Nigeria Belgium Luxembourg Business Forum

Our heartfelt 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 for your participation in the 3𝐫𝐝 𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚–𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐠𝐢𝐮𝐦–𝐋𝐮𝐱𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐠 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦 (𝐍𝐁𝐋𝐁𝐅) 2025 🇳🇬🇧🇪🇱🇺, held from 22–24 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 2025 in Brussels.

Excellent news: a world-class underwater geosurveying company from Zwevegem 🇧🇪is expanding its global activities into Nigeria! GEOxyz signs a memorandum of agreement with Starfix Nigeria - oceanbusiness.com/general/geoxyz… @BelgiumDGB @NigeriaMFA @GemZwevegem @NgBeLuBusForum @cbl_acp

Meanwhile, our development agency @Enabel_Belgium is part of an #SRHR Team Europe Initiative for the West African region with @ecowas_cedeao ‘s WAHO & @EUinNigeria

A joyful moment at the GTI Tower in Lagos last week, with the signing ceremony for the supply of 🇧🇪 Rentec modular palm oil processing installations for the rebirth of the Okitipupa brownfield plantations in Ondo State. May it bear fruit! 🌴 ⁦@OndoStateOnline⁩ @Belgium

@BEinNigeria Yes indeed! We are getting ready 🙌🙌

Already preparing the 4th edition!

@BEinNigeria @OndoStateOnline @Belgium Congratulations! Another concrete example of a result from connection made through the Nigeria Belgium Luxembourg Business Forum! 🇳🇬🇧🇪🇱🇺

The Agribusiness Summit will be held at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan.

At the World Union of Wholesale Markets Brussels Conference 2025, Oyo State officially joined the union. Representing Governor Seyi Makinde at the event, the Executive Adviser on Agribusiness and International Development Cooperation, Dr @akande_debo delivered a well-received presentation themed, “Nigeria’s Path to Food Security: Subnational Innovation and the Future of Wholesale Markets”. On the sidelines of the event, Dr Akande connected a local processor in Oyo State with the Belgian Chocolate Company. The parties are working on an agreement on a supply chain that will include establishing a processing centre in Oyo State.

The 2025 🇳🇬 🇧🇪 🇱🇺 Business Forum is the gift that keeps on giving

We had productive discussions about investments and partnerships including setting up subsidiary and production companies in Oyo State and partnerships with local industries. We also talked about technical/vocational education, agribusiness, sustainable development with recycling and support for an international cultural festival. The EU Nigeria Agribusiness Platform is interested in supporting us on standards and traceability of primary and processed products for export. They also plan to facilitate trade in the European Union and build capacity for indigenous agribusiness SMEs.

This morning, we met with representatives of various organisations in Brussels: ASPAC Technics (water and the environment); Chambre Ivoirienne de Commerce et de l'Industrie de Belgique et Union Européenne (CICIBE); Ivens Construction Company NV (construction and safe storage of liquids); Ecoplast Europe Ltd (recycling of plastic to school and office materials); EU Nigeria Agribusiness Platform; Festival International du Film de Bruxelles (FIFB – international film festivals); GEOxyz (drone technology); MedicCleanAir (healthcare); Purchasers International S.A. (heavy machinery and construction); Terya Group BV (environment); APT International (used metalworking machinery) and HMD Group (heavy machinery).

Cocoa overtakes crude oil as Nigeria’s main export to Belgium dailynigerian.com/cocoa-overtake… via @Daily Nigerian @BelgiumMFA @BelgiumDGB @NigeriaMFA @fmitiofficial @joduwole

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@collinsnweke @proshare @MuylleGeert @NgBeLuBusForum See you in Brussels. Anglomal President will be in attendance and is looking forward to taking on all the business opportunities that this Business Forum offers.

Last week, the 3⃣ edition of the Nigeria Belgium Luxembourg 🇳🇬🇧🇪🇱🇺 Business Forum @NgBeLuBusForum took place in Brussels, featuring the participation of @seyimakinde, Governor of the dynamically developing Oyo State. The gathering focused on bankable, non-oil partnerships across several priority sectors — including green technology, digital transformation, infrastructure, agribusiness, financial services, smart health, and others. #Nigeria 🇳🇬 remains a reservoir of ideas and ambition, home to a young, innovative, and resilient population eager to engage with the world.

@seyimakinde @PieterLeenknegt @ThomasDeBeule @collinsnweke

On the sidelines of the event, I met with prospective investors and partners including Joachim Goedeweeck, Global Cocoa Sourcing and Sustainability Lead for The Belgium Chocolate Group. We discussed a partnership with our local private investors on our new accelerated project on value tree crops (cocoa, cashew and shea nut) in Oyo State. The accelerated project on value tree crops is supported by @IITA_CGIAR and @CRIN and aimed at revamping old cocoa, cashew and shea nut trees and planting another one million new trees in the next three to four years. We also met with William Leclef, Partnership Lead – West Africa of IKIC Impact Ventures. IKIC, supported by the Belgian government, will work with us on modern technology on vaccinations and drug storage for our primary healthcare centres in the State.

Yesterday, I delivered a keynote address at the Nigeria Belgium Luxembourg Business Forum in Brussels. It was yet another opportunity to share specific opportunities available for investment and partnerships in Oyo State in the agribusiness, energy, tourism, infrastructure and solid minerals sectors. Read my full address seyimakinde.com/nigeria-belgiu…