Nigeria, Feb. 23 -- The Mayor of the London Borough of Southwark, Michael Situ, is in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, to explore business opportunities of bilateral interest in the South-south state of Nigeria.

He is expected to hold discussions with Akwa Ibom officials on a proposed education exchange programme between Akwa Ibom and some schools in his borough.

Mr Situ, accompanied by David Bromfield, the senior education advisor of Southwark Council, arrived in Uyo on Friday and was received at the Victor Attah International Airport by the Commissioner for Education in Akwa Ibom, Idongesit Etiebet, and her counterpart in the Ministry of Information, Ini Ememobong, according to a statement posted on Facebook by Mr Ememobong.

"The Mayor will mak...