NECSEF’s aspiration is to be the one stop organisation and preferred gateway for conducting business in Nigeria by Egyptians, providing trust and the ability to engage with highly influential people who can provide access and market intelligence into every aspect of the Nigerian market.

NECSEF organised its first conference in collaboration with Nigeria Embassy in Cairo, and strategic partners Egyptian African Businessmen’s Association (EABA) on the 10^th – 12^th October 2022 to a roaring success.

The conference titled Nigeria – Egypt Trade Conference & B2B Meeting attracted over 300 high level business leaders and government officials. The event took place at the conference halls of the stunning St. Regis hotel Almasa, in the new federal capital territory, Cairo Egypt.

The idea for the conference according to Mr. Mahmood Ahmadu, chairman of NECSEF and OIS, the main organisers, was to strengthen bilateral trade relations between the two largest African economies, Nigeria and Egypt with the aspiration to boost trade from the current of circa $180 million US.

The NECSEF chairman Mr Ahmadu and Dr Yousry El Sharkawi EABA chairman made a joint announcement that an agreement of $30 million dollars was signed during the conference as part of strengthening bilateral relations.

Nigeria is Africa’s most populous country with over 225 million people, and Egypt is the third most populous country in Africa with over 104 million people. Egypt enjoys a mixed economy strong in tourism, agriculture, construction, fossil fuels with an emerging ICT sector.

Nigeria on the other hand has a mixed economy focused upon petroleum, and a growing agriculture sector, it also has an emerging market with expanding technology, service, financial and communications sectors.

There is great demand in Nigeria for Egyptian products and it’s really a promising market for Egyptian investments with some great Egyptian companies already operating in Nigeria.

A great percentage of Nigeria’s exports to Egypt are petroleum and gas products followed by agricultural commodities.

The objectives of the conference in part was to reach a new and viable vision with a view of mobilizing the private sector, civil society and business community of both countries to increase trade and actively participate in African development.

The well attended event was spaced out over three days; with the first day being the main conference with many high level speakers, attended by government leaders, senior members of several diplomatic missions, and leaders from the business sector.

The second day was a highly interactive B2B session, matchmaking several sectors with hundreds of the delegates where Nigerian and Egyptian business people participated in pitching and introducing their various businesses.

The third day was all about tours and external visits to some of Egypt’s most iconic centers. Delegates chose from one of two tour options, either a visit to the world famous Suez Canal Economic Zone, an innovative and self-sustaining industrial development and commercial hub, or the world class International Medical Center, a military hospital that is one of the largest in the Middle East.

The dignitaries who graced the event included Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State, Minister of Water Resources Suleiman Adamu, Minister of State Works and Housing, Minister of State Industry, Trade and Investment, Ambassador Mariam Katagum, H.E Nura Abba Rimi, Nigerian Ambassor in Egypt, Mr Anthony Nwachukwu, Vice President of Innovate 1 Pay, Mr Babatunde Irukera, CEO Federal Competition & Consumer Protection, Mr Khalifa Abdullahi, Chairman KK Kingdom Group, Dr Kassim Gidado from Nigeria Arab Gulf Chamber of Commerce.

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Also in attendance was Dr Yousry El-Sharkawi, chairman Egyptian African Businessmen’s Association (EABA) Walid Gamal El Din, Chairman of the General Authority Economic Zone, Suez Canal, Dr Sherif El-Gabaly, chairman African Affairs, Egyptian House of Representatives, Eng. Ahmed Sameer,

El-Gabaly, chairman African Affairs, Egyptian House of Representatives, Eng. Ahmed Sameer,

Egyptian Ministry of Trade & Industry, Mr Walid Jamal Eldin, chairman of the Egyptian Nigeria Business Council among many others.

There were senior representatives from Nigeria Export Promotion Council, Nigeria Investment Promotion Commission, Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Export & Import Bank (Afreximbank), PWC, AFDB and others.

Source – https://www.vanguardngr.com/

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By opening this new office in the heart of the business district in Dubai, it provides the opportunity for companies with a desire to do business in the vast Nigerian and the Arab Gulf markets to physically visit and meet with high-level members of the NAGCC face-to-face.

This will significantly enhance trust and confidence by meeting with senior individuals who have the ability to provide knowledgeable guidance, market intelligence, expertise and most importantly the right contacts. This will assist potential investors in navigating an unfamiliar terrain in the most populous country and largest African market Nigeria and the Gulf States.

