Economic summit to set agenda for incoming govt – NESG

The Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) has said its forthcoming summit will have deliberations centred on priority areas which the incoming administration is expected to focus on. In a pre-summit event held virtually yesterday, the NESG CEO, Laoye Jaiyeola, noted that Nigerian economy is constrained on many fronts especially now that “the naira continues its […]

The Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) has said its forthcoming summit will have deliberations centred on priority areas which the incoming administration is expected to focus on.

In a pre-summit event held virtually yesterday, the NESG CEO, Laoye Jaiyeola, noted that Nigerian economy is constrained on many fronts especially now that “the naira continues its free fall against the US dollar and inflation continues to rise relentlessly, neutralising all efforts towards poverty alleviation and threatening food security, school enrolment and the general safety of lives and properties,”

The NESG said worrying trend, if not addressed, will affect the economy in huge proportions which is why the upcoming summit will focus on key priority areas.

“The summit will convene stakeholders from the private sector, academia, public sector, development institutions, and civil societies to deliberate and identify the imperatives for a prosperous Nigeria; hence NES #28 theme ‘2023 and Beyond: Priorities for shared prosperity’