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Every second and last Tuesday's of the month, the hosts will offer sharp insights on how business works in Nigeria with a deep dive into the biggest stories in business and policy. They will also make bold predictions across various sectors of the economy. This podcast is brought to you by the American Business Council, the voice of American Investors in the Country.
On this episode of the business exchange, we examine the future of healthcare in Nigeria and how increased investments and collaboration will help not only to save lives but to grow the Nigerian Economy. Our guest, Robert Taboada, Network Head, Angolophone West Africa, Roche, gives us an insight on the importance for healthcare investments and partnerships in Nigeria.
On this episode of the American Business Council Nigeria, Margaret Olele speaks with Samuel Diminas, CEO, Westpaq International on the importance of Global Standards, Local Capacity and the things investors need to see in Nigeria's oil and gas.
On this episode of the business exchange, Margaret Olele sits down with Temidayo Ojo, CEO of Jumia Nigeria to discuss building trust and expanding Africa's e-commerce system.
On this episode of the Business Exchange, Margaret Olele sits down with Paternia Werts Onuoha to discuss ways in driving economic growth for women in Nigeria and also on the continent, on the margins of the International Women's Month.
On this episode of the Business Exchange, Margaret Olele sits down with Adesuwa Ladoja, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Lagos Free Zone Company to discuss the industrial growth, investment, competitiveness and inclusive trade in Nigeria.
On this episode of the Business Exchange podcast, Margaret Olele sits down with Mary Gbobaniyi, manager sales - West Africa (Delta Airlines) to discuss the future of aviation for Nigeria.
Chief Corporate Services Officer, IHS Nigeria, discusses the future of building Nigeria's connectivity back bone and how telecom infrastructure could be the focal point for economic growth and innovation.
Sub Saharan Africa, U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC), to discuss the council's works in Nigeria to promote high-quality U.S. soybeans and develop the Nigerian soybean value chain to meet growing protein needs.
On this episode of the Business Exchange, Margaret Olele sits down with Gabriel Ogunyemi, Visionspring's Regional Director, in celebration of World Sight Day to discuss the company's mission to increase lifelong earning, learning, safety, and well-being by providing affordable, high-quality eyeglasses to people vulnerable to poverty.
The American Business Council Nigeria hosts its first business exchange podcast in Washington DC live from CIPE Headquarters. Margaret Olele sits down with Debra Johnson, Chief of Staff for CIPE, to discuss the trajectory of CIPE in addition to current and future partnerships. The podcast also touches on the anticipated launch of the African Hub, slated to take place in Lagos on September 24, 2025.
On this episode of The Business Exchange Podcast, Wole Abu of Equinix to discuss the role of data infrastructure on how it impacts on economic growth in Nigeria.
On this episode of the Business Exchange, The American Business Council Nigeria discusses ways to harness African Wealth for Innovation on the Continent. This episode features Zachariah George, Managing Partner at Launch Africa Ventures; Napa Onwusah, Managing Partner, Placidcode Labs, Atlanta; and Henry Nyakarundi, Founder and CEO, ARED Group.
On this episode of the business exchange, Prof. Shodipo Bankole of the Nigerian International Franchise Association (NIFA) joins the show to discuss the importance of franchising in Africa as well as it's importance to the Nigerian economy.
On this episode of The Business Exchange: How Business Works, Felix Ofungwu of ISN Medical joins the podcast to discuss the power of diagnostics in economic transformation in Nigeria.
on this episode "The Business Exchange: How Business Works" as we sit down with Ms. Aisha Rimi, CEO/Executive Secretary of Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC). Rimi also shares candid insights on Nigeria’s trade & investment growth and NIPC’s role in driving it. Don't miss it! #BusinessExchange #Investment
On this episode of "The Business Exchange: How Business Works," Oluseun Onigbinde, CEO, BudgIT Nigeria, joins this episode to discuss ways Nigeria can advance civic rights and strengthen democracy under the philosophy and ideologies of U.S. civil rights icon, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Onigbinde also discuss how his organization, BudgIT, is helping to promote civic engagement, budget reforms, and effective service delivery using key programs at the national and subnational levels of government.
On this episode of the PSDdF podcast, the Post Manager General & CEO of NIPOST, Tola Odeyemi discusses the importance of technological innovations and governance in postal transparency.
Lola Adekanye sits down for the special episode of the PSDdF podcast (Part of The Business Exchange Podcast) to discuss how the Nigerian government can build trust and how this can impact transparent governance in the country.
