India Export Promotion Council Begins Visit To Nigeria Today

A 13-member delegation of the Electronics and Computer Software Export Promotion Council of India will visit Nigeria from Nov.26 to Nov.27, according to a statement by the High Commission of India, in Lagos.

A copy of the statement, signed by the high commission’s First Commercial Secretary, Mr Kurma Sharma, was made available to our correspondent in Lagos last Thursday.

It said that the delegation would visit Lagos and Abuja and expressed belief that it would help to enhance bilateral relations between India and Nigeria.

The statement said that the visit would afford opportunities to businessmen and entrepreneurs from both countries to fine-tune business transactions in areas of electronics and Information Technology.

It indicated that the Indian business community would continue to avail themselves of the opportunities provided by Nigeria’s huge market, for their newly developed products.

“Information Technology is one of the new areas identified by the government of India, aimed at promoting trade with Nigeria,’’ the statement said.

It said that ICT development was one of the newest areas in which the Electronics and Computer Software Export Promotion Council of India investors were currently investing.

The statement urged Nigerian businessmen involved in electronics and computer systems to take advantage of the visit, by liaising with their Indian counterparts.