VICE President Kashim Shettima has tasked local and foreign investors to make Nigeria their investment hub as he declares President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s determination to provide the enabling environment for businesses to thrive in the country.
The Vice President gave the charge on Monday when he hosted the management of First Surat Group, as well as top management of MTN Nigeria at the presidential villa in Abuja.
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He charged MTN Nigeria to facilitate and spearhead digital mobile money and digital education.
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Shettima, in a statement by his spokesman, Stanley Nkwocha, said the Tinubu administration was willing to partner with various stakeholders in the quest to help boost the nation’s productivity base and generate rapid employment.
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Earlier, Chairman of First Surat Group, Dr Ali Maina, said aside from the company’s vast interest and strategic partnerships, its corporate social responsibility has seen it investing millions of naira on the lives and welfare of Nigerians.
On his part, Chairman of MTN Nigeria, Ernest Ndukwe and Chief Executive Officer, Karl Olutokun Toriola, said the telecoms firm remains committed to President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
