The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Olusegun Aganga, said on Tuesday in Abuja that the ministry was focused on implementing Nigeria’s Industrial Revolution Plan (NIRP).
Aganga stated this at a Public Affairs forum organised by the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs.
He described NIRP as the nation’s first comprehensive integrated and strategic road map to industrialisation.
Aganga said no country could achieve any meaningful economic growth without a blueprint on its industrial development and growth.
The minister said President Goodluck Jonathan administration was committed to bolstering the nation’s economy by providing environment conducive to industrialisation.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that inaugurating NIRP in Abuja in February, Jonathan said: “The NIRP is the flagship industrialisation programme ever embarked upon by this country.
“It will fast-track industrialisation, accelerate inclusive economic growth, job creation, transform Nigeria’s business environment and stop the drain on our foreign reserves caused by importing what we can produce locally.
“It will help to build our industrial skills, improve our investment climate, raise our product standards, link innovation to industry and ensure local patronage of made-in-Nigeria goods.’’ NAN
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