Ms Oduwole pledged that Nigeria would work withmember states to ensure AfCFTA becomes Africa’s engine of growth, industrialisation and shared prosperity.
The UK also announced deeper collaboration on Nigeria’s digital economy through the SPRIRET initiative, delivered under the UK’s Digital Access Programme.
The ban was implemented to boost local processing, encourage value addition and prevent the export of raw materials.
Ms Oduwole said that the ministry would focus on implementation.
According to her, the ministry’s programmes also created more than 20,000 direct jobs.
The minister affirmed Nigeria as “a land of opportunities, realised and expanding.”
He expressed the commitment of the present administration to protect the interest of consumers and the general public.
Ms Oluwole urged investors to take advantage of the initiatives and explore Nigeria’s many investment opportunities.
According to Ms Oduwole, the review will be carried out under the Financial Reporting Council Act (FRC) (Amendment) 2023.
The minister said that the aim was to unlock sustainable finance for industrial growth.
