The Federal Government is currently working towards streamlining the number of agencies operating in the nation’s ports to only six from about eight. This is part of the decisions reached at an expanded meeting of the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council presided over by the Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Tuesday. According to a statement by the council’s secretariat, the meeting approved a national action plan to be implemented across its three priority areas of entry and exit of goods; entry and exit of people; and government transparency and procurement over the next 60 days to deliver tangible changes for Small and Medium-scale Enterprises in Nigeria. The reforms, the statement added, would also help improve Nigeria’s ranking in the World Bank Doing Business Index 2018. The statement read in part, “The reforms are to be implemented by the Enabling Business Environment Secretariat, which became operational in October 2016 and has Dr. Jumoke Oduwole, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Industry, Trade and Investment as its coordinator. “The Council was also briefed on the forthcoming EBES stakeholders’ engagement forum scheduled for Kano and Lagos on February 23 and 24, respectively. The forums are part of steps being taken to receive feedback and ensure widespread adoption of the PEBEC reforms. “One of the reforms to be implemented to ease the process of starting a business is the upgrade of the CAC online portal to ensure document upload capabilities that will make it possible for new businesses to be registered online from start to finish without having to visit the CAC office. “Also, work is ongoing to streamline the number of agencies operating at the nation’s ports to just six. Council also listened to updates on the proposed Single Window Initiative at the ports, which is expected to become operational by Q4 2017.” On the entry and exit of people, the statement said the PEBEC observed that the visa on arrival and 48-hour visa processing procedures of the Nigeria Immigration Service were already operational with various levels of compliance. It said the council was also collaborating with state governments like Lagos and Kano to make the processes for obtaining construction permits and registering properties faster, cheaper and easier. It added, “In addition, PEBEC will work with the National Assembly to pass important bills like the National Collateral Registry Bill and the Credit Bureau Services Bill, which would ease access to credit for SMEs. “To show their commitment to PEBEC’s reform agenda, the Senate President, Bukola Saraki; and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, attended Tuesday’s meeting.”

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even in his grave he wan kill us finish

hummm

Good move.

Easier said than done

Contact us for all your roofing jobs and roof maintenance etc

good if it's Good for them to do so

Cluelessness.


Wrong decision for a right reason

anything to reduce the cost of governance and more allocations for masses enhancing programs.

BUHARIISCURSED:
even in his grave he wan kill us finish

If you have nothing good to say, say nothing at all

Tell Buhari to stay in London.. We are OK with osibanjo

Bureaucracy is a cog in the wheel of productivity

If it will put food on my table continue

BUHARIISCURSED:
even in his grave he wan kill us finish

substantiate ur comment's correlation with this post.

Reduce n increase unemployment

Nigerians can't wait to kick out this administration in 2019

If it ll beta 9ja

Nice move

Too much

TonyeBarcanista:
Nigerians can't wait to kick out this administration in 2019

And who will they kick in?

Let see aw it wud beta the Country dat the koko

AfroSamurai:
And who will they kick in?

Governor Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo or Alhaji Sule Lamido

TonyeBarcanista:

Governor Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo or Alhaji Sule Lamido

Smh

Interesting

Sule ko Ambali
ni hisssssssss

TonyeBarcanista:

Governor Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo or Alhaji Sule Lamido

Kai this is a good development fa, Doing business in Nigeria is so much stress
More of this please.
Sai Osibanjo
Sai Buhari
Sai Goodluck
Sai Nigeria
Sai World Peace

BUHARIISCURSED:
even in his grave he wan kill us finish

Even if you don't have sense by default, can't you just pretend to have a little on a public forum for the sake of you friends and family?

kokoA:
Even if you don't have sense by default, can't you just pretend to have a little on a public forum for the sake of you friends and family?

adeke

From EIGHT to SIX.. Doesn't make any massive Difference. Improve EASE of doing business biko

TonyeBarcanista:

Governor Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo or Alhaji Sule Lamido

So you're now the people of Nigeria to decide for them who they should pick, right?

I tell you this, this time, your lies will be met with facts. You and your lot in PDP will never take this country for a ride again.

#Amwithosinbajo#