The Federal Executive Council, chaired by President Goodluck Jonathan, has approved eight draft bills on agriculture, transport and roads to be sent to the National Assembly.
This is part of efforts to continue to boost the capacity of major sectors of the economy and keep Nigeria moving forward.
The Federal Executive Council discussed three major issues in its second meeting of the year today: the approval of the report of the cabinet committee on the transport sector reform draft bill; the approval of the draft for the establishment of the national agency for the great green wall; and the approval of the draft national policy on staple crops processing zones.
These major bills according to Presidential spokesman, Dr. Reuben Abati, constituted a major breakthrough in the efforts by the administration to continue to strengthen the various sectors of the economy.
Abati who briefed alongside the Minister of Trade and Investment, Segun Aganga, the Minister of the Environment, Laurencia Laraba Malam, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Akinwunmi Adeshina, the Minister of Transport, Idris Umar and the Minister of Works, Mike Onolememen, said the draft bills are to be forwarded with immediate effect to the National Assembly for consideration and passage.
The transport sector bills are the National Transport Commission Bill (2015); National Roads Fund Bill; and the Federal Roads Authority Bill.
The rest are Nigeria Ports and Harbour Authority Bill (2015); National Inland Waterways Authority Bill (2015); and Nigeria Railway Authority Bill (2015) as well as the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Bill.
The Nigerian economy has recorded significant growth and become the largest in Africa under President Jonathan, moving the country forward.
This is part of efforts to continue to boost the capacity of major sectors of the economy and keep Nigeria moving forward.The Federal Executive Council discussed three major issues in its second meeting of the year today: the approval of the report of the cabinet committee on the transport sector reform draft bill; the approval of the draft for the establishment of the national agency for the great green wall; and the approval of the draft national policy on staple crops processing zones.
These major bills according to Presidential spokesman, Dr. Reuben Abati, constituted a major breakthrough in the efforts by the administration to continue to strengthen the various sectors of the economy.
Abati who briefed alongside the Minister of Trade and Investment, Segun Aganga, the Minister of the Environment, Laurencia Laraba Malam, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Akinwunmi Adeshina, the Minister of Transport, Idris Umar and the Minister of Works, Mike Onolememen, said the draft bills are to be forwarded with immediate effect to the National Assembly for consideration and passage.
The transport sector bills are the National Transport Commission Bill (2015); National Roads Fund Bill; and the Federal Roads Authority Bill.
The rest are Nigeria Ports and Harbour Authority Bill (2015); National Inland Waterways Authority Bill (2015); and Nigeria Railway Authority Bill (2015) as well as the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Bill.
The Nigerian economy has recorded significant growth and become the largest in Africa under President Jonathan, moving the country forward.
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