It was inaugurated on 15 February 2003 by the former president of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo as part of the Nigerian national response to the HIV epidemic.
The purpose of the Coalition is to harness the resources of the private sector to support the government in preventing the spread and mitigating the impact of HIV and AIDS in communities; to ensure that people within the corporate workforce, the most-at-risk population and Nigerians in general have access to HIV Counselling, testing, support and Information.
Currently, the Coalition is chaired by Herbert Wigwe, with Aliko Dangote, Mike Sangster,[1] Osagie Okunbor,[2] and Lars Richter[3] as board members and Isaiah Owolabi as chief executive officer.
[5] The Nigerian Business Coalition Against AIDS (NIBUCAA) was able to provide support for about 300 people living with HIV with the help of ACCESS Bank.
[7] the Coalition also target the reduction of the HIV Virus through Self testing, capacity building and awareness creation i among the Nigerian Workforce.