On this episode of the Business Exchange, Margaret Olele, discusses with Mr. Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, Comptroller General, Nigeria Customs Service, on the role of Nigeria Customs Services in trade facilitation.
On this episode of the business exchange, Adeyemi Candide-Johnson, S.A.N speaks with Margaret Olele about the role of the newly founded Private Sector Development for Democracy Forum (PSDdF) as well as the importance the private sector plays in improving democracy in Nigeria.
On this episode of the business exchange, Prof. Bart O. Nnaji, Managing Director, Geometric Power Ltd, sits down with Margaret Olele to discuss the future of energizing Nigeria.
On this episode of "The Business Exchange: How Business Works," we touch on the "Media and Democratic Accountability in Africa" with Dapo Olorunyomi, Publisher of the Premium Times Nigeria, & CEO of the Center for Journalism Innovation and Development.
On this episode of The Business Exchange, the focus on "Media and Democratic Accountability" with Dapo Olorunyomi, Publisher of the Premium Times Nigeria and the CEO, Center for Journalism Innovation and Development.
On the next episode of "The Business Exchange," Margaret Olele celebrates Women History Month by talking with Eyono Fatayi-Williams of Women in Energy Network about Empowering women and embracing diversity.
The recent episode of the business exchange features Thelma Ekiyor-Solanke, Chairperson, Nigeria Office for Philanthropy & Impact Investing (NPO) as they discussed Driving Economic Growth through Social Impact in Nigeria.
On this episode of the Business Exchange, Opeyemi Iredumare, Managing Partner/Co-Founder, Technolawgical Partners and author of the book, "Music Commerce in Africa" joins the episode to discuss about the progress in the creative industry in Nigeria and what changes need to be implemented to further advance this fast growing sector in the country.
Following up on out YouthinTEAS Series, we feature Dr. Inya Lawal, Founder of Ascend Studios Foundation. This non-profit organizations is a Global Movement with a mandate to provide Capacity Building and Social, Educational, and Economic Empowerment to Women and Youth.
On this episode of the business exchange, Gbemisola Abudu, Vice President & Country Head, NBA Nigeria, joins us for YouthinTEAS series to discuss the importance cultivating the next prospect of Nigeria's youth in sports, particularly in the field of basketball.
On this episode of the Business Exchange, Kenneth Obiajulu of Agricorp International. Agricorp specialises in livestock production, processing, and export of poultry products, utilising cutting-edge technology to meet growing market demand. Our state-of-the-art poultry facilities are strategically located in three locations in Nigeria, with a combined annual production capacity of 4 million birds.
On the episode of the business exchange podcast, we have the new President of American Business Council Nigeria, Sopiribo Ideriah, discussing the future of Nigeria following its transition into a new government.
The world celebrated #worldsicklecellday2023. Nigeria remains the country with the highest incidence of birth and death before the age of five. What healthcare policies are in place to mitigate this situation? Are Multinationals Companies working together to support the efforts? Are there public -private sector collaboration in this area? American Business Council Nigeria's Margaret Olele discussed with Bukola Bolarinwa of Sickle Cell Aid Foundation(SCAF) and HaimaHealth to examine the sickle cell ecosystem in Nigeria and Africa.
American Business Council Nigeria recently established a sustainability Working Group led by Adebisi A. Country Leader for Dow in Nigeria and supported by Ehize Ilozavbie of ATC Nigeria to initiate interventions that support Nigeria’s transition to clean energy and combat climate change. The project will include a survey of the sustainability initiatives deployed by American businesses operating in Nigeria and the publication of the survey results in an Impact Report. Adebisi Adeoti will be our guest for the Council's Podcast "The Business Exchange: How Business Works" with focus on "Greening the Nigerian Economy."
The Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) was a laudable initiative of the past administration to improve the ease of doing business in Nigeria. The Council initiated over 160 business enabling reforms in government ministries, departments, and agencies. As a result of these reforms, Nigeria’s ease of doing business score improved by over 8.5 basis points, and Nigeria moved up 39 places on the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business rankings at some point. In one of its final acts before bowing out of the stage, they passed Business Facilitation Act was passed into law on 14 February 2023. This Act amends 21 business related laws and aims to consolidate and institutionalize all the reforms initiated by PEBEC for ease of ongoing implementation. Our guests Toyin Bashir and Ayokunnu Ojeniyi discuss more about this topic in this episode hosted by Chiamaka Ibeh.
