President Muhammadu Buhari asked President Emmanuel Macron and French investors that the Nigerian economy remains bright, with sustained investments in infrastructure, on Wednesday in Paris, France.
“For us in Nigeria, lessons drawn from the pandemic prompted us to redouble efforts to mitigate its socio-economic effects,” said President Buhari in a statement by presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina.
“Despite prevailing uncertainties, our equitable and sustainable reform initiatives resulted in substantial economic gains and steady recovery.”
In a keynote remark at the Nigeria International Partnership Forum at Palais Elysee, with a focus on “Beyond the Pandemic’’, the president expressed his gratitude to President Macron for his personal efforts to strengthen ties between Nigerian and French corporations, including his last fruitful visit.
“It was during your visit to Lagos in 2018 that the French Nigeria Investment Club was established,” he said.
Buhari also said that Nigeria’s economy favours global businesses and a friendly regulatory environment that supports Foreign Direct Investments.
“I can assure you that our administration is on the right path to achieving multi-sectoral progress. We have revitalized the economy by increasing investments in capacity building, health, infrastructure, women’s empowerment, climate change, and food security,” Buhari added.
“We have revitalized the economy by increasing investments in capacity building, health, infrastructure, women’s empowerment, climate change, and food security.
“To keep the progress in the digital economy, the fastest growing sector in Nigeria in both 2020 and 2021 on track, we recently approved the national policy on Fifth Generation (5G) networks,” he revealed.
