The Executive Director, Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC), Mrs Uju Baba, hasrevealed that more than 100 foreign investors had visited the country between June and December, 2015.Mrs. Baba, who disclosed this in an interview withthe News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja, said Nigeriais now one of the top investment destination in Africa.She admitted that the investment business was aslow at the moment, adding, "because we are going through post election period, government activities have slowed down to certain extent and that affects the investment climate."Many investors are coming on exploratory visit to find out what Nigeria can offer to them. So, from June to December 2015, we received more than 100 exploratory visits."She said that since the appointment of ministersby President Muhammadu Buhari, the country had received different set of investors with serious intentions."They are no more on exploratory visit, they are coming to the commission to facilitate meetings with the various sectors and ministries," Mrs Baba said.She said investors had confidence in Nigeria's investment climate despite challenges they may encounter.The director called on the investors to go throughthe commission for proper legal framework as the present administration is very serious with issues of rule of law and due process.
The United Nations and the Federal Government along with development partners have launched the 2021 Humanitarian Response Plan for the insurgency-ravaged northeastern part of Nigeria. The Humanitarian Response Plan represents a collective vision for humanitarian action in 2021, and requests US$1 billion to enable partners provide critical services to the 6.4 million most vulnerable people – from a pool of 8.7 million people in need of some form of humanitarian assistance in 2021 in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states. According to the UN, a combination of escalating conflict, displacement, and disruption to and loss of livelihoods due to COVID-19 restrictions, could lead to hunger for millions of Nigerians living in the north-east. The plan, therefore, is based on assessed needs and the realistic capacity of the United Nations and non-governmental organization partners to implement required actions. Speaking at the event, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster M...

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