The UK Government has announced the appointment of Ms Vicky Seymour as Deputy High Commissioner in Abuja taking over from Mrs Gill Lever OBE, who completed her diplomatic assignment in June 2026.
The UK High Commission announced the appointment in a statement on Thursday, saying Seymour had assumed office and would work to deepen bilateral relations between the United Kingdom and Nigeria.
The announcement read “Join us in welcoming @VickySeymourUK, the new British Deputy High Commissioner to Abuja. We’re excited to have Vicky in Abuja as she begins this new chapter strengthening the #UKNGPartnership.”
According to the statement, Seymour’s responsibilities will include supporting cooperation between both countries in areas such as economic growth, security, migration, development, international partnerships and people-to-people relations.
Foreign Diplomacy Experience
Vicky Seymour was appointed as Head of the East Africa Department of the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) in April 2023. She shares this role with Lisa Mackie as part of a jobshare.
Before that, Vicky was the UK’s Development Director in Mozambique from August 2019 to January 2022. She has previously served as Deputy Head of the Department for International Development (DFID) Uganda, Deputy Head of the FCO/DFID North Africa Joint Unit and Private Secretary to the joint FCO/DFID Africa Minister.
Before joining the FCDO, she was Private Secretary, Department for International Development between December 2004 and August 2020 .