On this episode, Dr. Yemi Kale gives us an insight on the debt issues Nigeria faces and offer solutions to how the country can rectify the problem as a new government is on the horizon.
On this episode, we delve deep into the civil society organizations as important agents to the societal development in democratic countries. We also discuss the new modern equipment adopted in the 2023 Nigeria elections.
On this episode of The Business Exchange, we welcome Dr. Imodoye Abioro and Tunde Oyebamiji of HealthBotics. This company is an innovative health technology startup focused on building AI-driven health solutions for the African market and recently they were the winners of the 2022 Africa Digital Competition by the UnitedStates Chamber of Commerce (The U.S.-Africa Business Center).
On this episode of The Business Exchange, we have Ms. Abayomi Olarinmoye of Verraki Partners gave an insight the business outlook on the global and local forefront for 2023. #AmericanBusinessCouncil #Nigeria #Global #Headwinds #monetarypolicy #geopoliticaltensions
Nigeria is a country with a vibrant youth population, who are extremely gifted and talented when it comes to thinking outside box for business ventures. The massive problem Nigeria faces is the high unemployment rate in the country, which has left the youth population in dire situations. It is unlikely the unemployment trend is the country changes anytime soon. In fact, the National Bureau of Statistics was estimated at 42 percent. That is about nine percent above the national average. How do we strengthen employability to drive economic growth in Nigeria? Find out more on this episode.
On today's episode, we have Mokutima Ajileye, Managing Director of P&G Nigeria. She is responsible for leading the company’s business operations in the country. She started her career in manufacturing in the brewing industry, but pivoted to Marketing upon joining P&G. She is a highly experienced business leader with over 18 years of accomplishments in building brands, growing businesses and solving complex business challenges across Africa, Europe, Middle East and South Asia. Mokutima Ajileye gives us insight into the localization strategy P&G has applied in Nigeria since its formation in the country.
In Nigeria, cancer leads to over 72,000 deaths per annum (30924 for male and 40 647 for female). This number is set to increase given that there are 102,000 new cases of cancer every year. The estimated incidence for breast cancer is (27%), cervix uteri (14%), liver (12%), prostate (12%) and colorectum (4.1%). While estimated mortality for breast cancer is (20%), liver (16%), prostate (13%), cervix uteri (12%) and colorectum (4.4%). Breast cancer is now the leading cancer death in Nigeria, while liver cancer is the second and prostate cancer is the third. Prof Ifeoma Okoye, Professor of Radiology and Head of Radiation Medicine Department at the College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu Campus (UNNEC), joins this episode to discuss the development efforts used in Nigeria to curb cancer.
On this episode of The Business Exchange, we welcome Confidence Staveley of CyberSafe Foundation as she discusses how her organization is on a mission to facilitate pockets of changes that ensure a safer internet for everyone with digital access in Africa.
On this episode of The Business Exchange, we sit down with Ashley Ndir and Elvire Kodio to discuss how the Africa Development Bank (AfDB) is helping Nigeria with its spotlight series.
On this week's episode, we are joined by Amal Hassan, CEO of OutsourceGlobal, Nigeria's leading business process outsourcing company, servicing countries in Africa, the United States, UK and Japan. Her passion to unlock Nigeria’s developmental potentials through technology-driven innovation and value addition led her to build, capitalize and restructure a series of technology-related businesses that succeed in developing talents and creating employment for young Nigerians.
On this episode, Olumide Bankole, Chief Regulatory and Government Relations Officer, Flutterwave, gives into the impact of digital payment platforms on the Nigerian economy
It is hard to doubt the rise of Afrobeats in 2022 as well as the individuals who have led to the success of the genre over the past couple of years. According to a report from consultants at PWC forecasts that the fast-growing entertainment industry will earn $14.8bn in 2025, up from its current revenue of $7.7 bn. On this special episode, M.I Abaga joins us to give us a more in depth understanding into the Nigerian music industry and how it can be a potential source of investment for foreign investors. M.I also discuss what the future of the music industry will look like for Nigeria in the coming years. This special episode of the business exchange was hosted by Paul Olele, Freelance Journalist and co-founder of 703 W.F LLC and OluwaToyin Adegbite Moore, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Sheafam & Tam Limited.
