Chai! Wetin we dey see for Nigeria wahala no dey finish o! But today, you gats hear this one wey fit make us smile small. The MD of Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority, Olufemi Ogunyemi, don drop bombshell wey be say the newly approved Harvestfield Free Trade Zone go shake our medical sector correct!
Ogunyemi yarn this gist for Abuja as him dey present Licence and Operation Licence to the promoters of the medical free zone. E talk am say this initiative go help reduce the way we dey depend on import for medical products. My people, this na big step! Imagine Nigeria wey dey export health products. Na wetin we go dey talk from now on!
The zone dey designed to support healthcare manufacturing, boost investment, and make sure say we fit access essential medical supplies without wahala. Ogunyemi call on all investors wey get mind for health sector, make dem no waste time. Make dem jump enter free trade zones wey go help expand local production. This initiative dey targeted well to fit change the narrative for our health sector.
Ogunyemi no just dey talk am dey go, dem don align this project with the Federal Government agenda wey dey focus on industrialization and healthcare development. Na so him talk say na to reduce foreign exchange pressure, create jobs, and make Nigeria grow big! This na the true wahala behind our healthcare journey.
Abdu Mukthar, wey represent the Federal Ministry of Health, join Ogunyemi for the talk show. Him yarn say Harvestfield FTZ dey come from the Presidential Executive Order wey Bola Tinubu sign for local manufacturing since 2024. The project go make Nigeria a serious player for health commodities market, him talk. E reveal say Danish company, Vestergaard, don plan with Nigerian company, Harvestfield, to use the place for insecticide-treated nets production. Na serious investment dey ground, o!
Original talk: Vestergaard dey ready to invest $30 million to build this factory wey go produce 10 million nets every year and create around 600 jobs for Ogun State. This one na serious effort to curtail malaria wey dey affect us bad! No be joke, my people.
Mukthar don talk say na this kind projects go help Nigeria move from just dey import to becoming producer. No be only to reduce import bills o, but also build capacity for local manufacturers. This na better move to support research, innovation and overall health outcomes for our people. We wan dey self-sufficient and no dey rely on outside matters.
Wetin we dey face as we dey spend billions yearly on medical imports fit change if we dey invest for local production. Na why experts dey smile say Harvestfield FTZ fit help cut down import bills, plus create jobs wey go boost the economy. Na so Nigeria fit move from oil dependency to diverse growth!
Make we no forget say free trade zones dey give tax incentives and regulatory flexibility wey go make investors dey rush. This one go help us align with the African Continental Free Trade Area and position us well in the region as healthcare manufacturing hub. Na there we go fit shine!
As we dey look the future, e clear say this Harvestfield FTZ dey bring bigger opportunities for Nigeria. Make we dey watch as the story unfold, my people. E go sweet pass beer for corner joint wey we dey yarn this gist!
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