Nasarawa summit will showcase investment-grade projects across sectors — Gov Sule

Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has said the Nasarawa Investment Summit 2024 (#NIS2024) will showcase investment-grade projects across various sectors, including industry, agriculture and mining, and attract both local and international investors interested in contributing to the state‘s economic development.

Governor Sule, who addressed a press conference in Abuja Tuesday, also confirmed that more investors have shown interest in investing in the state ahead of the Nasarawa Investment Summit 2024.

The governor said the briefing, which signposts the readiness of the state for the second edition of the bi-annual summit, will be building on the successes of the inaugural summit in 2022.

The #NIS2024 aims to create and expand on existing pathways for leveraging the immense industrial, agricultural and mining potential of the state for inclusive and sustainable wealth creation.

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With the theme, ‘The Industrial Renaissance’, the summit will reflect the aspirations of Nasarawa State to usher in a new era of industrial growth and prosperity, having built some of the key fundamentals required to drive its industrialization agenda.

Gov Sule said the summit will feature a series of meticulously curated sessions to interrogate the most pressing issues relevant to the state’s economic development, as well as a deal room where investment grade and bankable projects at different development phases in their lifecycles would be showcased for potential investments.

There will also be an Energy Business Roundtable in partnership with the NNPC and the Gas Aggregation Company of Nigeria (GACN).

The summit serves to strengthen public-private partnerships (PPPs) by bringing together senior government officials, industry leaders and investors to foster collaborations and partnerships that can drive the implementation of key projects and initiatives.

Through the knowledge-sharing sessions and presentations, the summit will disseminate best practices, innovative solutions, and technological advancements relevant to industrialization, thereby building the capacity of local stakeholders and fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.