Nasarawa State Investment and Development Agency (NASIDA), says it has attracted over 500 Million Dollars worth of Investment into the state within a year.
The Chief Executive Officer(CEO)/ Managing Director(MD), Mr. Ibrahim Adamu stated this during a press conference in Lafia, the state capital.
According to the CEO, “Nasarawa state has become a top-three investment hub in Nigeria. Governor Abdullahi Sule’s mandate is to revitalize the economy of the state, create an enabling environment to invite thriving sectors who are better managers of business, wealth and capital to come and do business”.
He said the creation of NASIDA is a deliberate effort of Governor Sule to create an enabling climate for the private sector by creating more development investment both domestic and foreign into the state.
The CEO explained that the agency is a one-stock shop for all business opportunities to improve the economy of the state through public-private partnerships for the overall development.
“Over the past three years of Governor Sule’s administration, 13 significant public-private partnerships had been closed, and over 8 business environment initiatives had been implemented”, he added
NASIDA boss said that government has a role to play in providing a legal environment regulatory framework for businesses to operate without any problem in the state.
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