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FG Launches National Development Plan 2021-2025

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The Federal Government (FG) has launched the National Development Plan (NDP) 2021-2025. The plan was presented on Wednesday to President Muhammadu Buhari by the Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. According to her, “In order to have the future we all desire, the Plan is developed to play a sizable role in the product complexity space internationally and adopts measures to ease constraints that have hindered the economy from attaining its potentials, particularly on the product mapping space.


“The plan provides for the implementation of major infrastructure and other development projects across the six geopolitical zones and opening up of opportunities for the rural areas to ensure balanced development and increased competitiveness.”

The minister revealed that the NDP 2021-2025 is a successor plan to Vision 20:20:20 and the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP) 2017-2020.

Ahmed said, “The plan seeks to invest massively in infrastructure, ensure macroeconomic stability, enhance the investment environment, improve on social indicators and living conditions, tackle climate change mitigation, adaptation, and resilience strategies, among others.”

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum has applauded President Buhari’s administration for launching the NDP 2021-2025.

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