Delegate, German Industry and Commerce in Nigeria, Katharina Felgenhauer, stated that the forum was established to facilitate business relationships between Nigeria and German companies.
“We have dedicated competent centres to focus on these sectors and the last one is innovation and start ups. We have built market expertise and provided dedicated services for German and Nigeria companies to promote innovation and economic progress in those fields.” Felgenhauer said. Minister of Works & Housing, Babatunde Fashola, in reference to the Ikoyi building collapse, called on the academic sector to utilise available funds, grants and other financial support to upgrade its facilities to equip students with first hand practical experience in respective disciplines both in and after school.
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, represented by Special Advisor, Lagos State Office on Sustainable Development Goals , Mrs Solape Hammond, reiterated the government’s commitment to make the state Africa’s most preferred investment hub through sound policies. He added that Lagos has established the office of sustainable development goals to act as an interface between government agencies and existing potential investors, which would serve as a one stop centre facilitating a lot of interventions for interested investors.
These experts maintained that lack of in -depth knowledge of current trends in different sectors of the economy orchestrated by lack of training by corporate organisations has done colossal damage to life and property as evident in the recent collapsed building in Lagos.