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FG To Concession 2nd Niger Bridge, Four Airports by georjay(m): 7:57am On May 09, 2016 |
The Federal Government has listed six strategic
intervention areas to be covered by the 2016
budget signed into law by President Muhammadu
Buhari on Friday.
According to a series of tweets from Aso Rock
twitter handle, on Sunday, the intervention areas
include Governance, Transparency and Security;
Diversification (Industrialisation, Agriculture, Solid
Minerals, Tourism, Entertainment); Critical
Infrastructure (Power, Rail, Roads and Housing);
Oil and Gas Reforms; Ease of Doing Business and
Social Investment.
Under Governance, Transparency and Security, the
Federal Government intends to put in place what
it called appropriate forex regime that would lead
to a stable and predictable forex exchange rate.
The government also targets 25 per cent
reduction in the cost of procurement by the
Bureau of Public Procurement.
“The government will enforce the Administration
of Criminal Justice Act (2015); develop elite unit
of prosecutors for cases of corruption and other
serious crimes; and designate special judges to
ensure a speedy dispensation of justice in cases
of corruption and other serious crimes,” the
document added.
Under Diversification through industrialisation, the
government plans to utilise 5,000 hectares of
irrigable land in 12 River Basin Development
Authorities and also utilise 22 dams for
commercial farming.
While adopting and implementing the Solid
Minerals Development Roadmap, the government
intends to activate and revive industrial parks,
Free Trade Zones and Export Processing Zones;
and also implement the Nigerian Industrial
Revolution Plan.
On critical infrastructure, the government plans to
privatise the National Integrated Power Projects
across the country and optimise the 7,000MW
installed capacity by completing ongoing
infrastructural projects in generation, transmission
and gas as well as ensuring that tariff reflects all
costs.
Under the 2016 N6.06tn budget, the government
also plans to commence the construction of new
rail line connecting Abuja to Ajaokuta; commence
the construction of a standard gauge of Lagos-
Kano rail line and complete the rehabilitation of
Abuja, Kano, Lagos and Port Harcourt airports
and explore concession options.
The tweets also said that plans were also under
way to concession the Second Niger Bridge.
The government would also construct 3,552
mixed housing units as pilot schemes in each of
the 36 states and Abuja under the National
Housing Project, the tweets said.
Under Ease of Doing Business, the Federal
Government has a goal of pushing Nigeria up by
20 places on Ease of Doing Business rankings.
This would be done by establishing a presidential
council on Ease of Doing Business in H1 2016.
The government also plans to fast-track visa
application and issuance process including visa-
on-arrival for business visitors as well as reduce
port clearing time for goods to 72hours.
Under social investment, the government plans to
cater for 5.5m children per annum under the
School Feeding Programme in collaboration with
the 36 states and Federal Capital Territory,
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Re: FG To Concession 2nd Niger Bridge, Four Airports by georjay(m): 7:58am On May 09, 2016 |
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