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Oct 30, 2019 • 13 tweets • 4 min read • Read on X
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
PRESS RELEASE

NEC COMMENDS PRESIDENT @MBuhari, VP @ProfOsinbajo FOR NIGERIA’S IMPROVED RANKING IN WORLD BANK DOING BUSINESS INDEX

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The National Economic Council (NEC), comprising the 36 Govs, FCT Minister & CBN Gov, have commended President Buhari and VP Osinbajo, for driving Ease of Doing Business reforms, which has seen Nigeria move up fifteen (15) places in the World Bank Doing Business Ranking for 2020.
The NEC, chaired by the Vice President, praised President @MBuhari for setting up the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC), and commended the Vice President for vigorously driving the Ease of Doing Business reforms, ...

#NECBrief
... noting that Nigeria being named among the Top-10 improved economies for the second time in three years is commendable. #NECBrief
Last week, the World Bank’s 2020 Doing Business Index (DBI) ranked Nigeria 131 out of 190 countries, up 15 places from 146th position last year.
The report also named Nigeria one of the top 10 most improved economies in the world. Nigeria is one of only two African countries to make this highly prestigious list. #NECBrief
With this year’s leap, Nigeria has improved an aggregate of 39 places in the World Bank Doing Business index since 2016. The Index is an annual ranking that objectively assesses prevailing business climate conditions across 190 countries based on 10 ease of doing biz indicators.
NEC also received the regular financial updates by the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, including the Excess Crude Account (ECA), reporting that its current balance stood at $324,035,696.29; ...
... the Stabilization Fund Account balance which stood at N28,560,710.55; and the Natural Resources Development Fund Account, which has a balance of N70,691,826,511.84. #NECBrief
Other highlights of NEC’s 98th meeting were the presentation to the Council on Budget estimate for the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) meeting and other related activities for the year 2019 by the Minister of Finance, Budget & National Planning @FinMinNigeria; ...
... and a presentation was also made to Council on Clean Nigeria: ‘Use of Toilet’ campaign, by the Minister of Water Resources. #NECBrief
The Minister of Health @Fmohnigeria also presented updates on Disease Control; Polio, Routine Immunization and Primary Health Initiative in Nigeria, while emphasizing on the need for states to be strengthened in the area of health security in the country. #NECBrief
NEC also received briefing on NNPC’s efforts in addressing PMS (petrol) diversion, round tripping and smuggling. //

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