The first edition of the Nigerian Economic Summit (NES) was held in 1993. It took place in February of that year and was convened by then Head of Interim Government, Chief Ernest Shonekan. As Head of Government, Shonekan mooted the idea of an economic summit as a platform for private sector advocacy and intervention in governance.
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