The departments, agencies and parastatals under the ministry of trade and investment said they would create additional 3,100,850 jobs within the next three years.
This was one of the highpoints of the communiqué issued at the end of a three-day retreat of the ministry in Abuja which was chaired by the minister of trade and investment, Mr. Olusegun Aganga and the minister of state for trade and investment, Dr. Samuel Ortom.
According to the communiqué, the Bank of Industry (BoI) would create one million jobs; the department of trade would create two million jobs and others, 100,085 jobs.
The different departments and parastatals are expected to develop a comprehensive backward integration programme aimed at improved innovation and productivity for rice, sugar, wheat, yam, potatoes, starch and palm produce, among others as part of the strategies towards achieving this goal.
The communiqué also stated that the ministry would establish model industrial clusters in each geo-political zone across the country.
?“In line with the mandate to lead the nation’s investment, job creation and economic growth, aggressive investment drive, the ministry must be refocused and repositioned in order to effectively serve as the flag and hub of industrial revolution that will help Nigeria take its rightful place in global affairs. In this regard,
“To achieve effective export promotion, participants agreed on the need for increased efforts towards streamlining the nation’s export produce and documentation as a way of facilitating trade through stronger collaboration with all relevant trade facilitation.”
Addressing the meeting, Aganga, re-echoed the federal government’s commitment towards providing an enabling environment for job creation, wealth generation and economic growth and development.
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