Presenting an award to the airline, President of the chamber,
Prince Adeyemi Adefulu noted that British Airways has played significant role
in fostering bilateral relations, business and investment between Nigeria and
Britain which is in line with some of the core objectives of the Chamber.
“The role that the British Airways has continued to play in
encouraging and fostering business and economic activities between Nigeria and
Britain cannot be overemphasized. It dates back to the formation of the
Nigerian-British Chamber of Commerce and the role played by the then Chairman
of British Caledonian, Sir Adam Thompson,” he said.
The award was received on behalf of the airline by the Trade
Sales Manager, British Airways Nigeria, Mr. Ademola Sanya, who thanked the
Chamber for the recognition. He used the occasion to restate British Airways
commitment to the development of the Nigerian aviation industry and tourism
sector, and by extension the Nigerian economy.
According to Sanya, apart from facilitating businesses
between Nigeria and Britain through its services, the airline has been
encouraging small and medium scale industries in the country through several
initiatives as part of its commitment to keep entrepreneurship alive and to
help stimulate local businesses.
“We currently have an initiative known as On Business, a
unique loyalty programme designed to help small companies make the most of
their travel budgets. In 2011, we also launched the Business Opportunity Grants
programme through which we gave free Business Class tickets to 50 SMEs across
the country to travel to any part of the world to conduct their businesses. We
came up with these initiatives because we understand the difficulties small and
medium sized businesses can face when it comes to travel budgets, and we
realise the benefits of meeting their clients face to face, wherever they are,”
he said.
Earlier in his welcome remark, Adefulu who was elected as the
13th President of the NBCC promised to reposition the Chamber. He noted that
the Chamber has continued to grow from strength to strength since it was formed
due largely to the efforts of the late Henry Fajemirokun and Sir Adam Thompson.
“The Chamber has been blessed with energetic men of vision,
talents and wisdom who have directed the affairs of the chamber since inception
in 1977. Their efforts have earned the Chamber a steady and stable growth from
about 20 founding members to about 350 corporate members today.
“It is only expected that the new leadership of the Chamber
will improve on the achievements of the past leadership and further strengthen
the existing business and bilateral bond between the two countries to the
mutual benefits of both countries,” he stated.
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