Ideas leave a trail.

We are challenged by high youth unemployment, which stands at 33.3%; 54% for the youth; and 20 million out-of-school-children. We must give this country back to the Nigerian youths. Half of our 200 million people are below the age of 30.

We will pursue the global best practices and standards within available resource. Certainly, in the medium and long term, 14% budgetary funding for education is within the realm of possibility.

I am delighted to be here. Let me first express my sincere thanks to the Columbia Africa Business Club and the Black Law Students Association at Columbia University. My profound appreciation to Nexus Uzoma Sea and Emmanuel Osula, who curated this event. https://t.co/JR8m5ry3bf

In a briefing with my team, and the Organisers of Columbia Business, Law students, and Naija We Can. -PO https://t.co/r4MbgwiF4U

I encourage you to tune in to @naijawecan’s 1:00 PM EST live stream of my conversation on Economics and Gov’t Policy with Columbia’s Africa Business Club, Black Law Students Association, and the Nigerian Diaspora in NYC. The event will be streamed live at https://t.co/JNYU456Mkv

I'm attending a breakfast meeting in Midtown Manhattan with Nigerians on the East Coast of the U.S. - PO https://t.co/t6IrcMyQVH

I just arrived John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, USA to a rousing and heartwarming welcome from Nigerians. -PO https://t.co/5zWQuHAyoi

I salute the youths of the OBIdient Family. The mission at hand calls for resiliency. -PO

O - Organized B - broad-based I - Inclusive D - democratic I - international E - excellence-driven N - Nigerians from every ethnic group. T - Transparency in governance. -PO

We will invest in security, in diplomacy, and in economic engagement with our partners like the United States and other nations. This is what will take us toward a more prosperous Nigeria that will remain a highly valued contributor to the global economy.-PO #POinAtlanta

We look forward to the international community supporting Nigeria's efforts to promote economic growth and social inclusion; to our boldly tackling corruption from its roots.

I assure you, We intend to truly stamp out corruption finally with a zero-tolerance approach to this cancer that stymies growth.-PO #POinAtlanta

We will have zero tolerance for corruption. You can expect a sledgehammer approach.-PO #POinAtlanta

The Obi-Datti administration, from its inception, will continue to encourage investment in infrastructure energy, transport, irrigation, and telecoms to grow these and other sectors. We are eager to quickly close the infrastructure gap between now and 2030.

I am in America, the country that gave the world movies and Hollywood. Nigeria has followed with Nollywood. Our Nollywood movie industry has shown how Nigeria has nurtured a growing entrepreneurial class. Nollywood is today a booming billion-dollar industry.-PO #POinAtlanta

Our country richly endowed with God-given resources has over 84 million hectares of arable land. To put this in geographical context, Nigeria’s arable land is larger than the entire land mass of Turkey. And barely 40% of this arable land is cultivated today.-PO #POinAtlanta

In the face of all these challenges, though, the United States remains the largest foreign investor in Nigeria today. Many American firms who have done their homework know that Nigeria has a large and growing consumer market. My administration,

Today, investor interest in Nigeria—as well as across Africa—is spurred by oil and mining companies interested in developing and exporting natural resources. But investor interest is increasingly motivated by other opportunities that we offer,

Today, Nigerians in the diaspora remit home more than $20 billion a year. To put these remittances in context, Nigeria’s foreign direct investment in 2021 was $4.8 billion, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

We will have zero tolerance for corruption; block leakages and cut the cost of governance. Our total commitment to transparency and accountability in government business is the only credible way to achieve limited to zero corruption.-PO #POinAtlanta