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The unveiling was graced by several dignitaries including;

• H.E. Amb. Zubairu Dada, Hon. Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Nigeria.
• H.E. Mohammed Dansanta Rimi, Nigeria’s Ambassador to the UAE.
• H.E. Dr. Fahad Al Taffaq – the UAE Ambassador to Nigeria,
• Amb. Tayyibat  Atinuke Mohammed, Nigeria’s Consul-General to the UAE,
• NAGCC President Mahmood Ahmadu
• Shaikh Abdulrahman Saif Al Sharqi alongside other VIP’S.

The NAGCC is a model investment association dedicated to the development of prosperous business relationships and economic contacts between Nigeria and the Arabian Gulf. The NAGCC board is made up of leading entrepreneurs who enjoy excellent business relations in Nigeria and the Arabian Gulf Countries.

The objectives of the NAGCC are to promote trade and investments in Nigeria and the Arabian Gulf States, to facilitate excellent economic relations between Nigerian and Arabian Gulf companies, and to provide trade information and business consultancy services to its clients and other potential partners.

For more information please email: info@nigeriaarabgulf.com

Article contributed by;

Charles Ajayi-Khiran

Inspirational leadership speaker

Corporate trainer & Consultant

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The event was themed – Road To A Prosperous Africa! The keynote addresses were delivered by Indian born Swiss businessman and billionaire Prakash Hinduja CEO of the Hindujah Group, one of Europe’s most successful businesses and H.E Ahmed Elmetwally, CEO, Sheikh Mohamed Bin Ahmed Bin Hamadan Al Nahyan.

Mrs Yinka Fayomi publisher of FIN magazine, who is a specialist in cross border investment, Entrepreneurship, Youthpreneur, financing of projects and promotion of local contents in FDI projects, said she was truly elated at the calibre of people that graced the event. She also said she was deeply encouraged by the success of the event and the financial commitment from powerful investors to Africa.

The event itself began with a Trade & Investment round table and panel discussion, followed by a Ministerial roundtable with several African government ministers participating. The highly acclaimed FIN Awards rounded up the day featuring several high profile recipients spanning from industry, business, arts, philanthropy and government.
Here is the list of awardees:

• PRAKASH HINDUJAH, Billionaire Chairman of the Hindujah Group – Lifetime Achievement Award
• MR DATO YURO TY, CEO, Tri-T Platinum Builders Gold Trading LLC – Outstanding Entrepreneur Award
• MAHMOOD AHMADU OON, Founder & Executive Chairman Online Integrated Solutions Ltd (OIS) – Visionary Leader Award
• AMB DAVID BALONDEMU, Chairman of Kampala district land board – Award of Distinction
• DR. ROZIOUS SIATWAMBO, CEO of the Great North Road Group of Companies
• DR. AHMED SALAWUDEEN – FIIN, FCIB, FCALM, PhD, ACII (London) Chairman of Signature Global Real Estate, and CEO of Standard Insurance Consultants Limited – Business Icon Award
• VIKAS BHARGAVA, Advertising supremo – Outstanding Leader in Art & Media Award

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Some of the previous distinguished recipients of the FIN Awards include the following:

• Chief Olusegun Obasanjo – former President of Nigeria
• Alhaji Aliko Dangote – Chairman Dangote Group
• Dr. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala – former Finance Minister of Nigeria and now Head of WTO
• Vincente Fox – former President of Mexico
• Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina – President African Development Bank
• Dr Mohammed Bakindo – OPEC Secretary-General

About Mahmood Ahmadu:

Mahmood Ahmadu is a leading African entrepreneur and renowned philanthropist. He is the founder and executive chairman of online Integrated Solutions Ltd (OIS). OIS is a specialist visa application agency that provides online passport, visa processing and technical support services for Governments.
Mahmood is also the life President of the Nigerian Arabian Gulf Chamber of Commerce (NAGCC). The chamber’s aspiration is to become the largest business organization in Nigeria and the Arabian Gulf; representing businesses across all sectors, working at local, national and international levels to support businesses from sole traders to multinational corporations.

Mahmood’s other significant business interests span the following sectors; Mining, Real Estate, Construction, Agriculture, Bottling Water, E-education, E-healthcare, and Fintech spread across 53 countries in 5 continents. His philanthropic activities have made it possible for hundreds of students to afford good quality education both locally in Africa and abroad. He is the recipient of the Nigerian National Honour of the ‘Officer of the Order of the Niger’ (OON), he is also a two time Forbes award recipient among other significant awards and recognition globally.

