Olalekan AdetayoThe Presidency on Saturday raised the hopes of Nigerians in the New Year with a pledge to ensure major facelifts in power, rail and roads, based on the present administration’s investment in infrastructure. Adesina listed some of the achievements of the present administration in the outgoing year and concluded that President Muhammadu Buhari had done well. “President Buhari’s investment in infrastructure will see major facelifts across the country in power, rail and roads, which have been scheduled to come on stream in 2018,” Adesina said. Adesina noted that multilateral institutions like the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund had projected higher growth for the economy in 2018. According to him, Nigeria also added an extra $250m to its Sovereign Wealth Fund in 2017.

Source: Punch December 31, 2017 00:22 UTC