Blockchain technology has received widespread attention for its potential to transform virtually every sector of our economy – from finance, healthcare, and logistics to the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights. Moreover, the technology itself has created its own industries, including new markets for digital property (e.g., non-fungible tokens (NFTs)) with associated intellectual property rights to protect and enforce. Governments, courts, and practitioners alike are continuously how this emerging technology can be used to improve existing IP enforcement resources, and whether and how blockchain technology applications fit into the current IP legal regime. On this episode, we speak with Abi Hamed Haruna, Board Director and Managing Legal Counsel for Oracle. Abi gives us an insight into the importance of Blockchain and its importance in Nigeria.
In this episode Maggie discusses Food Safety: Implications for Nigeria with Jane Omojokun. The world celebrated Food Safety this month with the theme “safer food, better health”, yet food shortages no thanks to global crisis and natural disasters threaten access to Food in general and safe food in particular. This in turns creates health challenges that continue to pile pressures on governments. Standards, Policies and Bills that will help nurture a good Food Safety system in Nigeria will be great and will help Nigeria address some challenges around non- oil export. Our guest is Jane Omojokun, a former director of regulation for the National agency for Food drugs, Administration and Control ( NAFDAC) and was the head of the Codex Alimentarius and SPS desk for 18 years. She is the managing director for Nugata Consult
Healthcare in Africa remains a vital topic and it is one area that sums up the continent’s development challenges in the field of health. The problems are due to the lack of access to basic health care, which mostly caused by poor funding. This contributes to harrowing health tragedies on the continent. Despite the negative outcomes, the coming of technology is an area more companies are exploiting and utilizing to revamp the state of healthcare in Africa. On this episode of the podcast, we speak to the game changers, who are leading the charge in healthcare progression through the aid of technology. The guest speakers include Virtue Oboro – Founder of Tiny Hearts Technology Bryan Mezue – Co-Founder of Lifestores Healthcare Sola Ogundipe – Health Editor of Vanguard Nigeria Ltd Dr. Chukwuemeka Anyaeji - CEO of Yanga Dental Clinics
At the American Business Council, our key focus for World International Womens’ Month is to break the gender bias with positive visibility and focus. In this episode, the guest speakers share their success stories as leaders in the sectors they play in, how they found themselves in such fields (Tech, Energy, Insurance, Franchising, Healthcare), and the impact they make in society.
Here Margaret discusses with Hon (Dr) Ujam of Nina Jojer and Tolu Oyekan of BCG share the pillars of the economy that drove economic growth and looked at the best possible ways of evaluating infrastructural investments with impact on development.
About the Speakers Dr. Chukwuemeka Ujam is a Nigerian politician, and was formerly the elected member of the House of Representatives representing Nkanu East/West Federal Constituency of Enugu State. He has a career background in telecommunications technology. He has held many senior engineering positions in several major UK telecoms and security organizations as well as board level responsibilities in IT startup organizations. He is currently the CEO of Nina Jojer, a consulting firm.
Tolu Oyekan is a Management Consultant with global experience across industry sectors. His expertise spans across strategic and operational topics on growth strategy, mergers and acquisitions, lean manufacturing, and network optimisation. He is the Managing Director and Partner at Boston Consulting Group (Nigeria).
Here Margaret Olele of the American Business Council reviews and discusses the monumental events of 2021 with Nonso Obikili of the United Nations, and Gyude Moore of the Centre for Global Development. The discussions touch on the Nigerian Economy, Africa's relations with China, the US, and the EU, Energy poverty in Africa, COP26, COVID-19 variants (Omicron) and Government's reaction, US Democracy Summit, and expectations for 2022.
On this episode, Tejaswi - General Manager, Strategic Marketing and Business Development at Lagos Free Zone (LFZ) shares insights on the development, which is integrated with Lekki Deep Sea Port (first of its kind in Nigeria) and well-positioned to address the port challenges in Lagos.
Lagos Free Zone developed by Tolaram, enhances the competitiveness of Nigeria as an investment destination and offers unique advantages to Nigeria's manufacturing and logistics sector.
Mira Mehta, CEO of Tomato Jos discusses with Maggie her milestones in investing in Nigeria, challenges, and the future of Tomato Jos.
The global animation market size was valued at US$ 354.7 billion in 2020. Since the creation of the Black Panther comic into a movie, we have seen a burgeoning of interests and investments into African Content. These facts make one curious to know how the Nigerian comic and animation industry taken hold of the global demand.
Listen to Jide Martin, CEO and Founder of Comic Republic speak with us on Nigeria's Animation Industry and Prospects for Growth.
One of the indicators that drive foreign investments is the perceived stability of the desired Country for investment and the current heated polity in Nigeria may have cast a shadow on investors' confidence in the country.