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Doran made international headlines this week for his interview with the singer, which was canned after he conceded he had only heard one track from her latest work, 30. Sony is refusing to release the footage.

Live on Channel Seven program Weekend Sunrise on Saturday, Doran concluded the show by lamenting that he had “insulted” Adele and apologising to the singer, her fans and viewers of the station.

“This is a story that has sparked a torrent of abuse and mockery from around the world and, if I’m being honest with you, the bulk of this savaging I deserve and I totally own,” Doran said.

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Doran was flown to London for the exclusive interview with Adele in the lead-up to the release of her fourth album, which he described as an “unspeakable privilege””.

The interview was reportedly part of a A$1m package including broadcast rights to Adele’s One Night Only television special. It would have been Adele’s only Australian interview.

“I made the terrible mistake of assuming we weren’t to be given a preview copy of this album because our interview was airing before it was released and Adele’s album was the industry’s most prized secret,” Doran said.

“The day after we landed in London an email came through from Sony, it didn’t mention Adele but it did contain a link to her album.

“The genuine, deadset, hand on heart truth is that I missed it. By an absurdly long margin the most important email I’ve ever missed in my life.”

Doran said contrary to media reports, Adele didn’t walk out on the interview, which ran overtime and was at least 50% focused “squarely” on the new music.

“I thought it was reductive to describe [the new music] as simply being about divorce, that it was about empowerment and would inspire people to summon the courage to steer their lives in a new direction,” Doran said of the interview.

“We spoke about of the paradox that is being the world’s most famous artist but hating fame, we also discussed at length the concept of pure artistry, the majesty of Adele’s voice, what it must be like to hear that sound come out of one’s own mouth.

“How go Easy On Me was conceived in part by singing acapella in the shower, and how the album helped repair her relationship towards the end with her now late father,”

Source – https://www.theguardian.com/

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The verdict strengthens the call on the federal government to declare bandits ravaging the North-western and the North-central regions as terrorists.

Mohammed Abubakar, the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) of the Federation, had filed an ex-parte application seeking to proscribe the grisly activities of ‘bandits’ who have been waging a relentless war against ordinary Nigerians in the North-west and the North-central States.

The bandits have been vicious in kidnapping and killing their captives across Zamfara, Katsina, Kaduna, Benue and Sokoto states.

While moving the application on Thursday, Mr Abubakar informed the court that President Muhammadu Buhari had approved the proscription of bandits as terrorists.

In his ruling, the judge, Taiwo Taiwo, specifically held that the activities of Yan Bindiga and Yan Ta’adda bandit groups constitute acts of terrorism.

According to court documents, the federal government based its decision on security reports, which confirmed that the bandits were responsible for the “killings, abductions, rapes, kidnappings,” in northern Nigeria.

The government further blamed the group for the growing cases of “banditry, incessant kidnappings for ransom, kidnapping for marriage, mass abductions of school children and other citizens, cattle rustling, enslavement, imprisonment, severe deprivation of physical liberty, torture, rape, sexual slavery, enforced prostitution, forced pregnancy, other forms of sexual violence, attacks and killings in communities and on commuters and wanton destruction of lives and properties in Nigeria, particularly in the North-west and North-central states in Nigeria being carried out by Yan Bindiga and Yan Ta’adda groups and other groups associated with or engaged in the same or similar activities as Yan Bindiga and Yan Ta’adda groups in Nigeria.”

“The activities of Yan Bindiga and Yan Ta’adda groups and other similar groups constitute acts of terrorism that can lead to a breakdown of public order and safety and is a threat to national security and the corporate existence of Nigeria,” the government said.

Ruling

In the ruling, the judge declared the activities of Yan Bindiga and Yan Ta’adda group” and other similar groups in any part of the country as “acts of terrorism and illegality.”

The court proscribed the activities of the group as well as other similar groups in any part of Nigeria, “either in groups or as individuals by whatever names they are called.”

In its ruling, the court restrained “any person or group of persons from participating in any manner whatsoever, in any form of activities involving or concerning the prosecution of the collective intention or otherwise of the Yan Bindiga group and the Yan Ta’adda group under any other name or platform however called or described.”

Background

PREMIUM TIMES reported on Thursday how bandits asked the family of an abducted police officer to pay N200 million ransom for his quick release because they have to leave the telecommunications service area.

