The EnterpriseNGR would launch the maiden edition of its annual publication titled ‘The State of Enterprise (SOE) Report, 2022: Analysing Nigeria’s Financial and Professional Services Sector’ in commemoration of its first year anniversary.
A press release issued by the EnterpriseNGR, yesterday, stated that the SOE report would be a first-of-its-kind annual industry publication that would analyse the Financial and Professional Services (FPS) sector holistically and individually spotlights the key sub-sectors of the FPS universe by highlighting the significant achievements of the FPS sector and its contributions to Nigeria’s economy.
According to the EnterpriseNGR, the SOE report, which has been scheduled to be launched on Wednesday, October 12, will present “accurate and up-to-date insights into the (FPS) sector’s impact as a growth catalyst for the economy, while identifying the challenges facing the sector.”
Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, Chairman of the Board of EnterpriseNGR, would launch the SOE report with a welcome address, and Professor Stefan Dercon, Director of the Center for the Study of African Economies at the University of Oxford and author of the best-selling book “Gambling on Development: Why Some Countries Win and Others Lose,” would then give an insightful keynote address.
A notable panel of experts from several FPS sub-sectors would engage in an interactive conversation about the findings of the SOE Report 2022, it was further said.
“The panelists will include the CEO of FBNQuest Merchant Bank Limited, Mr. Kayode Akinkugbe; the Partner, Templars, Mr. Olumide Akpata; the Group Managing Director of Investment-One, Mr. Nicholas Nyamali; the Deputy Managing Director of Access Bank Plc, Mrs. Chizoma Okoli; the Chairman of Tan/gerine Africa, Mr. Eric Idiahi, and Partner, PWC Nigeria, Mr. Obioma Ubah,” the press release said.
It added that the EnterpriseNGR has developed strategic programmes and initiatives in line with its mission to champion the development and transformation of Nigeria’s economy.
These initiatives included “the Youth of Enterprise (YOE) Internship Programme focused on training Nigerian youth on employability skills and facilitating their smooth transition to the workplace.”
It also added that the EnterpriseNGR has a strong membership network of reputable organisations that are committed to leveraging their resources and influence to achieve its vision.
They include: Tengen Family Office (represented by Mr. Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, CON), Nigerian Exchange Group, Aluko & Oyebode, Coronation Merchant Bank Limited, FBNQuest Merchant Bank Limited, FMDQ Group, Chapel Hill Denham, Central Securities Clearing System Plc (CSCS), PwC Nigeria, Templars, Access Bank Plc, DLM Capital Group, Investment One Financial Services Limited, Custodian Investments Plc, Tangerine Financial Limited, Meristem Securities Limited, Bank of Industry, First Ally Capital Limited and Imperial Asset Managers Limited.
