The UK Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to Nigeria, Helen Grant and Nigeria’s Minister of Industry Trade and Investment, Mr. Adeniyi Adebayo, on Friday held a
UK urges FG to remove tariff on solar equipment The Punch
Published 12 May 2021
The United Kingdom has called on the Federal Government to consider the issuance of a tariff and duty exemption on solar equipment to improve Nigeria’s energy access and fast-track its low carbon energy transition.
In response to this, both counties are expected to establish a bilateral technical group to review the proposal and report to the Nigeria’s Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment and the Minister of Finance for necessary action.
These developments were contained in a communique issued on Tuesday at the end of the Fifth Ministerial Meeting of the United Kingdom-Nigeria Economic Development Forum, which was held virtually.