The Governor of Niger State in North central Nigeria, Abubakar Sani Bello Say’s the state has the potentials to be major supplier of raw materials for agricultural products needed by major industries across the globe.
The Governor was addressing delegates at the UNLOCK AFRICA investors meetings held at the Institute of Directors in London.
He said, ” there is the need to add value to the available raw materials in the state through partnership with investors so as to increase the internally generated revenue and provide job opportunities for the unemployed in the state”.
Governor Sani Bello acknowledged that partnership with the United Kingdom investors is key in making Africa and Niger state in particular an open business environment.
He stressed that the state was a choice destination for global trade and investment opportunities going by it potentials.
The Chief Press Secretary to the Niger State Governor Mary Noel Berje, in a statement, disclosed that the Governor had fruitful discussions with several development partners and investors in the areas of agriculture, education, infrastructure, energy financing, mining and tourism among others.
She said the governor assured investors of a conducive environment to thrive despite the ongoing insecurity challenges bedeviling parts of the country.
Some of the companies willing to partner with the State Government includes ACM group for project funding, Aspuna Group for Agro sector, UCL Energy Group Ltd for Infrastructures, Katzenber Ltd for project financing structure and Eagle Scientific Ltd for Education.
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