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Osinbajo chairs 26-member MSMEs council

FEDERAL Government has inaugurated a 26
member council on Micro, Small, Medium size
Enterprises (MSMEs) in the country. The
Council is chaired by the Vice President, Prof.
Yemi Osinbajo.

A statement signed by Laolu Akande Senior
Special Assistant on Media & Publicity to the
President, Office of the Vice President named
members to include: Minister of Industry Trade
and Investment; Minister of State Industry,
Trade and Investment; Minister of Finance;
Minister of Mines and Steel Development;
Minister of Youth Development; Minister of
Communications and Minister of Budget and
National Planning
Others are Minister of Water Resources;
Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Minister
of Science and Tech; Minister of Agriculture;
Minister of Women Affairs; Minister of
Information; Minister of State Ministry of
Budget and National Planning.
Others members of the council are CBN
Governor; Chairman, Nigerian Governors Forum;
Economic Adviser to the President; SA on
MSMEs to the Vice President; President of
Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN);
President of National Association of Small and
Medium Enterprises (NASME) and; Director
General of Small and Medium Enterprises
Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN).

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