The Next Edition
  • Home
  • About Us
  • News
  • Featured
  • Investigations
  • Foreign
  • Special Reports
  • Entertainment
  • Interviews
  • Advert Rate
No Result
View All Result
The Next Edition
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • About Us
  • News
  • Featured
  • Investigations
  • Foreign
  • Special Reports
  • Entertainment
  • Interviews
  • Advert Rate
Home Headline News

Nigeria @ 57: British High Commissioner tasks Nigerians on unity

Agency Report by Agency Report
October 1, 2017
in Headline News
Nigeria @ 57: British High Commissioner tasks Nigerians on unity
0
SHARES
7
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on Whatsapp

Acting British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Harriet Thompson, has tasked Nigerians to be united as they work towards peace and development of the country.

The High Commissioner made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja on the occasion of the 57th Independence Anniversary of the country.

You might also like

APC Reinstates Kebbi Gov’s Aide Suspended For Bringing Snake To Gov’t House 

Udeme Ufot to chair QEDNGCreative Powerhouse Summit

”You Are Not Just Planting Trees, You’re Planting Blessings,” Dr. Majekodunmi Lauds OMTI

She said that Nigeria had overcome many obstacles to become the great country it is today, adding that those attributes are necessary for nationhood.

“I am really excited to be here, I find Nigeria an energising place to be in as it is full of opportunities.

“I come out of many meetings energised at the prospects that Nigeria has but I at times come out of other meetings less energized and a bit more pessimistic.

“Nigeria has obviously gone through the economic high and lows, rising and falling tensions, through military dictatorships to the solid and strengthening democracy that we see today.

“The UK’s relationship with Nigeria is long and broad. We work together now on issues ranging from trade, investment, commerce, education, infrastructure, health, security and the list goes on.

“We are committed to taking that relationship from strength to strength and to standing with Nigeria on this journey as it deepens democracy, improves security and creates prosperity,’’ she said.

Thompson said that Nigeria had problems to be addressed to progress to the next stage of development but unity was important to tackle them.

“There are obviously issues that need to be addressed in Nigeria.

“Issues like corruption, issues like the insecurity in the Northeast, issues like the under-representation of girls in positions of influence and indeed the violence that many of them suffer on a daily basis.

“The Buhari government is committed to tackling many of those issues, and there are some incredibly impressive people working to address them.

“Challenges remain in Nigeria as they do in every other country of the world.

“I and the UK would encourage Nigerians to unite, to stand firm for peace and for unity to overcome those who wish Nigeria harm and to bring a safe and prosperous future for all Nigerians.

“I think the debate about restructuring is a healthy one to be had.

“It shows that the population are engaged in the politics of the country and care about how their country is run and what it gives to them.

“I would urge, as the government has done, for calm in how those discussions proceed and for measured responses in terms of language and activity.

“This is so that those legitimate political debates can be had in an atmosphere of mutual respect and of a mutual ambition to take things forward rather than to descend into violence which would be really unfortunate for a country like Nigeria.’’

Tags: :British High CommissionerheadlinenewsNEXT EDITIONNigeria @57Nigerianstasksunity
Agency Report

Agency Report

Recommended For You

APC Reinstates Kebbi Gov’s Aide Suspended For Bringing Snake To Gov’t House 

APC Reinstates Kebbi Gov’s Aide Suspended For Bringing Snake To Gov’t House 

    The All Progressives Congress (APC), Kebbi chapter has announced the reinstatement of Alhaji Kabir Sani-Giant, Special Adviser to Gov. Nasir Idris on Power and Politics.  ...

Udeme Ufot to chair QEDNGCreative Powerhouse Summit

Udeme Ufot to chair QEDNGCreative Powerhouse Summit

  Mighty Media Plus Network Limited, publishers of the online newspaper QEDNG, has announced Udeme Ufot as Chairman of the inaugural QEDNG Creative Powerhouse Summit.   Ufot is...

”You Are Not Just Planting Trees, You’re Planting Blessings,” Dr. Majekodunmi Lauds OMTI

”You Are Not Just Planting Trees, You’re Planting Blessings,” Dr. Majekodunmi Lauds OMTI

    July 3rd, 2025, as the thick clouds had gathered over the coastal city of Lagos and the heavens opened the floodgates for a wet rainy day,...

Senator Natasha Akpoti’s Macabre Dance in Brekete Family Radio

Natasha To Resume Senate Duty On Tuesday After Court Ruling

  The suspended senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has stated that she will resume legislative duties in the Senate on Tuesday following a court order directing her...

Next Post
NANS loses ex-president, Dauda

NANS loses ex-president, Dauda




Related News

Buhari Will Not Resign, Lai Mohammed

Buhari Will Not Resign, Lai Mohammed

Kidnapping: How Army Rescues Editor’s Daughter

Kidnapping: How Army Rescues Editor’s Daughter

NECO Releases Date, Guidelines For 2020 Exams

NECO Releases Date, Guidelines For 2020 Exams




The Next Edition

Office Address

3B, Agboola Aina street, Off Toyin Street,
Ikeja, Lagos.

Quick Contact Details

Phone:
08033018430
Whatsapp:
08051679910

Email:
[email protected]
[email protected]

Categories

  • Aviation
  • Beauty
  • Breaking News
  • Business
  • Columnists
  • Editorial
  • Entertainment
  • Fashion
  • Featured
  • Football
  • Foreign
  • Headline News
  • Home & Garden
  • Interviews
  • Investigations
  • North Central
  • North East
  • North West
  • Opinion
  • Parenting
  • Politics
  • Relationships
  • South East
  • South West
  • South-South
  • Special Reports
  • Sports
  • Top News
  • Vox Pops

© Next Edition Business Development Limited

  • About Us
  • Advert Rate
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • About Us
  • News
  • Featured
  • Investigations
  • Foreign
  • Special Reports
  • Entertainment
  • Interviews
  • Advert Rate

© Next Edition Business Development Limited