{
  "id": 19571585,
  "title": "UK, Nigeria Strengthen Creative Partnerships to Support Growth",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/uk-nigeria-strengthen-creative-partnerships-to-support-growth",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-11T23:28:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/11/12/uk-nigeria-strengthen-creative-partnerships-to-support-growth/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The United Kingdom and Nigeria have strengthened their creative partnerships in Lagos, fostering growth in the creative sectors. A delegation of 17 UK professionals from various fields, including film, television, music, fashion, design, literature, theatre, visual arts, and more, met with Nigerian counterparts to explore collaborations. British Deputy High Commissioner in Lagos, Jonny Baxter, emphasized the UK's commitment to supporting Nigeria's creative industries. He highlighted the exceptional talent, entrepreneurial spirit, and global influence of Nigeria's creative businesses and institutions. Baxter explained that the UK's role is to connect these entities with expertise, networks, finance, and international markets, facilitating meaningful collaborations. Donna McGowan, Country Director of the British Council in Nigeria, echoed this sentiment, stating that creativity flourishes when talented individuals have opportunities to exchange ideas, enhance skills, and form trusted relationships across borders. The success of these engagements will be measured by the continued relationships, addressed barriers, and the development of lasting benefits for both countries' people and businesses.",
  "summary": "The UK and Nigeria have concluded a series of creative-sector engagements in Lagos, connecting creative businesses, practitioners, policymakers and cultural institutions with expertise, networks and potential routes to new audiences",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}