The police personnel, Sambo Hosea, was kidnapped alongside many other travellers on Sunday on the Kaduna-Abuja highway.

He was the police orderly to Sagir Hamida, a former governorship aspirant in Zamfara State who was killed by the bandits in the incident.

Source – https://www.premiumtimesng.com/

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The Donda rapper, 44, took to his Instagram stories to share an old photo of him and then-wife Kim embracing.

While he didn’t add a caption, the photo includes a headline from TMZ stating: ‘Kanye West says God will bring Kim, 41, and him back together, inspire millions’.

The headline is in reference to a speech Kanye made at a charity event in LA earlier this week, where he stated he was determined to get back together with his wife.

In the speech, Kanye said he will fix his marriage as God wants them to see that ‘everything can be redeemed’.

The chart-topper went on to say that he would be ‘changing the narrative’ around his marriage and that he would not let E! or Hulu – two channels where the Kardashians have reality shows – ‘write the narrative on my family’.

Saying that he was trying to express himself in the ‘most sane way’, Kanye added simply: ‘I need to be back in my home.’

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He said that ‘if the enemy can separate Kimye’, it makes ‘millions of families feel that separation is okay.

But when ‘God brings Kimye together’, those millions of families will be ‘influenced’ to ‘overcome the work of the separation, of trauma the devil has used…’

Kanye also opened up about their marriage in a Thanksgiving prayer on Thursday, where he said he ’embarrassed’ Kim when he vocally supported then-president Donald Trump and then tried to run for president himself.

The speech came after Yeezy told the podcast and YouTube series Drink Champs that he and Kim were ‘not even divorced’ as he has ‘never seen the papers’.

Referring to her as his wife throughout the interview, the rapper said their children ‘want their parents to stay together, I want us to be together.’

Kim, however, appears to have moved on with Saturday Night Live comedian Pete Davidson, 28.

Rumours about the two swirled for weeks after they were seen holding hands and heading out for dinner together after kissing during a sketch on SNL for an episode Kim was hosting.

But while neither have officially commented on the rumours, the pair were seen this week holding hands and giggling together in a car – and if that’s not enough to sent the rumour mill into overdrive, Pete was sporting what looked to be a fairly considerable love bite.

Kanye, meanwhile, is rumoured to be dating model Vinetria, 22, after the pair attended a basketball game at his Donda Academy school in Minneapolis.

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PSG are required to offer Messi a two-year bargain one week from now, worth £25m per year after charge with the alternative of a further year. The 34-year-old and his dad Jorge are prepared for the appearance of the offer this end of the week.

Messi, who will hold a newsgathering at the Nou Camp on Sunday, left Barcelona after the La Liga club couldn’t satisfy another agreement that had been concurred with the player because of “monetary and underlying impediments”.

PSG, oversaw by Messi’s comrade Pochettino, immediately arose as the leaders for his signature, in a move that would rejoin him with previous Barcelona partner Neymar.

Messi is available to joining PSG, however he and his agents need to set aside effort to survey their choices following his shock exit from the Nou Camp.

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Messi, the six-time Ballon d’Or victor, had formally been a free specialist since July 1 get-togethers neglected to concur terms over a recharging before his past Barca contract lapsed on June 30.

Messi had spent his whole profession at Barcelona, getting through the club’s institute prior to proceeding to score 672 objectives in 778 appearances in the wake of making his senior introduction in 2003.

Lionel Messi moving to Paris will raise French football’s profile all throughout the planet however genuine inquiries will be posed about PSG’s capacity to work inside monetary reasonable play (FFP) rules.

French clubs have been hit very hard by the pandemic. Ligue 1 and 2 didn’t complete their seasons after they were suspended in March last year and the LFP’s €800m-a-year homegrown transmission manage Mediapro fell four months into its first season.

Regardless of the issues in French football, PSG, sponsored by their Qatari proprietors, are certain they can adjust their books by selling players and sign Messi without defying FFP norms.

PSG’s pay bill of €414m in 2019/20 was multiple occasions that of the following most extravagant club – Lyon’s pay yearly bill was €132m.

Source – https://www.skysports.com/

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“He advised me, ‘It essentially implies that I’m simply being pleasant to young ladies since I like them,'” she said. “I resembled, stand by, my child is being singled out for being pleasant to young ladies?”

Her child had revealed to her he’d as of late been placed in the “companion zone” by one of the young ladies, who made it clear she wasn’t keen on dating him. They had kept on being cordial.

