Northern leaders unite against challenges

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Northern leaders and governors from the region have called for a united front to address the region’s security and economic challenges. They spoke in Abuja yesterday during the Northern Nigeria Investment and Industrialisation Summit (NNIIS) 2025 themed ‘Unlocking Northern Nigeria’s Mining, Agricultural and Power Potentials (MAP2035)’. MAP2035, according to the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), is a 10-year blueprint for transformation, a framework designed to reposition Northern Nigeria as a hub of innovation, industrialisation and inclusive growth. “I warmly commend the Northern Elders Forum, the 19 states of Northern Nigeria, for convening this historic summit. It is a strategic diagnosis of the core pillars upon which the prosperity of Northern Nigeria must be built.