The Federal Government has unveiled an eight-point agenda aimed at moving the Nigerian economy forward.
Wale Edun, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy who unveiled the agenda list the components to include fighting corruption, protecting the rule of law, and providing security for Nigerians and businesses.
Edun, who spoke during an interaction with journalists in Abuja on Monday listed the other components to include Food Security, Ending Poverty, and Economic Growth and Job Creation.
The Minister who spoke after the maiden FEC meeting of the new administration stated that Tinubu and the recently inaugurated ministers examined the President’s “eight priority areas for moving the Nigerian economy forward and for delivering to Nigerians” during the meeting .
Other areas of focus by the Tinubu administration, according to Edun, are Access to Capital, “particularly consumer credit”; Inclusivity in all its dimensions, “particularly as regards youth and women”; Improving Security – “improving the playing field that people and particularly companies operate”; Rule of Law; and Fighting Corruption.
“It’s around those metrics that we plan and the targets of what will be delivered in the next three years or so were identified, discussed, and input was given by various ministers.
“We’ll now go away with marching orders to refine further the targets in particular and within which to start rolling out policies and programmes to turn around the economy and make things better for all Nigerians,” he said. (vitalnewsngr.com)
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