As part of the drive to further attract foreign direct investment into the Country, the Nigerian-British Chamber of Commerce, NBCC, says it will be embarking on an outward mission to the United Kingdom in May, 2023.
Addressing journalists on Thursday at the Chamber’s headquarters in Lekki area of Lagos alongside other members, NBCC’s Vice President and Chairman, Trade and Investment Committee, Mr Akin Osuntoki, announced that the seven day mission coming up between May 21-27 in London and Birmingham, UK, aims to further strengthen bilateral trades between both countries, while opening the door for new ventures.
Osuntoki noted that “With Brexit, there’s been a whole lot of pressure to find new partners, we will make presentations, feature business roundtable at the Nigerian High Commission, Business to Business (B2B) meetings (London & Birmingham), golf tournament, business lecture at Warwick University, provide access to British companies and businessmen wishing to invest in Nigeria and those with interests in seeking representatives or partners in Nigeria.
“We still have few slots to all seeking to participate, explore and network in the UK, we will raise the Nigerian flag and we are confident that with our high level delegations, we will be able to answer questions potential investors might have”
Themed: “Paving the Way for Growth”, Mr Osuntoki said the mission would be projecting the best of Nigeria’s agriculture, power, manufacturing, real estate, financial institutions and advisory, legal, economy, oil and gas, government organisations and the creative sectors amongst others.
L-R: Mr Segun Olujobi ( Manager, Trade, Programmes & Events, NBCC); Ms Joyce Onyegbula (Vice Chairman, Communications Committee, NBCC); Mr Akin Osuntoki (Vice President & Chairman, Trade & Investment, NBCC); Ms Lara Kayode (Vice Chairman, Trade & Investment Committee, NBCC) and Mrs Ejiroghene Kajoh ( Assistant Director, Membership, NBCC)
On insecurity in some parts of the country which some have been touting as a hindrance to new investments in Nigeria, Mr Osuntoki who noted that these are not peculiar to Nigeria alone pointed out that the efforts being made by the Federal Government on the issues had been yielding results and expressed confidence in the ability of the NBCC members who are business owners themselves to guide new investors on ways to surmount identified pitfalls.
“Government is doing a lot about it and will continue, so, we can only assure those interested in coming in to look at the opportunities along with whatever challenges that they see, we, as resident businesses in Nigeria can only share tips that we feel will mitigate whatever challenges that are coming up and we expect that with continued efforts of the Federal government, things will improve in sensitive areas” Osuntoki assured.
Founded in 1977, NBCC is a foremost bi-lateral chamber of commerce in Nigeria, focused on fostering goodwill and increasing trade and investment opportunities between Nigeria and Britain.