The United States Deputy Assistant Secretary of State (DAS) Joy Basu has ended her visit to Abuja and Lagos having discussed improvements to the business enabling environment, affirm positive economic reforms made by the Tinubu Administration, advocate for U.S. businesses seeking to invest in Nigeria, and highlight opportunities to deepen U.S.-Nigeria two-way trade.
Deputy Assistant Secretary Basu oversees Economic and Regional Affairs in the Department of State’s Bureau of African Affairs.
As part of DAS Basu’s inaugural visit to Nigeria, she met with Minister of Health Muhammad Ali Pate and convened a meeting of government and private sector leaders in Abuja.
She emphasized that the U.S. government is keen to facilitate U.S. investment into Nigeria and that additional reforms are needed to continue to create a transparent, trustworthy, and conducive investment climate.
On the Lagos leg of her visit, she brought together women from small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs),…