President Muhammadu Buhari has promised that his administration will improve the operating environment for domestic and international companies in Nigeria to boost employment.
He spoke during an audience with the new Japanese Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Sadanobu Kusaoke, while presenting his letter of credence at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Buhari, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, said his administration would welcome greater investment inflows from Japan and other developed nations in support of its plans to revitalise the economy and create more jobs.
The president noted that his administration would welcome more trade and economic cooperation with Japan in the manufacturing, technology and agricultural sectors.
He said: “I was very impressed with the role your Prime Minister played at our talks with G-7 leaders in Germany. He had a deep understanding of the challenge in the Northeast and how it is affecting our economy.
“We look forward to a stronger partnership with your country in many areas, especially in technology, which is now the major driver of job creation across the world today,’’ he said
Buhari also received yesterday the letters of credence of the new Ambassador of Ukraine, Dr. Valerii Aleksandruk and the new High Commissioner of Pakistan, Lt.-Gen. Agha Muhammed Umer Farooq.
The new envoys assured the President that they would work hard to maintain and strengthen existing relations between Nigeria and their respective countries during their tenure.