Nigeria, Feb. 15 -- The Minister of Trade, Industry, and Investments, Doris Uzoka-Anite, says there was no provision in the Enhanced Trade and Investment Partnership (ETIP) between the governors of Nigerian and the United Kingdom (UK), allowing UK-licensed lawyers to practise law in Nigeria.

Ms Uzoka-Anite admitted that it was an error on the part of her ministry to include that as part of the Enhanced Trade and Investment Partnership (ETIP) signed by governments of the two nations on Tuesday.

Many Nigerian lawyers had feared that the provision of ETIP concerning legal services would considerably increase the import of legal services to Nigeria to their disadvantage.

The umbrella body of lawyers in Nigeria, the Nigerian Bar Association...