FG Targets 1-100 Spot On World Bank Ease Of Doing Business

Federal Government on Thursday said it is aiming first to 100th position on the World Bank ranking on the ease of doing business with the launch of I Guide, which is an investment guide for domestic and foreign investors into the country.

Nigeria appreciated 24 places in the recent ranking of the World Bank ease of doing business ranking presented last year moving from 169 places to 145 among 190 ranked countries, as officials of the Nigerian government express optimist that with governments’ efforts to improve ease of doing business, Nigeria would fare better in 2018 ranking.

Okechukwu Enelemah, the Minister of Industry Trade and Investment who gave the information at the launch ‘I Guide’ Nigeria said with the launch, investors can now have valid information access‎, while making investment decisions into Africa’s largest economy.

Represented by Edet Akpan, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Enelemah said, “Investors seeking to make investment into the Nigeria’s economy could now have a one stop Information Centre since all the information required from labour laws, industrial relations, payment of taxes and all forms of levies are also provided there”. ‎

Photo Caption: Okechukwu Enelemah, the Minister of Industry Trade and Investment.