The World Expo, officially known as International Registered Exhibitions, which holds every five years are a global gathering of nations dedicated to finding solutions to pressing challenges of our time by offering a journey inside a universal theme through engaging and immersive activities.
World Expos welcome tens of millions of visitors, allow countries to build extraordinary pavilions and transform the host for years to come.
The current World Expo is being hosted by Dubai, United Arab Emirates and was originally scheduled for 20 October 2020 to 10 April 2021 but postponed due to the COVID-19 global pandemic and currently holding from 01 October 2021 to 31 March 2022. The venue of the Expo, titled Expo 2020 Dubai, is the Dubai Exhibition Centre.
Expo 2020 Dubai, themed “Connecting Minds, Creating the Future”, provides a platform for Countries, Governments, Multilateral Organizations, Foundations, NGOs and Businesses to gather in one place to foster creativity, innovation and proffer solutions to universal problems. Over 25 million visitors from 192 countries are expected in Dubai during the period of the Expo.
Nigeria is one of the countries participating in the Expo and several programmes and activities have been lined up, among which is the Nigerian Trade and Investment Forum, to take advantage of the massive gathering of people from around the world, to attract investment into several sectors of the Nigerian economy, particularly agriculture, oil & gas, power, transportation, technology and manufacturing among others.
- Proposed Dates: The proposed date of the event is Saturday 04 to Monday 06, 2021.
Proposed Venue: TBD
The Sectors of focus at the Forum include:
• Agriculture
• Oil & Gas
• Power
• Transportation
• Manufacturing
• Technology
• Education
• Health
• Construction
This event was announced at a media engagement parley organized by the Nigeria Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC). It will be hosted by Nigeria Arabia Chamber of Commerce (NAGCC).
