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Nigerian Land Boarders to Reopen Soon Says President

December 10, 20200

After much debate, President Muhammadu Buhari has announced that the Nigerian Government are considering re-opening the land boarders ‘as soon as possible’.

The land boarders have been closed since August 2019 to decrease the level of illegal food and agricultural products being smuggled into Nigeria from neighbouring countries.

President Muhammadu Buhari announced the intention via social media on Tuesday, tweeting ‘In my meeting with State Governors today I explained that the closure of Nigeria’s land borders was partly an attempt to control the smuggling in of weapons & drugs. Now that the message has sunk in with our neighbours, we’re looking into reopening the borders as soon as possible.”

Zainab Ahmed, The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, revealed last month that issue had been indicated and will be brought before the President to make a final decision.

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Source: Nairametrics, December 2020

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BtoB Events announces FABWA BWA and WAAS will return in 2021

November 16, 20200

Three of Nigeria’s most popular trade and retailer exhibitions are set to return in 2021, BtoB Events, the country’s leading exhibition organiser, has announced.

Food and Beverage West Africa will run from June 16th-18th, the West Africa Automotive Show is scheduled for July 13th–15th and Beauty West Africa will take place from November 17th-19th 2021, all to be held at the Landmark Centre, Lagos.

BtoB Events was forced to rescheduled its entire 2020 calendar to 2021 due to the continued disruption that the COVID-19 pandemic is having on global travel and commerce.

The 2021 exhibitions will be opened in accordance with the All Secure Standard for the global reopening of exhibitions post COVID. Attendees and exhibitors can be reassured that they will be safe and feel relaxed in the business-friendly environment onsite.

Jamie Hill, BtoB Event’s Managing Director, told journalists, “We’ll be creating new features across our portfolio whilst also exploring new ideas and opportunities brought about digitally during the pandemic. We’re all really excited about re-energising our exhibition portfolio across Nigeria in 2021 as there is a huge amount of pent-up demand for international exhibitions.”

“We are excited by the interest we have had expressed to us already and are looking forward to welcoming new exhibitors, country pavilions and attendees to our leading trade fairs covering the Food, Automotive and Beauty Industries.”

Retailers and distributors in Nigeria will be familiar with the exhibitions with thousands having visited the events which promote local enterprises and SMEs alongside major regional and international companies.

Regarded as the best food and drink exhibition of its kind in the region, FABWA hosted 130 exhibitors and attracted 4,300 professional visitors from across West Africa in 2019. In addition to more international pavilions and VIP attendees, the 2021 show will boost the visitor experience with an expanded conference and presentations programme.

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Source: The Guardian, November 2020

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State Governor approves full reopening of Lagos markets

October 27, 20200

The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has approved the reopening of Markets within the Lagos state.

The announcement was made by the Lagos Commissioner for Local Government and Community Affairs, Dr Wale Ahmed, this morning. The statement highlighted that both food and non food markets can be reopened and operate every day of the week (Monday-Sunday).

The news has been met with great enthusiasm and energy from traders and distributors, as currently the markets were limited to opening on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

The statement from Dr Wale Ahmed read in part, “Mr Governor took the decision to further enhance trade and commerce and mitigate the hardship of recent times and ensure that Lagosians can recover fast.

“Mr Governor also advised the continued observance of all safety protocols.

“Traders and their customers must adhere strictly to the COVID-19 protocols for their safety and the citizenry at large.”

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Source: The Punch, October 2020

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Food and Beverage West Africa postponed until 2021

September 9, 20200

As highlighted in previous communications, the BtoB Events Ltd team have been carefully monitoring the situation regarding the pandemic and the effects that it will have on the hosting of the Food and Beverage West Africa Exhibition. Despite the outlook in Nigeria being rather encouraging, with the case numbers reducing on a daily basis and the international airport opening earlier this month the global picture is not quite as promising.

We recently introduced a survey for our all of our exhibitors and partners requesting their feedback and preference with regards to when to host the next edition of FAB West Africa. The feedback we receive is absolutely paramount to us, and over 90% of exhibitors confirmed that they would prefer for the exhibition to take place in 2021 as opposed to December 2020. We have therefore decided that the correct decision is to postpone the FAB West Africa exhibition to new dates in 2021.

The new dates for the exhibition will be June 16th – 18th 2021, at the Landmark Centre, Lagos, Nigeria.

These new dates provide us with enough time to feel absolutely confident of hosting a fantastic event with a huge turnout. A number of vaccination programs look likely to be rolled out in Q1 2021, which will also help to alleviate any concerns.

The FAB West Africa exhibition will continue to be organised in line with the BtoB Events global ‘All Secure Standard’ for the safe opening of exhibitions.

Kind Regards

The Food and Beverage West Africa Team

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