{"id":336,"date":"2017-12-04T17:19:13","date_gmt":"2017-12-04T17:19:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=336"},"modified":"2017-12-04T17:19:13","modified_gmt":"2017-12-04T17:19:13","slug":"minister-government-will-sustain-made-nigeria-patronage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/minister-government-will-sustain-made-nigeria-patronage","title":{"rendered":"Minister: Government will sustain Made-in-Nigeria patronage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Lai Mohammed, minister of information, says the federal government will intensify and sustain the campaign for the patronage of Made-in-Nigeria products in its drive to diversify the economy, create employment and generate wealth.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to a statement issued by Segun Adeyemi, media aide of the minister, Mohammed said this in Lagos on Monday at the launch of the south-west campaign for the patronage of Made-in-Nigeria products by the ministries of information and culture as well as industry, trade and<br \/>\ninvestment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne issue that is very important to our administration is the diversification of the economy away from oil. Boosting industrial development, especially through the local production of goods and services, is a major fulcrum of this policy. Patronising Made-in-Nigeria goods and services is also key to the success of the policy. This is why we are passionate about this Made-in-Nigeria<br \/>\ncampaign,\u201d the minister said.<\/p>\n<p>Mohammed restated the Buhari administration&#8217;s commitment to institutionalising the patronage of locally-made products by ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) through the review of the Bureau of Public Procurement Act to make it mandatory for the MDAs to patronise local products.<\/p>\n<p>He said the campaign followed the executive order signed by the then Acting President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo to encourage the patronage of locally-made products as a deliberate policy to conserve foreign exchange as well as to boost business for Nigerian companies so they could employ more people and earn revenue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lai Mohammed, minister of information, says the federal government will intensify and sustain the campaign for the patronage of Made-in-Nigeria products in its drive to diversify the economy, create employment and generate wealth. 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