By Nanji Nanadang
The Enugu State Government says it has actively participated at the 2021 United States-Nigeria Investment Summit (USNIIS), held in New York, United States of America (USA).
The USNIIS summit, a complement to the 76th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) 2021, with the theme: “Nigeria, The Future of Global Business” was organized by a consortium of Nigerian Diasporas in the United States (US) and US partners, as a premier public-private platform for effective bilateral and mutually beneficial economic engagements between Nigeria and the US.
A Government statement says the State Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Greg Nnaji and the Special Adviser to Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi on Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) Development and Director General, Enugu SMEs Centre, Arinze Chilo-Offiah, represented the state at the summit.
The statement added that Enugu participated in the event based on Governor Ugwuanyi’s sound vision of investment promotion, the summit’s noble objectives and inherent benefits towards the diversification of Nigeria’s economy, as well as the economic development of the State.