Toju Ogbe, Author at The Nigerian Diplomat

PODE (Issue 22): Culture & Tourism

The Federal Ministry of Information and Culture is working on the presentation of 3 bills to the National Assembly, as follows:

A Bill for the Establishment of a National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
A Bill for the Establishment of a Motion Picture Council of Nigeria (MOPICON), to provide a self-regulatory framework to guide and standardize the activities of Nigeria’s movie industry
A Bill for the Establishment of the Tourism Development Fund (TDF), to provide funds for training and project development

On 23 November Minister Lai Mohammed inaugurated a Technical Committee on the Review of Nigeria’s decade-old National Tourism Development Master Plan.

From the 5th of December 2016, the Ministry will host a sectoral support mission from the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

Policy source: Aso Villa Newsletter

PODE (Issue 22): Budget 2017

The 2017 Budget will shortly be submitted by President Buhari to the National Assembly for consideration. Currently the Ministry of Budget and National Planning is consulting with the National Assembly on the Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF), as well as the outlines of the Budget.

The budget is targeted at stimulating private sector investment and fast-tracking the exit of the economy out of recession. The renewed emphasis on stimulating private sector investment is predicated on Government’s belief that it is only by partnering with the private sector that the economy can be propelled out of recession and onto the path of sustainable growth.

Policy source: Aso Villa Newsletter