FG Unveils ‘Made in Nigeria e-Portal’

Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment has unveiled the nation’s e- Commerce portal, as part of efforts to make Nigerian products globally available.

Dr. Okechukwu Enelamah, minister, said the ministry was committed to delivering the portal in six weeks to help expose locally produced goods globally.

Speaking at a meeting with Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) and other stakeholders in Lagos, during the week, he said the ministry decided on the portal to showcase the rich and competitive products manufactured locally and to give teeth to the campaign on ‘buy Naija, create jobs’ slogan of the current administration.

The other reason for the portal, Enelamah said, was to make locally manufactured goods available to Nigerians when they need it, not withstanding their location.

The Minister, who urged Nigerians to patronise locally manufactured goods, said: “when we patronise imported products in place of locally produced materials we inadvertently export jobs and import unemployment and poverty.”

The Minister, who was represented at the event by Mr. William Iheanacho Otabil, chairman, Project Management Team of the project in the ministry, , said government is stressing on quality and standards of locally made products in order ensure that consumers have value for their money.

According to him, that is the only way the nation can discourage Nigerians’ penchant for foreign goods, achieve competitiveness on locally manufactured goods and ensure employment generation.