitations that stop British legal professionals from training worldwide legislation in Nigeria.
The Nigerian Bar Affiliation had additionally condemned the alleged deal, stating that the assertion attributed to the minister was “ridiculous, unpatriotic and uninformed.”
