Investor Presentaiton

- The Commission continued to work closely with some Governmental Department's and Agencies in its bid to provide services to investors as required. Some of the Agencies include: Industrial Inspectorate Department (IID), Federal Ministry of Industry, Abuja Issuance of "Production Day Certificate" to Pioneer Status beneficiary companies. Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS) in actual implementation of the Pioneer Status incentive and clarification of Tax Status of companies seeking Pioneer Status incentive. ➤ Office of the Special Adviser to Mr. President on Manufacturing & Real Sector on problems experienced by investors in their operations in Nigeria. Ministry of Foreign Affairs Inbound Missions from Abroad. Organization of Investment Forums and ➤ Corporate Affairs Commission - Documentation and Registration matters by foreign investors. ➤ Honourable Minister's Office, Ministry of Internal Affairs - Regularization of Business Permits issued by the Commission. ➤ Immigration Desk, NIPC Headquarters - Facilitation of Expatriate Quota positions. Collaborations: The Commission collaborated extensively with Federal Ministry of Commerce and Industry on trade related issues and represented the Commission at relevant stakeholders meetings with various Ministries/Parastatal as highlighted below: a) The Commission is a member of National Focal Point (NFP) of Federal government that was established to deliberate on trade issues and make recommendations to government on WTO matters. To this end, the Unit was part of the Inter-Ministerial Committee that reviewed the Trade Policy of Nigeria during the period under review b) The Commission was part of the Technical Committee that has been saddled with the responsibility to prepare the forthcoming 7th Session of the Nigeria- South Africa Bi-national Commission (BNC) scheduled for Abuja, Nigeria on or before March 2008. Similarly, as a member of the Technical Committee of Nigeria-South African Bi-National Commission, the Unit was able to facilitate the various visits of South African Business Delegation to Nigeria in year 2007. c) The Commission was also was part of the NIPC Secretariat that partnered with the Commonwealth Business Council (CBC) to organize the 2nd West 124

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