Bank of Industry
www.boinigeria.com

Bank of Industry Limited (BOI) was established in October, 2001 following the reconstruction of the Nigerian Industrial Development Bank Limited (NIDB). The Bank has since undergone a fundamental restructuring programme as a result of which its future prospects are very bright. We now have an institution that is positioned to carry out its mandate efficiently, and that can stand the test of time. In addition to fulfilling its mandate, BOI has been firmly placed on the path of sustainable financial performance, and should provide good financial returns to its shareholders in the years

UK Trade and Investment
www.ukinvest.gov.uk

UK Trade & Investment is the government organisation that helps businesses locate in the UK and grow internationally. UK Trade & Investment is the government organisation that helps UK-based companies succeed in the global economy and assists overseas companies to bring their high quality investment to the UK.

European Regional Development Fund
www.erdf.co.uk

The European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) programme allocates funding to different regions throughout the European Union to boost economic development in less prosperous areas. In the UK, the Government has given its nine Regional Development Agencies responsibility for managing the funding, which means that European Union regional policy can be aligned with UK domestic regional policy.

Lagos State Government
www.lagosstate.gov.ng

Lagos State came into existence on May 27, 1967 through Decree No. 14 promulgated by the Federal Military Government. Major Mobolaji Johnson (now Brig. Gen. RTD) was posted to assume the position of the Military Governor of the State. With the creation of Lagos State, the Governor's Office was established and an official working unit was created to assist the Military Administrator in the discharge of his duties.

This team comprised the Military Administrator in the person of Major Mobolaji Johnson and four officers namely: Mr. A. E. Howson-Wright, then Permanent Secretary of Internal Affairs and chairman of the Caretaker Committee for the City of Lagos, Mr. F.C.O. Coker, a brilliant economist and Chartered Accountant, Mr. I. O. Agoro, a Legal Officer seconed from the Federal Ministry of Justice and Mr. J. O. Adeyemi-Bero, an Administrative Officer who was the Secretary of the working unit.

Since the creation of the Lagos State Governor's Office, it has undergone series of transformation in structure and nomenclature for effective and efficient administration of the State Government. It was once referred to as Political and General Administration Department, Military Governor's Office, until June 1999 when it was change to the Office of the Chief of Staff (Governor's Office).