Across the African Continent, various groups have sprung up due to economic, social, political, and environmental factors and have led to armed conflict.
Listen to Maggie discussing with revered political activists such as Prof Pat Utomi and Nimah Arigbabu, share their perspectives on how peace and economic growth go hand in hand and the role of the private sector and Federal Government in creating a sustainable environment.
As a follow-up, The American Business Council and partners will be hosting a webinar titled 'The Imperative of Peace for a Successful Economy'. This is to engage critical stakeholder groups in a forum to underscore the need for a peaceful society where lives and businesses can thrive as well as encourage Nigerian institutions to partake in peacemaking processes/programmes.
Date: 25 October 2021 Time: 3 pm WAT
The Speakers at the event include: Dr. Kayode Fayemi - Governor, Ekiti State Dr. Garba Abari - DG, @Nigerian Orientation Agency Dipo Faulkner - President, American Business Council Abidemi David Edmond - CRO, @The Nedola Initiative Ltd Dr. Ayo Teriba - CEO, @Economic Associates Prof. Pat Utomi - Founder, @Centre for Values in Leadership Nimah Arigbabu - Founder and Public Policy Analyst, @NGVoices Dr. Bello Kankarofi - Ex-Registrar and Chief Executive Officer, APCON
Register to attend via this link – https://bit.ly/3Bw6Rrt.
Since its presentation before the legislature in 2008, the Petroleum Industry Bill was passed into law on 16 August 2021. The Bill, now an Act, makes far reaching changes to the structure of Nigeria's energy industry.
In this episode, we will be discussing the history of the PIA, a summary of its provisions, perceived challenges to its implementation, and its impact on the future of energy in Nigeria with Taiwo Oyedele. Taiwo Oyedele is the Fiscal Policy Partner and Africa Tax Leader at PwC. He is the Thematic Lead for the Public Finance & Taxation Policy Commission of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group; Chairman of the Taxation & Fiscal Policy Faculty Board of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria; member of the Nigerian Taxation Standards Board; and a member of the Ministerial Committee on the implementation of Nigeria’s National Tax Policy. More on Taiwo Oyedele here https://www.pwc.com/ng/en/contacts/t/taiwo-oyedele.html
SME's face a myriad of challenges to their business development on a daily basis. These challenges include the insufficiency of infrastructure, policy, incentives, and most commonly all access to finance. In this week's podcast episode, Womoemi Diriyai, Country Head, Dun and Bradstreet Nigeria shed light on the cause of these challenges and what can be done to overcome them.
Maggie discusses with Sumbo Akintola of Aluko Oyebode and Moses Faya of API on the postal bill its implications to business, extrapolate reasons for the postal bill, and discuss the opportunities the public and private stakeholders need to leverage on.
Considering the importance of data in modern times and the heightened need for proper regulation, a Data Protection Bill was proposed to the National Assembly in 2020. Alongside this, a new NITDA Act has been proposed to the National Assembly and the Nigerian Government has tabled exclusivity from cross-data flow at the WTO. On this episode of the Business Exchange, Maggie discusses with Kasim Sodangi, the Head of Compliance at @Smile Identity, the proposed legislation and their impact on the growth of the Nigerian digital economy and the negotiations at WTO. Kasim Sodangi is the former National Coordinator of the Office for Nigerian Content Development in Information and Communication Technology (ONC/NITDA), and the former Acting National Coordinator of the Office for Nigerian Digital Innovation.
Isioma of Punuka Attorneys & Solicitors and Chinwe of Ohanele Law Firm discuss with Maggie the history of the Copyright bill and its impact on the entertainment industry.
The guests also share the best possible ways to develop the capacity of Lawyers and avenues to support upcoming creatives in protecting their works.
In this episode, the Rita Amuchienwa of Intel discusses with Maggie on the critical digital infrastructure needed in Nigeria and Intel's plans to build capacity in Africa. Intel is one of the foremost innovative Semiconductor manufacturers in the world. Intel's innovation in cloud computing, data center, the Internet of Things, and PC solutions is powering the smart and connected digital world we live in.
In this episode, Vicky Akai the Director-General of Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry shares her thoughts with Maggie on the increasing role of Chambers of Commerce in driving advocacy and enabling environment for private sector. Interesting conversations on the role of data in advocacy as well as empowering and equipping Women-owned businesses in Nigeria ahead of the AFCFTA through market access and capacity building.
