The Nigeria Funding Promotion Fee (NIPC) has sought a stronger partnership with the media come 2024 to ascertain a optimistic atmosphere that may appeal to extra investments into the nation.
This was disclosed in the course of the 2023 media “Meet and Greet” organised by the Fee on Friday, in Abuja.
The NIPC Govt Secretary/Chief Govt Officer (CEO), Aisha Rimi, additionally tasked the media to be good ambassadors to advertise Nigeria positively. As each Nigerian, together with the media have roles to play in driving President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda and making certain the expansion and improvement of the nation.
She stated: “It’s important that Nigerians work in no matter form or varieties we will. We’re all stakeholders on this, and at each stage, all people has a job to play.
“There are international locations the place you by no means hear the press speaking fallacious about their nation, regardless of how the story goes, they spin it to their profit.
“So allow us to attempt to do this. Allow us to be ambassadors. Allow us to promote Nigeria and promote the great issues about Nigeria.”
Rimi acknowledged that there is likely to be situations when issues go fallacious however it’s as much as all Nigerians to behave as ambassadors.
“Allow us to spotlight the great tales; allow us to study to assist one another in order that buyers shall be drawn to the nation, and we can develop the financial system.”
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Rimi stated NIPC was set as much as facilitate investments within the nation, promote entry to buyers within the nation and retain those already in existence.
She stated: “If no one traps these folks and provides them the assist they want, different international locations are competing with Nigeria, so we should be very intentional.
“So our job is to bridge that hole between the personal sector and authorities.
“To make sure that our buyers, be it overseas or home, incoming or these already right here, take pleasure in their expertise and the financial actions in Nigeria are fruitful and useful.
“It is because in the event that they do nicely, we do nicely. We all know the resultant results, the multiplier results {that a} profitable funding could have on our financial system, job creation, diversification of the financial system, and all of that.”
She added that the Fee is aligning its focus and efforts to key into Mr President’s eight-point agenda.
Rimi thanked all the media drive for the assist the fee had loved previously and expressed optimism that such supportive cooperation will proceed.
She stated,” as we cool down, we are going to proceed to rely in your assist to advertise the fee’s actions.
“As we go into the yr 2024 by God’s grace, we are going to hold you abreast of the developments as they happen.
”Please have a look at us as an open company. Our doorways and ears are open; we are going to hearken to constructive criticism and knowledge, confirm what we will, and offer you what we will.
”However it’s a partnership that all of us exist in the identical ecosystem, and so we should coexist harmoniously, cordially, and respectfully.”
