NEWS & EVENTS

UPCOMING EVENTS

Breakfast Session of the American Business Council scheduled for 27th September, 2007 at which the Guest Speaker, Mr Alan Latimer, Consul at the US Consulate-General, will address the topic, “Requirements and Procedures for US
Visa Applications”

Launch of the American Business Council Nigeria in Lagos on September/October,2007

Launch of the American Business Council Nigeria in Washington DC on 25-26 October,2007

  Launch of the American Business Council Nigeria in Abuja in November,2007

RECENT EVENTS

Breakfast Session of American Business Council on 28th May 2007 at which the Guest Speaker, Dr Ransome E. Owan, Chairman/CEO of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), addressed the theme “Private Sector Opportunities in the New Electric Power Industry in Nigeria”

Breakfast Session of American Business Council on 12th June 2007 at which the Guest Speaker, Engr (Dr) J.O.Makoju, Special Adviser to the President on Electric Power, addressed the topic “State of the Nigerian Power Sector.”
 

ONGOING PILOT PROJECTS

The rationale here is to identify very broad issues which have fundamental impact on Nigeria’s long-term development and after assessment at the macro level, define a few that will be addressed in depth with a view to achieving practical lasting results meaningful to Nigeria and ABC members. After consideration, ABC decided to focus on the following pilot projects each with a team leader:

a)      Education-With technical school support as priority.

b)      Infrastructure-With power as priority.

c)      Institution Building-With Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) as priority.

The IPR Sub-Committee has evolved strategies for protecting intellectual property rights in Nigeria, especially the enforcement of existing laws, which were approved by the Board in June 2007. The strategies have since been translated into an Action Plan for ABC’s implementation in collaboration with other stakeholders in due course.