Yemisi Izuora
The Commerce and Industry Correspondents Association of Nigeria CICAN is set to host stakeholders to discuss the effective way to revive the Small and Medium Enterprise, and the real sector at large under the present challenges.
This was revealed by the association through a statement signed by the chairman of the Organising Committee Mr Johnmark UKoko and made available to the media.
According to the statement, the workshop with the theme ” Effects of COVID-19 on the real Sector/ SMEs Financing will take place in Lagos on the December 12, 2020.
Ukoko said that the workshop which is part of CICAN’s contributions to the development of the sector will host industry players.
The statement said among the dignitaries expected to grace the event include the Hon Minister Of Industry, Otunba Adeniyi Adebayo, the Managing Director / CEO of Nigeria Investment Council Olusegun Awolowo, the President of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria ( MAN), Engr Munsur Ahmed and others Captains of Industry.
The statement reads that the Director General of National Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture ( NACCIMA) Amb Ayola Olukanni the President of National Association of Small and Enterprises (NASME),:Prince Degun Agbode and other invited Captains of Industry.
Also expected is the Managing Director of Bank of Industry ( BOI) and
Viluton Energy Limited CEO, Ugonwa Okoli.
According to the statement, despite the fact SMEs is the engine of growth of Nigeria’ s economy employing many millions of the youths, the authorities have not done much to tackle the various challenges confronting them, adding that the forum will enable the media professionals reporting the sector opportunity to meet the Captains of Industry and brainstorm to tackle the challenges facing the sector, and that the Banks’s s CEOs present will be given opportunity to tell their stories on their financing efforts so far and what the will do in the year 2021.
The commique of the workshop will be given wide publicity to enable the government attend to their challenges.
The CICAN’ s statement said the media will do all within their power to support the SMEs sector.
CICAN was established about three decades ago by NACCIMA to adequately report the real sector of Nigerian’s economy.