By Uchenna Eletuo
The Nigeria-Slovenia chamber of commerce, on Wednesday, urged Nigeria business owners to explore the social-economic opportunities in the Republic of Slovenia to expand their businesses, promote Nigeria’s culture and increase earnings.
The Director-General (DG) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the chamber, Mr Uche Udungwor made the appeal during the organisation’s breakfast business forum with its members and the business community.
The forum
that aimed to bolster mutual ties with both countries was held at the organisation’s headquarters at Festac, Lagos.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that, the session, highlighted opportunities Nigerian business owners could leverage in the Central Europe country, brought to the fore businesses in Nigeria Slovenian nationals wish to engage in
Udungwor, said that, 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 and others.
Udungwor, said that, Slovenia business owners through its business module “Go Africa Project” have began to formalise 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.
According to him the Go Africa Project is being promoted by the Ministry of Economy and Spirit Slovenia is a public agency for investment, entrepreneurship and internationalisation.
“Slovenia is aiming to participate in Nigeria’s economy with a view to expanding mutual ties with Nigeria,” he said.
The D-G said that, Slovenia with a population of 2.1M, stable economy and democracy, a members of the European Union (EU), the Schengen group and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development–OECD, guaranteed Nigerians investors a low risk business environment to participate in.
He 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 offered by the chamber.
He added that the chamber would organise an export Expo to export encourage Nigerians to export raw materials needed in Slovenia such as coal, ginger, coconut, groundnut, precious stones and others. He noted that Nigerian students could gain from the country’s robust education system to advance their quest for knowledge by applying to study there.
Mr Chuwkwuneye Obiesie, a participant, said that, Nigeria would gain from the partnership, saying that Slovenia with its knowledge driven economy an interface with Nigeria’s innovative minds would scale up development in many areas.
