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The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Richard Montgomery, has said some “big and important economic decisions” being taken by the President Bola Tinubu-led administration in Nigeria are being noticed around the world. He said this on Wednesday while responding to questions from State House reporters after meeting with Vice President Kashim Shettima at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

Montgomery, who said subsidy removal and exchange rate reform would improve the business environment, revealed that his meeting with the vice president focused on issues ranging from trade, security, defence to economic relations.

We discussed our long standing partnership between the UK and Nigeria; we have many areas of shared interest; including a good history of development cooperation. Some excellent trade and investment arrangements and we have also have some good cooperation on security and defence. On the decision of the British government to ban foreign students including Nigerians from bringing family members to the country as a part of the new plan to cut immigration numbers, Montgomery said the issue was not part of his discussion with the vice president.