The Federal Government has announced it would host the second edition of the Nigeria International Economic Partnership Forum (NIEPF) in New York, the United States on Thursday, September 22, 2022,
According to a disclosure by the media aide to the Presidency, Garba Shehu on Sunday, the event will hold alongside the 77th United Nations General Assembly.
In attendance as speakers and panelists to discuss Growing Nigeria’s Agriculture for Food Security & Access to Export Market, Nigeria’s Oil and Gas Sector Reforms and other subjects, are Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Aliko Dangote, Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella and Mark Zuckerberg.
Others are Bill Gates, Antony Blinken, Secretary of State of the United States, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, Pres of the African Development Bank & Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations and many others.
The media aide also noted that Nigeria International Economic Partnership Forum (NIEPF), a global economic investment platform, will further open up the country’s economy to international capital and attract foreign investment in collaboration with the Africa Business Roundtable.
“Holding alongside the annual global gathering, the NIEPF is expected to draw the presence of world leaders in politics, economy, media as well as Civil Society Oganisations and international media to focus on the vast economic potentials of Nigeria and Africa’s leading economy,” he said.
President Muhammadu Buhari will deliver the keynote address at the event and will also host a High-Level Presidential Session with fellow Presidents and Heads of delegations on Issues That Need Joint Action for African Countries on the Development Drive such as the Post COVID-19 recovery and financing priorities; Africa’s Investment Climate and Market as well as De-risking the Continent.
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