“You do this load of things as a parent to bring up your child right, to be pleasant to everybody, particularly kids without numerous companions,” Shannon said. “What’s more, you never believe that by making your child the decent one you could be making them an objective for menaces.”

While numerous guardians may be new to “simp,” odds are your tween or youngster has utilized or possibly heard the term.

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Simp hashtags are wild on TikTok. Instagram has more than 350,000 posts labeled #simp and there are Facebook bunches dedicated to simps and simping (it tends to be an action word, as well).

Contingent upon who you converse with, there is some discussion on the word’s present utilization and how much (if by any means) it has advanced over the long haul. While simp’s way-back beginnings are associated with “simpleton,” its present use is connected to West Coast American rappers like Too Short, who originally utilized it during the 1980s in a manner that indicates something contrary to “pimp” in his melody “Pimpology.”

In 1992, Boyz II Men delivered a melody called “Sympin’ Ain’t Easy,” utilizing an alternate spelling of the word and inspiring disappointed longing.

Source – https://edition.cnn.com/

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“The preliminary numbers are a total disaster, and we’re going to go over those numbers,” Trump said Saturday night at the Turning Point Action conference in Phoenix, Arizona, which aired live on Newsmax.

“The facts are coming out. The truth is being uncovered and the crime of the century is being fully exposed.”

Turning Point USA, hosting the event, is a young conservative group.

“We will fight for truth, transparency and accountability, and we will not stop until we have restore out American birthright of honest, free and fair elections,” Trump’s speech began.

“You are the pulse of our movement. So true, and you are the ones who will Make America Great Again.

“We’re gathered here in Phoenix to show our support for election integrity and for the brave and unyielding conservative warriors in the Arizona state Senate.”

Trump praised Arizona GOP chairwoman Kelli Ward for her election integrity efforts, ripping Arizona GOP Gov. Doug Ducey.

“She is she’s really a fighter, and she fights your governor who doesn’t do a damn thing,” Trump said. “I mean, she’s fighting. He doesn’t do a damn thing.

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“I called up, Kelli recently, I said, ‘why wouldn’t the governor want a an audit?’ Maybe everything will prove to be correct, which we know won’t happen.”

“Why wouldn’t somebody want election integrity? Why wouldn’t they want to know? And I would be very happy – won’t happen – but I would be very happy if they did it and everything was perfect. But you’re not going to find that.”

Trump picked up his rebuke of the mail-in ballot boxes that were disproportionately used in Democrat strongholds throughout the country in the 2020 presidential election under the guise of COVID-19, and in many cases not approved by the state legislatures.

“How about those drop boxes,” Trump said. “Where they were coming in? And Biden was getting 97% of the vote? No, I don’t think so.”

Trump outlined many of the audit allegations of examples of election fraud, or at least irregularities that require answers and information from Maricopa County, Arizona.

“When you think about the corruptness, why don’t these people want to find out the truth?” Trump asked. “The citizens of America deserve answers. We’re talking about America. You know, we’re not talking about Arizona anymore. We’re talking about the United States of America.”

Source – https://www.newsmax.com/

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Mourinho was sacked as Tottenham Hotspur boss on 19 April and had said he would “wait to be back in football” following his dismissal.

He has signed a three-year deal with Roma, who are seventh in Serie A.

“Thank you to the Friedkin family for choosing me to lead this great club and to be part of their vision,” said Mourinho, who has also managed Inter Milan, Chelsea, Manchester United and Real Madrid outside his homeland.

“After meetings with the ownership and Tiago Pinto, I immediately understood the full extent of their ambitions. It is the same ambition and drive that has always motivated me and together we want to build a winning project.

“The incredible passion of the Roma fans convinced me to accept the job and I cannot wait to start next season.”

Mourinho was dismissed after 17 months in charge of Spurs following a poor second half of the season in which they slipped from top of the table to outside the European places.

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This season Mourinho suffered 10 league defeats in a single campaign for the first time in his managerial career.

“When Jose became available, we immediately jumped at the chance to speak with one of the greatest managers of all time,” said Pinto, Roma’s general manager.

“We were blown away by Jose’s desire to win and his passion for the game: no matter how many trophies he has won, his primary focus is always on the next one. He possesses the knowledge, experience and leadership to compete at all levels.

“We know that in order to build a successful sporting project it takes time, patience and the right people in the right positions. We are supremely confident Jose will be the perfect coach for our project, for both our immediate and long-term future.”

Source – https://www.bbc.co.uk/

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