Nigeria: Hidden Treasures - Nigeria Opens to Outside World

11 February 2007

Lagos — The decision of the Federal Government to declare 2007 as the Minerals and Mines Year, was premised on the fact that the sector should be thrown open to investors from across the globe. With enormous opportunities in the sector to grow the economy and depend less on oil, an international mining conference was held in Abuja penultimate week to put potential investors on notice. Godwin Haruna writes

From the famous mining capitals of the world in the United States, Canada, South Africa and other mining-dependent economies such as Chile, China, India, Japan and many others, they were all in Abuja. The roll call also included both local and international financial institutions. Their mission was to attend the two-day International Mining Conference with the theme: "Unearthing Nigeria's Hidden Treasures", which held at the Congress Hall of Transcorp Hilton Hotel.

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