Does the Nigerian government have any input in this programme?
There is a bilateral relationship between the Nigerian government and the UK. Our relationship with the UK is historical. We have a shared system of education.UK qualification is recognized in Nigeria. And the government is happy because of the various partnership and links existing between UK education and Nigeria, otherwise it wouldn’t’ be possible to have the fair in the first place. So, I think it is simply meeting the needs of the Nigerian public. There is a need for it and we are meeting that need. And there are benefits accruing to Nigeria and the UK. The British Council, as an organization that creates opportunity, is trying to facilitate mutual benefits from both countries as a result of his visit and as a result of the information that we pass and access we provide. Last year’s fair was opened by the Minster of Education and also the Lagos state commissioner of education declared the fair open in Lagos. So, I think the Nigerian public is quite happy that we are facilitating a
