The Nigeria-Slovenia Chamber of Commerce has urged Nigeria business owners to explore the social-economic opportunities in the Republic of Slovenia in order to expand their businesses, promote Nigeria’s culture and increase earnings.
The plea was made by the Director-General (DG) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Chamber, Mr Uche Udungwor, during the organisation’s Breakfast Business Forum with its members and the business community.
The event held at the organisation’s headquarters at Festac, Lagos, was to bolster mutual ties with both countries and opportunities Nigerian business owners could leverage in the Central Europe country were highlighted.
According to Udungwor, the Slovenian businessmen through its Go Africa Project, have wish to partner Nigeria in Machineries/Equipment, Engineering and Construction, Agro Allied, Pharmaceuticals, mining ICT, Education, Renewable Energy, Auto/Industrial parts, Electrical/Home Appliances, among others.
The Slovenia business owners through its business module “Go Africa Project”, Udungwor said, have begun to formalize their interest in investing in the Nigeria’s oil and gas, natural gas, solid minerals and others through the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the appropriate authorities.
He added that the Go Africa Project was being promoted by the Ministry of Economy “and Spirit Slovenia is a public agency for investment, entrepreneurship and internationalization”.
He also said: “Slovenia is aiming to participate in Nigeria’s economy with a view to expanding mutual ties with Nigeria”,stating that Slovenia with a population of 2.1million, stable economy and democracy, a member of the European Union (EU), the Schengen group and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development–OECD, “guaranteed Nigerian investors a low risk business environment to participate in”.
Udungwor encouraged Nigeria’s businessesmen to register with the Chamber with ₦50,000 for an individual and ₦100,000 for corporate body to enable them gain from the direction, guidance and trade facilitation it offered.
Disclosing that the Chamber would organise an export Expo to encourage Nigerians to export raw materials needed in Slovenia such as coal, ginger, coconut, groundnut, precious stones and others, Udungwor noted that Nigerian students could gain from the country’s robust education system to advance their quest for knowledge by applying to study there.
A participant, Mr Chuwkwuneye Obiesie, who said that Nigeria would gain from the partnership, stated that Slovenia with its knowledge-driven economy would interface with Nigeria’s innovative minds to scale up development in many areas.
Join us today at TFC Place, 2nd avenue, 22 Road, Festac Town, Lagos at 10am for a business briefing event on the Slovenia Delegation:Trade Mission to Nigeria.
Get to know Slovenia Business Environment.
Network with new and old members.
Begin to build your network for a potential business partners in Slovenia.
Explore the opportunities and benefits of doing business in Slovenia.
Engage with us today and be part of a potential business delegation to Slovenia in 2024
Slovenski poslovni klub v Nigeriji – Nigeria-Slovenia Chamber of Commerce LTD/GTE in SPIRIT Slovenija v partnerstvu z gospodarskima zbornicama v Abuji in Lagosu organizirata gospodarsko delegacijo v Nigerijo. Delegacija je del projekta Go Africa Project, katerega cilj je okrepiti gospodarsko izmenjavo in zagotoviti B2B & B2G platforme za mreženje ter izmenjavo informacij.
Nigerija predstavlja največji trg v Afriki in razpolaga z ogromno delovno silo. Država je velik izvoznik nafte, močno so razvite ključne telekomunikacijske in finančne industrije, prav tako so vodilni v regiji na področju kritične infrastrukture.
Gospodarska delegacija je še posebej namenjena sektorjem: energetika (obnovljivi viri energije), kmetijstvo, IKT, farmacija, rudarstvo in jeklarstvo, avtomobilska industrija, izobraževanje, nafta in plin, inženiring, trgovina in investicije, telekomunikacije, gozdarstvo, papirna industrija ter potrošništvo.
Program
Dan 1 – 6. november
Odhod: Ljubljana – Abuja
Dan 2 – 7. november
10:00
Obisk Zveznega ministrstva trgovine in investicij (ang. Federal Ministry of Trade and Investment)
12:00
Obisk Nigerijske komisije za spodbujanje naložb (ang. Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission)
14:00
Obisk Nigerijskega sveta za spodbujanje izvoza (ang. Nigerian Export Promotion Council)
Dan 3 – 8. november
10:00
Uvodni pozdrav vodje delegacije in predsednika Gospodarske zbornice Abuja (ang. Abuja Chamber of Commerce)
10 :30
Predstavitev podjetij in B2B v prostorih Gospodarske zbornice Abuja (ang. Abuja Chamber of Commerce)
14:00
Obiski podjetij v glavnem mestu Abuja
Dan 4 – 9. november
10:00
Prihod v Lagos in možnost obiska turističnih znamenitosti
Dan 5 – 10. november
10:00
Uvodni pozdrav vodje delegacije in predsednika Gospodarske zbornice Lagos (ang. Lagos Chamber of Commerce)
10:30
Predstavitev podjetij in B2B v Gospodarski zbornici Lagos (ang. Lagos Chamber of Commerce)
14:00
Obisk podjetij v mestu Lagos
Dan 6 – 11. november
10:00
Prosti čas in odhod
12. november Povratek v Ljubljano
Prijave
Zainteresirane predstavnike slovenskih podjetij z obravnavanih področij vljudno vabimo, da sodelovanje v delegaciji potrdite preko elektronske prijavnice najkasneje do 20. oktobra 2023 oziroma do zasedenosti prostih mest v delegaciji.
Prijavljena podjetja bodo o predlogu potovalnega aranžmaja obveščena naknadno.
Vabimo vas, da se pridružite gospodarski delegaciji, ki vam bo ponudila nove poslovne priložnosti ter odprla vrata 250 milijonskega trga Federalne Republike Nigerije!
INVITATION BUSINESS EVENT: PRESENTATION OF THE SLOVENIAN ECONOMY TO NIGERIAN BUSINESSMEN AND INVESTORS
The Slovenian business club in Nigeria ˝Nigeria-Slovenia Chamber of Commerce LTD/GTE˝ is organizing a business event – Presentation of the Slovenian economy to Nigerian entrepreneurs and investors. The event will be held in Nigeria, at One Nation Hotel, Plot 1248, 4th Avenue, Festac Town, Lagos-Nigeria. The event will take place on September 29, 2023, at 10:00 a.m.
Additional information can be obtained in Slovene or English from the president of the business club (Mr. Fred Uduma) at the email address: info@slovenia-nigeria.eu or the DG/CEO (Mr Uche Udungwor) nigeria-slovenia@gmail.com
The event is co-financed by the public agency SPIRIT Slovenia and the Ministry of Economy, Tourism and Sport of the Republic of Slovenia.
The US tech giant Google is planning to launch a quantum technologies centre in Ljubljana, Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation Minister Igor Papič told the STA on 30 May. Doctoral students could start this autumn or next year at the latest. Several hundred engineers are expected to graduate annually.
Papič did not know the value of the investment. He said this was in Google’s hands. “The ministry has pledged to provide scholarships, training for students and help with their residence permits.”
“Google’s plan to educate doctors in the field of quantum technologies in Slovenia is a recognition for the country and the Ljubljana Faculty of Mathematics and Physics,” said Papič on the sidelines of the Conference by the Slovenian Committee of Electric Power Engineers in Bled.
The faculty and professor Dragan Mihailović are directly involved in the project, said Papič, adding that this proved Slovenia was recognised for its expertise in this niche field.
The minister said that Google would bring a number of globally acclaimed experts to the country, while Slovenia would try to attract some to stay here, because they are needed.
