Russia Does Not Impose Its Views on Africa: Nigerian Diaspora Leader Comments Putin's Interview

 

From left: Lagos State Senior Special Assistant on Diaspora and Foreign Relations, Mr. Jermaine Sanwo -Olu, Commissioner for Regional Integration and Diaspora, Prince Jacob Adeboboye Ologbese, Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Hon. Abike Dabiri -Erewa, Chairman, NIDO Europe Chapter, Dr Bashir Obasekola, Chairman, NIDO Russia, Mr. Sampson Uwem -Edimo and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Gerald Obinna, the Russia Nigeria Gala Night, in Lagos.

A Press Conference was held at the Russian news agency TASS with the participation of the President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation, Sergey Katyrin

The Moscow Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) and the Russian Association for International Cooperation (RAMS) held a round table on the 6th of April 2022 in the premises of MCCI,  the round table focused on the "Directions for the Development of Trade and Economic Cooperation between Russia and Africa" ​​

Russia – Ukraine situation: Impact on all categories of Nigerians in Russia and Bilateral relations.

A meeting of the Russia-Nigeria Business Council was held at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation on December 9, attended by the Nigerian Ambassador to Russia, Professor Abdullahi Shehu and the Leadership of NIDO Europe.

Metalwork plans to open a unified service center for Russian industrial manufacturers in Nigeria

Round Table: - "Creating conditions for SMEs in the development of trade and economic cooperation between Russia and Africa" 

 

President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation Sergey Katyrin met on September 21 with the Ambassador of Nigeria to Russia, Professor Abdullahi Shehu.

 

Nigerian diplomatic representatives, African researchers, non-governmental organizations, business people from Russia and Nigerian diaspora, local and foreign media representatives participated a one-day round-table discussions under the theme “Perspectives of the Russian-Nigerian relations in the light of the results of the Nigerian presidential election” that was held at the Institute for African Studies in Moscow.

A delegation of the NIDO Russia paid an official visit to the Leningrad Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry today

By Babajide Komolafe, Favour Nnabugu & Franklin Alli

The Federal Government’s Transformation Agenda for the economy has attracted $59.6 billion foreign direct investments (fdi) into the country from all over the world since 2011-2014.

The investments cut across cement, sugar, petrochemical, automotive industry and have created jobs for Nigerians and revenues for the government.

The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Olusegun Aganga, disclosed this, weekend in Abuja during the ministry’s 4th media workshop with the theme ‘Building a greater nation through sustained transformation.’

The Bank of Industry says that it has so far disbursed a total loan of N670bn for the financing of key sectors of the economy.

The sectors are agro-processing; solid minerals and metals; gas, energy and petrochemicals; and creative industry/gender.

The Managing Director, BoI, Mr. Rasheed Olaoluwa, gave the figure during a presentation made at the fourth annual workshop in Abuja under the theme, ‘Building a greater nation through sustained transformation.’

It was business-like and fun atmosphere on Sunday, 27 May 2007 at the premises of the Embassy of Nigeria in Moscow, where a meeting of Nigerian Professionals and entrepreneurs in Russia was held to give a new impulse to the establishment of a Chapter of Nigerians In Diaspora Organization in Russia.

The occasion that started and ended with refreshments and various Nigerian music, was considerably well attended by invited Nigerian professionals residing in Moscow and other towns of Russia.