Jonathan Welcomes New Investors To Nigeria

President Goodluck Jonathan last Friday said his administration was doing everything possible to make Nigeria more investor-friendly.

Speaking during an audience with the Chief Executive Officer of the Bharti Group of India, Mr Sunil Mittal, Jonathan said the Federal Government was aggressively tackling the challenges of public infrastructure, power supply and security.

He applauded the confidence shown in the Nigerian economy by the Bharti group through its recent acquisition of a controlling stake in Zain Nigeria to be rebranded as Airtel.

Mittal, had earlier assured the president that his group was committed to contributing positively to the growth of the Nigerian economy.

He commended the Federal Government’s plans to stabilise and boost power supply in the country, saying that adequate power supply would greatly encourage investors.

The Tide source reports that Mittal was accompanied to the meeting by the Chairman of Zain Nigeria, Chief Oba Otudeko.