NIG to provide investment opportunities through Nigeria’s largest exhibition
In a bid to provide investment opportunities for stakeholders in the industry, Nigeria Investment Gateway (NIG)— a company registered both in the United Kingdom and Nigeria with offices currently in London, Abuja and Lagos and co-hosts, CODUB Group of Companies has invited sponsors, investors and exhibitors to this year’s ‘Best of Nigeria Investment Exhibition (BONIE2019)’.
The exhibition will focus on wide range of investment opportunities and highlevel engagement meetings among investors, policymakers and entrepreneurs.
Proudly supported by the British International Institute for Leadership and Management (BIILM) , an organisation experienced in organising large international events since 2009 in the UK and Nigeria, BONIE2019 will bring together potential business oriented speakers to advise you on how to gain insight on business opportunities. It will also give you a unique chance to meet genuine investors in an international environment vis-a-vis investment or funding for a project or business idea.
In a statement issued by the organisers, it stated that “For investors, it will be an impressive showcase of the virtually untapped opportunities available across many sectors in Nigeria. It is an avenue that will expose your brand to the largest market in Africa as well as introduce you to millions of Nigerians in Diaspora including business development and partnerships opportunities.
“There are exhibition stands and sponsorship packages with preferential access to meet with investors in special ‘Deal Rooms’.”
The sponsors, exhibitors and strategic partners includes the Nigeria Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC), Nigeria High Commission UK, Vivacity PR, , Immigration Advisory Service UK, British Expertise International, London Chamber of Commerce, Varitas Homes, Middlechase Property Limited, Nigeria British Chamber of Commerce (NBCC), El-rehob Corporate Business, Kanu Heart Foundation, AFFORD UK, British Africa Business Alliance (BABA), Kano State Chamber of Commerce
Industry Mines and Agriculture, Kano State Government, Federal Ministry of Trade and Investment.
Elegbe said it also represents an opportunity to introduce a number of Interswitch’s products, such as Verve Health cards, and payment collection and disbursement solutions (Quickteller for business), that will drive much-needed efficiency in payments for health services across the value chain.
Wallace Ogufere, cofounder/ CEO of eclat Healthcare Limited, said the growing adoption of valuebased care, combined with the increasing level of usage of patient portals across the industry, has made it critical to take a new approach to patient engagement solution design in Nigeria.
“We expect to tightly integrate the eclat capabilities into the Interswitch platform, adding functionality that would enable providers to reach their entire patient populations by leveraging existing patient contact information,” Ogufere said.
This new acquisition by Interswitch represents the latest of several strategic investments executed by the company to enhance
Interswitch’s product and service offering and expand its reach into new markets as the payments technology sector in Africa expands rapidly.
In 2016, Interswitch acquired the mobile financial services player, VANSO. Interswitch had earlier closed the acquisition of Paynet
Group in February 2015 in a deal that resulted in the creation of a combined network of over 100 financial institutions, deepening Interswitch’s footprint in East Africa. Interswitch intends to continue with its expansion strategy whilst refining its offering, creating innovative payments solutions that are tailored to the demands of the African market. The acquisition of eclat Healthcare Limited is expected to further enhance Interswitch’s capability to provide comprehensive solutions that involve making payments a seamless part of everyday life across critical social sectors in Africa.