Business Leaders, Govt Officials Arrive Nigeria for First Angolan-Nigeria Business Summit

Chuks Okocha in Abuja

Top business leaders and government officials are now in Abuja, to partake in the first ever Nigerian- Angola Business Summit slated for October 19th at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel.

Also on the entourage  are Ministers, Chief Executive Officers  of mining companies, oil and gas companies as well as Chief executives  of  banks in Angola.

The summit is part of the fallout from the  78th United Nations Summit in New York where President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his Angolan counterpart Joan Manuel, met on the  sidelines and agreed to  explore opportunities on how to  solidify relationships between the two nations.

Expected to be part of the high powered Nigerian delegation are the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri and the Minister of Solid Mineral Resources, Mr.  Dele Alake, both of who  have accepted to give key notes addresses at the first Angolan Embassy dinner for business community in Nigeria.

Front lining the summit is the

the new Angolan Ambassador to Nigeria, Zau, who  in a letter to Minister Lokpobiri, had explained that the embassy was preparing to host an  interactive Diplomatic dinner between business leaders in Nigeria and their counterparts coming from Angola

He further stated that  Angola and Nigeria share very similar stories with the abundance of natural resources available to both nations and the interactive section would be an opportunity for the industry players to share experiences and explore business partnerships.

According to the Angolan Embassy in Abuja, the interactive session which would be held at the Transcorp Hilton on October 19, would be under the theme of “Introducing a New Era of Sustainable Business Partnership.”