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  Newsflash!  Indication of interest by the Federal Government to strengthen the existing bilateral relationship between Nigeria and Israel may create leeway for economic development and provide sustainable solutions to youth unemployment in Nigeria. Founder of Infoplus Business Research Services, Ndudi Osakwe, who disclosed this in a document made available to The Guardian, noted that the federal government must be commended and supported over the move, which focuses primarily on Science, Technology and Innovation (STI). Source: https://guardian.ng/business-services/why-nigeria-must-collaborate-with-israel-on-sti/ Ndudi Osakwe and His Excellency, Nart Kolo, Ambassador of Nigeria to Israel

  I am excited to inform you that my book project undertaken during the COVID-19 lockdown have hit the newsstand and now available on Amazon.  About the Book This book offers a refreshing overview on Africa, its gateways and the opportunities available to a discerning investor. An understanding of its political dynamics and sociocultural nuances are prerequisites to accessing its huge untapped potential. Africa is a continent whose time has come. The book is a culmination of many years experience in market entry and investment attraction to the continent now known as the final frontier. It is for persons and friends interested in exploring the opportunities Africa presents and for believers in Africa interested in maintaining foothold on the continent dubbed the Final Frontier.  Please introduce the book to anyone that you think would need it. I am here to take questions as your point man.  Some Reviews… Ndudi’s book is a well-organized, informative addition to the l...

Herbert Macaulay Library, Yaba, Lagos: A Breadth of Fresh Air! The management of information has long been regarded as the domain of librarians as experts in information searching, selecting, acquiring, organising, preserving, repackaging, disseminating and serving information, however, advances in technology provide libraries in the 21 st  century with fresh responsibilities to be learning and knowledge centres where people and ideas interact in both the real and virtual environment to expand learning and facilitate the creation and implementation of new knowledge. Just as the business world is changing in the new knowledge economy amid the digital age, libraries of all types are also undergoing drastic changes. While it is true that advances in technology have thrown up awesome information services such as Google and the gradual shift to libraries without walls, modern day brick and mortar libraries in cosmopolitan smart driven cities have been positioned to offer ...

  *Showcase Brazil seminar was hosted, March 25, by Infoplus Business as it collaborates with Nigeria Brazil Centre for Business to raise awareness of Nigerians on the possibility for expanded business relationship with the people of Brazil. Though Brazil shares some elements of culture, ecology and demography with Nigeria, its advancement in science and technology has become a requirement for Nigeria as it transforms its economy’.  While Nigeria belongs to the MINT countries, Brazil as a member of the BRICS provides a guiding light to Nigeria as it develops its infrastructure and rejig its economy. Nigeria can learn a couple of lessons from Brazil’s agriculture and agribusiness, affordable housing provision and financing, Information Technology and Software Publishing for the Oil and Gas sector and financial service. To effectively position Nigeria among the MINT countries and the comity of nations, sources of energy other than fossil fuels should be harnessed. Braz...

Infoplus Business Services (IBG Nigeria) in collaboration with Nigeria Brazil Centre for Business plan a business mission to four cities in Brazil namely Rio de Janeiro, Porto Allegre, Minas Gerais and Sao Paulo for May 24-31, 2015. The choice of Brazil is timely as Nigeria grapples with the reality of falling oil price, rising unemployment and increasing rate of poverty and as the Federal Government continues in its efforts to re-jig its key sectors especially agriculture, a country like Brazil comes in handy. Brazil has been nicknamed the food basket of the world and has earned global recognition as a result of its agricultural technology for tropical weather, heavy investment in innovation and sophisticated service industry among others that qualified its membership in the BRICS countries. Its model of sustainable development based on robust economic growth with income distribution, social inclusion and job creation has transformed the country into an economic powerhouse...

It is our pleasure to invite you to our Showcase ETC series on Open for Business scheduled for October 29 th 2014 in Lagos. This edition of the four hour program periscopes the economy, travel and culture of the State of Israel. Senior officials from the Embassy of Israel would take questions on doing business with Israel, its key sectors, locating business partners, understanding its business culture, vacation destinations and visa procedures. It would be interactive with a Q&A session. Other select countries during this Quarter are Brazil and Benin Republic. Stay tuned. You may email us on inquiry@ibgnigeria.com for more info. on participation and sponsorship opportunities.  

CLOSING REMARKS ON THE OCCASION OF THE SEMINAR ON DOING BUSINESS IN ISRAEL, HELD IN LAGOS, NIGERIA ON JULY 18, 2013 Greetings! I feel humbled to be called upon to give the closing remarks on this August occasion on “Doing Business in Israel” put together by the Nigeria Israel Chamber of Commerce and Infoplus Business Information Services. Israel has been described by one of the speakers as a mission, practical and focused with know-how, new concepts and set of skills that have transformed its economy, whereby once desert areas have been transformed into agricultural fields; and the country able to feed itself and to export! As a matter of fact, Israel’s capacity for innovation has been identified as its main strength such that insecurity and other significant adverse conditions have not fazed the citizens of this great country from digging deep into research and development. The World Economic Forum recently issued its Global Competitiveness Report for 2012-13 which indica...