Nigerian Times

President Goodluck Jonathan 19 Sep 2011 07:22 Africa/Lagos President Jonathan opens 2nd ECOWAS investment forum in Lagos ABUJA, September 19, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS, President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria on Thursday, 15th September 2011 called on Member States to facilitate regional economic integration through the pursuit of policies that would promote the realization of the common market initiative encapsulated in the organization's Vision 2020 project. Opening the 2nd ECOWAS Investment Forum in Lagos themed, “Showcasing Investment and Financial opportunities in ECOWAS”, President Jonathan who was represented by Vice-President Namadi Sambo, said ECOWAS Member States should foster stronger ties with investors across the globe to maximize the investment potentials and opportunities that abound in the region. “West Africa has shown a lot of promise given the various economic and political r...

President Jonathan Embraces Mutual Capitalism and Partnership, So Should Our Public leaders and Institutions President Jonathan plans to use more than ‘ government-help-only’, to pursue various avenues for development in education, healthcare, road care, electricity and other areas in order to build a very strong national enterprise and economic foundation for our emerging democracy. Recently, the President showed everyone that in any area of national development, as in university development a quicker realization of a project is more of a possibility with the aid of the government and private sponsorship. He successfully urged individuals and corporate entities to support the new federal university in Otuoke, in the State of Bayelsa, an idea that is beneath what could be called mutual or communal capitalism. It is true that some existing public institutions like universities are in a state of deteriorating condition, partly because a typical Nigerian university is stubbo...