Nigeria Hosts Summit to Boost Africa’s Natural Resources, Energy Investment

The Federal Government wants the media to project the country’s immense potential to attract the right investors into the country.

The Minister of Solid Mineral Development Dr. Dele Alake stated this during a News briefing in Abuja ahead of forthcoming African National Resources and energy investment Summit, AFNIS 2024.

Dr. Alake said the summit was an opportunity to showcase and unlock potential of the nation’s natural resources to other countries of the world.

“AFNIS 2024 will set the pace for policy initiatives and regulatory frameworks that will enhance the sustainable exploitation of mineral resources and galvanize concerted action towards value addition—a major policy adopted by the AMSG.”Alakec said.

The Minister who tasked the media to be responsible in their reportage called on stakeholders in the mining and other sectors of economy to also play their part in the development process of the economy.

“Let’s utilise the AFNIS summit to bolster Nigeria’s image and project us as Africa’s leading investment destination. The present administration is working diligently to improve the ease of doing business and address inherent challenges,” the Minister asserted.

Dr. Alake explained that for long, the country’s mineral resource had been exploited by foreigners , a situation government was determined to address through aprogramme like AFNIS.

Earlier, the Executive officer of Core International, Suleiman Zakari revealed that this year’s summit would focus on value addition to ensure African continent gets maximum value from the country’s last mineral resource.

The summit is being organized in partnership with Core International Mining Company will bring together African ministers of solid minerals resource and stakeholders in the sector.