PRESIDENT BUHARI ASSURES U.S INVESTORS OF BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES IN NIGERIA

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday assuring U.S. potential investors of massive investment opportunities in Nigeria, especially in the non-oil sector of the economy.

-President Buhari gave the assurance at a dialogue session with some U.S. Investors, Nigerian officials, diplomats and as well as experts from the private sector.

The Presidential Dialogue: Nigeria Business and Investment Forum was held on the sidelines of the 2022 U.S. Africa Leaders Summit.

The president revealed that the outcome of the massive efforts and investments by his administration in Infrastructure Development and Refurbishment led to the reconstruction of 21 selected Federal Roads.

He noted that Nigeria is facing economic challenges, occasioned by the disruptions as a result of the COVID – 19 pandemic and the ongoing Ukraine war including Climate Change which has caused massive floods in some parts of the country.

He further noted that Notwithstanding these global challenges, Nigeria has witnessed seven consecutive quarters of growth, after the negative growth rates recorded in the 2nd and 3rd Quarters of the year 2020.

He noted that statistics continued to indicate that most sectors of the economy recorded positive growth in spite of these challenges, which reflect the effective implementation of the economic sustainability measures introduced by his Administration.

He further explained that for the country to meet up the global digitization, Nigeria embraced Communication and Digital Economy and placed the power sector as a critical priority are