GDP rebasing: Jonathan to honour 100 Nigerian companies

President Goodluck Jonathan will on Monday, December 1, give special recognition to the top 100 Nigerian businesses that have contributed to making Nigeria the largest economy in Africa.

The presidential dinner which will hold at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, is targeted at celebrating investors in the Nigerian economic space and encouraging more investment flow.

According to the Chairman of the Business Assessment Committee, Mr. Jim Obazee, who is also the Chief Executive Officer of the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria, the companies cut across the whole strata of the Nigerian business spectrum.

They are also businesses and companies that are responsible corporate citizens, companies that are generating employment and doing large volume in billions, among other criteria.

The companies are Exonmobil, Zenith Bank, Dangote, MTN, Globacom, First Bank, Shoprite, Addax Petroleum, Ibadan and Yola Power Company, Forte Oil, Glaxo SmithKline, Chevron, APM Terminal, Eko Disco, Promasidor, Elephant Group, UAC, Julius Berger, Oriental Energy among others.

The dinner will be preceded with a cocktail which will give the invited captains of industries opportunity to interact with the President and members of his economic team.

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