Insecurity hasn’t stopped investors - NIPC

 

The Nigeria Export Promotion Commission on Wednesday said the current insecurity challenge in the country would not affect the drive of the commission to attract more investors into the country.

The Executive Secretary/ Chief Executive, NIPC, Mrs Saratu Umar, disclosed this in Abuja during an interactive session with members of the diplomatic community.

She said rather than witnessing decline in the level of investments coming into the country, statistics have shown that for the second year running, Nigeria still remained the preferred investment destination in the continent of Africa.

She said the commission would work with the diplomatic community to attract fresh investments into the country in key sectors of the economy.

This, according to her, would help promote enterprise, reduce unemployment and improve the well being of Nigeria in the face of declining oil prices.

The NIPC boss said the commission would continue to facilitate investments into the country adding that this would help diversify the economy away from oil.

She said the interactive forum with ambassadors and head of missions in the country was meant to highlight the activities of the commission with a view to strengthening and redirect the operations of the NIPC for better results.

She said, “The engagement became imperative because of the critical roles embassies play to drive investment.