The NDDIS partners with
CANUK, (the Central Association of Nigerians in the UK), NIDOE (UK South) and the
the Nigerian High Commission, London, to help Nigerians to set up small and
medium companies in Nigeria. Towards this, a Business to Business summit
is planned for the 28th of June in London bring Nigerians in the UK to meet
important stakeholders from Nigeria in a face to face deal room to help them
strike deals that can lead to the actualisation of their investment dreams.
According to
the organizers there have been too many 'talkshops' in London that
do not directly address the problems of Nigerians in the UK and this summit has
been designed to inspire action on the part of all concerned to help the
Nigerian government to tap into the resources within the Nigerian community in
the Diaspora as important agents of change.
The project is in
partnership with the NIPC, Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency
of Nigeria, British African Business Alliance and Business Council of
Africa and several other stake holders. With the backing of the Federal
Minister of Trade and Investments, Segun Aganga, the High Commissioner, Dr
Sarki Dalhatu Tafida, the Federal House Committee Chair on Diaspora, Abike
Dabiri, several state governors, including those of Oyo, Kogi, Kaduna and
Bayelsa and their wives have been lined up to network with Diasporans and
friends of Nigeria on the day, while two major Nigerian Banks, Stanbic Bank and
EcoBank have been invited to show Nigerians in the UK their Diasporan offerings
like Business Loans, Mortgages and other products. Shell from Nigeria are
expected to come to the summit with several Millions of Dollars worth of
contracts under the local content act to tempt Nigerians in the UK to focus on Nigeria
at a time Europe is experiencing a slow growth rate.
Other partners and
sponsors of this initiative include, NTA, BenTV, Nigeria Watch, Trumpet, Arik
Air The conference takes place at the Grand Hotel, 8, Northumberland Avenue,
London (just next door to the Nigerian High Commission) on the 28th of June and
participants have been advised to register online before the D-Day at :
www.nddis.com on a first come first served basis.
To register, visit:
www.nddis.com
When you register your
name in Bracket add T
eg Helen(T)
. . . By Theodora UK
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