Oye Hassan-Odukale
Nigeria remains a formidable investment hub in sub-Saharan Africa as it's ranked the primary enterprise vacation spot in the area and as properly one of many sought enterprise vacation spot from international locations world wide, the Franco-Nigerian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, has stated.
According to the chairman of the chamber, Oye Hassan-Odukale, the chamber’s yearly basic assembly and signing of partnership between Schneider electrical and 21st century Technology to construct Tier IV knowledge centre in Lagos, with the exit from the 2016 recession, Nigeria has continued to point out indicators of a wholesome restoration.
“The final GDP report by the National Bureau of Statistics confirmed a 1.9% development in the gross home product of Nigeria and non-oil GDP grew by 1.45% which reveals that the diversification agenda of the current administration is yielding optimistic outcomes.
“With the recent passage of the 2018 budget of N9.12 trillion by the National Assembly, I am confident that the growth being recorded will be consolidated and we at the Franco-Nigeria Chambers predict a 3.7% GDP growth by the 4th quarter of 2018”, he added.
He famous that bilateral ties between France and Nigeria continued in an upward swing, as Nigeria remained the primary financial and enterprise accomplice of France in sub-Saharan African area and the ninth largest commerce accomplice of France globally.
On the advantages of the final Nigeria Embassy Cultural showcase in Paris, France, conceived by Dr. Modupe Irele, he stated, “a cultural showcase in Paris with the objective of showcasing the rich culture, music fashion and food to French community, has indeed projected Nigeria positively to the international business community. The cooperation between the French Embassy and the office of the Consul General on one part and Chamber on the other has been truly exemplary and complimentary”.
Director, Sales and Marketing, 21st century Technology, Assan Cham, who spoke on the necessity to tighten Nigeria’s cyber safety stated, “ in the realm of cyber safety, the extra digitalised and related our financial system, the extra essential it turns into to safe our system in our on-line world.
On his half, the General Manager, Franco-Nigerian Chamber of Commerce And Industry, Moses Umoru who spoke on the function of expertise in 21century, stated, “digital revolution via the implementation of the IOT, AI, Cloud options, robotics, blockchain and crypto-currency remains one of many key highlights of the 21st century. Technology is certainly serving to to form the methods issues are carried out. Despite this exceptional tempo, Africa has not totally measured as much as the equation.
“As digital revolution continues to gather pace, traditional business models are undergoing unprecedented levels of disruption and those businesses that fail to transform themselves into digital integrated organizations will struggle in the digital economy let alone thrive. Today’s customers value experience over relationship and without undergoing digital transformations, organization will struggle to enable the hyper-personalized experience to maintain customer loyalties”, he added.