In his brief remarks, former Governor of Kano State and Chairman, Senate Committee on Establishment and Public Service, Senator Ibrahim Shekarau, encouraged other government agencies to key into rewarding outstanding staff, stating that it will spur them to perform better.
TODAY
January 27, 2021
The Federal Executive Council, FEC, on Wednesday approved the National Quality Policy to stop rejection of Nigerian goods exported out of the country.
The approval was given at the 31st virtual Council meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Council Chamber, Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Briefing State House correspondents at the end of the meeting, the Minister of Industry Trade and Investment, Otunba Niyi Adebayo, said the essence of the policy was to ensure goods exported out of Nigeria are accepted in the countries they are being exported to.
According to him, “For a long time, Nigerian exporters have been suffering because of lack of quality of their goods. We felt that it was high time we actually have a policy which will create a situation whereby standard of the Nigerian goods that are exported would be raised, such that that rejection would stop.
Channels Television
Updated January 27, 2021
The FEC meeting was held on Wednesday at the State House in Abuja, the nation’s capital.
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved a total of N9.4 billion for various projects including power and road.
Briefing journalists at the end of the meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House in Abuja, the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Niyi Adebayo also revealed that FEC approved the National Quality Policy.
The policy according to the Minister will see to the establishment of quality testing centers and laboratories in the country to reinforce quality in exported goods.
TODAY
January 27, 2021
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday in Abuja approved N995million for road rehabilitation and procurement of an information and communication device that would enhance highway management system for roads across the country.
Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, disclosed this to State House Correspondents at the end of the Council meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari.
He stated that N203 million of the amount would be expended on the procurement of an information and communication device while the remaining N792 million was meant for rehabilitation of roads in Zamfara.
“The Ministry of Works and Housing presented two memoranda to the Council. The first was a memorandum for a contract for the design and deployment of a contract performance and compliance for highway and road access management system for N203,845,332.59.
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The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved the National Quality Policy intended to ensure that goods exported from Nigeria are acceptable to the countries of import.
Briefing correspondents at the end meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the presidential villa, Abuja on Wednesday, Minister of Industry Trade and Investment, Niyi Adebayo, explained that the policy would help the country’s exporters who have suffered for a long time.
He said: “For a long time, Nigerian exporters have been suffering because of lack of quality of their goods. We felt that it was high time we actually have a policy which will create a situation whereby standard of the Nigerian goods that are exported would be raised such that that rejection would stop.