This was contained in a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja by Martins Odeh, Head, Corporate Communications, NEPZA.
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The Director General of the agency, Dr. Ifedayo Adetifa, who appeared before the committee to give account of the agency’s spending, said for March to December 2020, the agency got N620 million; for March 2020 to March 2021, it got N5 billion; and for January 2021 to September 2021, it got N3.49 billion from the Federal Government to combat the dreaded virus.
He disclosed this at a meeting with the Executive Secretary of NIPC, Yewande Sadiku held in Abuja.
This was disclosed in a statement by the BPE Head of Public Communications, Amina Tukur, stating that Okoh gave the hint recently at the sidelines of a meeting with the Kano State Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje on the concession of the Kano Free Trade Zone (KFTZ) to be executed by the BPE.
Sen. Francis Fadahunsi, Chairman of the committee, made this statement while the committee members rounded off their four-day oversight tour of the trade zones, in Lagos.
The outcome of the committee’s alleged investigation was titled: “ Draft Report Performance Evaluation of Free Trade Zone (FTZ) Licensees’’.
This was disclosed in a statement by the Head, Corporate Communications, NEPZA, Martins Odeh, on Thursday.
Prof. Adesoji Adesugba, NEPZA Managing Director, said this while speaking with some operators of enterprises in the Calabar free trade zone in the Cross Rivers State capital during an official tour of the zone.
Speaking when the newly appointed Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of NEPZA, Prof. Adesoji Adesugba, and his team paid him a courtesy visit at the Lagos House, Marina on Thursday, Governor Sanwo-Olu said free zone as a catalyst for exports and development can bring about real growth of the economy as non-oil export if well utilised.
Adesugba gave the warning on Wednesday in Abuja, while briefing the audit personnel of the agency.
Hajia Saratu Aliya, the NACCIMA President, pledged the support in a commendation message she signed on Friday relating to the appointment, where she indicated that the new NEPZA boss had the pedigree to reposition the Authority for better results.
Adesugba, who made the call while addressing the Management staff on Wednesday in Abuja, explained that NEPZA provided the country with sufficient escape route for economic recovery Post COVID-19.
The Ministry of Trade and Investment on Tuesday offered an explanation on the alleged illegal transfer of about N14 billion from the 2017 appropriation budget of the Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority.
The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria, FCT chapter has demanded the return of N14.38 billion transferred from Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority account by Okechukwu Enelamah, the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment.
The Nigeria Export Processing Zone Authority has assured investors, local and foreign, operating under the Free Zone Scheme in Nigeria of adequate security of their lives and safety of their investments.
The Presidency has expressed concern that the plans of the President Muhammadu Buhari Administration to fast-track Nigeria’s industrial development through the Special Economic Zones was being misrepresented in the public, including at a recent public hearing in the Senate.
The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria of the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, in Abuja requested President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately terminate the appointment of Enelamah.
Emmanuel Jime, Managing Director, Nigerian Export Processing Zones Authority, who is aspiring to be Benue governor, says he will not repeal the anti-open grazing law, if elected.
Oni, who is the Deputy National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, was among the 209 board chairmen and 1,258 board members appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari on December 29, 2017.