Apple makes every country jealous when you see what one company can do for a people: “Apple has announced plans to invest more than $500 billion in the United States over the next four years, a commitment that includes hiring 20,000 new employees and launching a server manufacturing facility in Texas.
“The move is widely seen as part of the company’s effort to mitigate the business impact of trade tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump.”
Good People, nations rise when great entrepreneurs and companies emerge. For all the promises of politicians and governments, companies are the vehicles to make them happen. That one company can spend $500 billion in a country makes it clear that country pass country, as they say in the Nigerian slang.
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Now, from your perspective, how can Nigeria attract a company that can invest $50 billion? What are the things we need to do? I personally think there are huge opportunities in healthcare, transportation, agriculture, energy, steel and yes investments. But how do we unlock great capital to advance the nation?
My response: empower the personal economies of the citizens as when big companies know that Nigerians are loaded with spending abilities, the $billions will arrive. Yes, we must raise the purchasing power of the people to expect huge investments
What do you think?
Apple on Monday announced plans to hire 20,000 U.S. research and development workers over the next four years and produce artificial intelligence servers domestically. In its “biggest U.S. commitment” so far, the iPhone maker said it would spend $500 billion in the country, including a new manufacturing facility in Houston, as well as a Michigan supplier academy and extra spending on existing suppliers. According to The Wall Street Journal, however, it is unclear how much of the spending is actually new.
As we celebrate Apple, one cannot forget another big one: “Despite a 71% surge in Berkshire Hathaway’s operating earnings last quarter, attention remains focused on how the investment conglomerate plans to deploy its record $334 billion cash pile. While Chairman Warren Buffett didn’t reveal specific plans in his annual newsletter, he endorsed his designated successor, Greg Abel, praising the executive’s stock-picking prowess. The 94-year-old Buffett, though still active, acknowledged the inevitability of leadership change and noted it “won’t be long” before Abel takes the reins.”
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