This episode highlights Ecosystem Restoration in recognition of the World Environment day celebrated on the 5th of June with the themes “Reimagine. Recreate. Restore.” Amaka Onyemelukwe, Director of Public Affairs, Communication and Sustainability shares what Coca-Cola does in ensuring its products do not impact the environment negatively, best practices on building sustainable ecosystems as well as thoughts on policies in this area.
Maggie discusses with Amaka Anku of Eurasia Group on the Chinese incursion in Africa, the Security situation for Western Investors investing in Africa, US Government initiatives for Africa, and how best the US Government can be a partner to African Governments.
Maggie discusses with the Senior Government Relations Director for Sub-Saharan Africa at Procter and Gamble, Temitope Iluyemi on Building relationships in Business. She gives an overview of how US Corporations build relationships in the private and public sector without impinging on its core values but at the same time drive revenue growth indirectly and directly.
Here Maggie speaks with Funmi Omo the Managing Director of Enterprise Life Nigeria on the importance of the Insurance sector, highlights the opportunities in the sector and shares the products Enterprise Life Nigeria has for the working class in Nigeria which will in turn make Insurance as a lifystyle.
Here Alexander Muterko, the Project Manager at the International Centre for Migration Policy Development discusses with Maggie on what the ICMPD does around promoting innovative, comprehensive and sustainable migration policies. There have been several stories and reports that speak to Africans migrating and the loss of human capacity which is as a result of migration. The discussion will share insights on upcoming projects to drive human capacity and investment in Nigeria
Maggie discusses with the MD of Comercio Limited Aderonke Adeyegbe, Nigeria’s leading indigenous cloud company. She shares what her organisation does to empower women into the tech space and her passion in empowering women into STEM.
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Toyin Adegbite-Moore Executive Director of Africa Venture Philanthropy Alliance discusses with Maggie on ways AVPA supports Female-led SMEs in Nigeria and share insights on how women empowerment projects should be checked and tracked. AVPA is a Pan-African network for social investors who are interested in collaborating to increase the flow of capital into social investments across Africa and ensure that capital (financial, human and/or intellectual) is deployed as effectively and innovatively as possible for maximum social impact.
AVPA views venture philanthropy/social investment (VP/SI) as a continuum that encompasses everything from philanthropy to impact investing, CSR and sustainable investments by private businesses.
On today's episode, Delia Asuzu of PwC Nigeria & Olaniyi Yusuf of Verraki Partners share updates and insights with Maggie on the 2020 Economic Impact survey of US companies in Nigeria.
The survey highlights the impact US Companies make to the Nigerian Economy. The yearly survey is conducted by the American Business Council in partnership with PWC Nigeria, KPMG, Verraki Partners, and the US Embassy of Nigeria.
On todays episode of the Business Exchange, the CEO of the African Resource Centre for Nigeria shares her perspectives on supply chain management in Nigeria, opportunities for investments and what ARC has done to support the value chain in supply chain management.
Azuka also shares ARC work with the Federal Government in Nigeria in building a sustainable national strategy for Supply Chain Management and its move to other spaces of the economy beyond healthcare.
Margaret speaks with John Edokpolo of Microsoft and Josh Egba of USTDA on the current Data Protection Bill, its importance, best practices based on global standards and how businesses will adapt to this regulation.
Margaret speaks with the CEO of Alaro City Ojo Odunayo on how the real estate industry of Nigeria has faired in 2020 and what is next for the sector. Alaro City is a partnership between Rendeavour, Africa’s largest new city builder, and Lagos State Government. Alaro City is a mixed-income, city-scale development with industrial and logistics locations, complemented by offices, homes, schools, healthcare facilities,
In this episode on Margaret Olele interacts with Zainab Balogun of The New Practice on the new CAMA Act which improves the ease of doing business especially for SMEs and MSMEs as well as how the Act will encourage investors into the domestic market.
Here Maggie interacts with Olusegun Zaccheaus an Associate Director, Strategy and Economics at KPMG Africa on the current state of the Nigerian Economy, Investors sentiment to the Nigerian market, policy changes and expectations from the ABC Economic Update organised by the American Business Council, where the 10 Macro trends that will shape 2021 will be shared to business leaders and policy makers.
Here Maggie interacts with the Country Manager for Nigeria/Cluster lead West Africa for Pfizer, Olayinka Subair on the policies for growth in the Pharmaceutical space, the impact on counterfeits to the economy, support initiatives for frontline intelligence agencies and awareness creation on counterfeit medicines.