Welcome to A.B.C - American-Business-Council

A General Meeting of US Companies doing business in Nigeria in May 2005, unanimously endorsed the need for an American Business Council (ABC) which , operating like a 'think tank', will focus on policy issues and practical implementation steps in support of Nigerian public and private section leadership as well as ongoing reform initiatives in the country. It is designed to bring ABC's Nigerian based resources combined with the US support, to bear on selected issues and reform initiatives that show potential Read more...

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ABC visits Oracle Nigeria

The American Business Council paid a visit to the Managing Director Oracle Nigeria, Adebayo Sanni on the 27th of November.

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A plenary session on the creative industry at the NESG Summit. The event held on the 22nd of October at the Transcorp Hilton Abuja

US Envoy Lauds Krispy Kreme’s Quality Production Process

Nigeria Automates Processing Of Business Permits And Expatriate Quota

The 3rd National Action Plan on Ease of Doing Business to kick off February 5th

Improving Nigeria’s Business Operating Environment to Enhance Economic Growth

North Trend for February 2018 Business Confidence Index

Senate Passes New CAMA Bill into Law; Lists Seven Benefits

How the New CAMA will benefit Startups

LBS Event - Human Capital: The Key to Africa’s Transformation.

The Lagos Business School organized the African Business Conference which held on the 8th of December, themed Human Capital: The Key to Africa’s Transformation. The event was partly sponsored by the American Business Council (ABC). The objective of the conference is to discuss ways on improving the competitiveness of Africa’s Human capital resource and proffering practical solutions to health and education deficiencies

AVPA Event - The Power of Partnerships
Africa Venture Philanthropy Alliance in partnership with the American Business Council, Ford Foundation, Si2 Fund and the European Venture Philanthropy Platform held a two-day dialogue with Corporate organizations on the 6th and 7th December.

Stakeholders Breakfast Meeting -Nigerian Creative Industry
The American Business Council in partnership with the BIAYA Consulting and the US Mission held a stakeholders meeting on the 6th of November at the American Guest Quarters. The objective of the convening is to present a business case for the creative industry, explore an ecosystem framework for development, and discuss opportunities for stakeholders at different points along the value chain to engage in the growth of the creative industry.
The Creative Industry is an integral part of the Commercial Investment Dialogue which is intended to deepen trade investment ties between the U.S. and Nigeria as well as designed to foster sustained engagement between governments on concrete issues of importance to the private sector.