Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday inaugurated a 22-member council for Nigeria’s Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME)s.
The ceremony WAS held at State House, Abuja.
The list of members are as follows, according to a statement by Laolu Akande, the spokesperson for the vice president.
Honourable Minister of Industry Trade and Investment.
Honourable Minister of State Industry, Trade and Investment
Honourable Minister of Finance
Honourable Minister of Mines and Steel Development
Honourable Minister of Youth Development
Honourable Minister of Communications
Honourable Minister of Budget and National Planning
Honourable Minister of Water Resources
Honourable Minister of Power, Works and Housing
Honourable Minister of Science and Tech.
Honourable Minister of Agriculture
Honourable Minister of Women Affairs
Honourable Minister of Information
Honourable Minister of State Ministry of Budget and National Planning
CBN Governor
The Chairman, Nigerian Governors Forum
Economic Adviser to the President
SA on MSMEs to the Vice President
President MAN
President NASME
Director General SMEDAN
The Vice President is the chairman of the Council.
His Excellency the Vice President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo in a cross session photograph with the newly inaugurated National Council of MSME at the State House, Abuja. 25th April 2017. Photo: Novo Isioro
Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) has its mandates stimulating, monitoring and coordinating the development of the MSMEs sub-sector;
Initiating and articulating policy ideas for small and medium enterprises growth and development; promoting and facilitating development programmes, instruments and support services to accelerate the development and modernization of MSME operations.
The agency also serves as vanguard for rural industrialization, poverty reduction, job creation and enhanced livelihoods, and links MSMEs to internal and external sources of finance, appropriate technology, technical skills as well as to large enterprises.
It also promotes and provides access to industrial infrastructures such as layouts, incubators, industrial parks.
The ceremony WAS held at State House, Abuja.
The list of members are as follows, according to a statement by Laolu Akande, the spokesperson for the vice president.
Honourable Minister of Industry Trade and Investment.
Honourable Minister of State Industry, Trade and Investment
Honourable Minister of Finance
Honourable Minister of Mines and Steel Development
Honourable Minister of Youth Development
Honourable Minister of Communications
Honourable Minister of Budget and National Planning
Honourable Minister of Water Resources
Honourable Minister of Power, Works and Housing
Honourable Minister of Science and Tech.
Honourable Minister of Agriculture
Honourable Minister of Women Affairs
Honourable Minister of Information
Honourable Minister of State Ministry of Budget and National Planning
CBN Governor
The Chairman, Nigerian Governors Forum
Economic Adviser to the President
SA on MSMEs to the Vice President
President MAN
President NASME
Director General SMEDAN
The Vice President is the chairman of the Council.
His Excellency the Vice President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo in a cross session photograph with the newly inaugurated National Council of MSME at the State House, Abuja. 25th April 2017. Photo: Novo Isioro
Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) has its mandates stimulating, monitoring and coordinating the development of the MSMEs sub-sector;
Initiating and articulating policy ideas for small and medium enterprises growth and development; promoting and facilitating development programmes, instruments and support services to accelerate the development and modernization of MSME operations.
The agency also serves as vanguard for rural industrialization, poverty reduction, job creation and enhanced livelihoods, and links MSMEs to internal and external sources of finance, appropriate technology, technical skills as well as to large enterprises.
It also promotes and provides access to industrial infrastructures such as layouts, incubators, industrial parks.
