Niyi Adebayo
28 Jan 2021
To make Nigeria’s exports competitive, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a National Quality Policy to make the goods meet international standards.
23 Jan 2021
Minister of Industry, Trade, and Investment, Niyi Adebayo, has emphasised the importance of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) for economic growth and employment generation.
22 Jan 2021
Governor Kayode Fayemi has called for the 774,000 Special Public Works (SPW) programme of the Federal Government to be extended beyond its three-month duration.
16 Dec 2020
The Federal Government has said it would increase support for local producers to boost the manufacturing sector's contribution to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
4 Dec 2020
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday declared the 2020 edition of the Lagos International Trade Fair open, reiterating the Federal Government’s commitment to revamping Nigeria’s Industrial Revolution Plan (NIRP).
12 Aug 2020
With local producers, especially those in the garment industry stepping into the gap in the area of face mask production when global supply chains and importations were disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, members of the Organised Private Sector have urged the Federal Government to be consistent in its policy intervention across the real sector. According…
10 Mar 2020
Chairman, Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, Mr. Opeyemi Bamidele, yesterday said that the approval of $22.5 billion foreign loan was not done for political patronage, but to save the country’s economy from sliding into recession.
6 Feb 2020
Following the decision by some top Southwest leaders and elders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) at a meeting held last Friday at the Lagos State House, Marina
31 Jan 2020
Nigeria's automobile industry received a boost with over $1billion investments from renowned auto manufacturers in 2019, thereby lifting capacity to at least 408,870 vehicles yearly.
21 Dec 2019
President Muhammadu Buhari has inaugurated the National Action Committee for the Implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCTA).Inaugurating the committee chaired by the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Niyi Adebayo...
4 Dec 2019
The Federal Government has said that the new UNIDO Country Programme (2018-2022) would help Nigeria to achieve Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development.
24 Nov 2019
Nigeria will continue to lose over $6b yearly to cash economy if the Federal Government fails to urgently address prevailing challenges that are hampering the nation’s transition to a digital economy.
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