Nigeria Reconstitutes National Steel Council

Nigerian Government has reconstituted the National Steel Council in Abuja to achieve the goal of self-sufficiency in steel production. Nigeria’s Minister of Mines & Steel Development Mr Arc Olamilekan Adegbite at the inauguration reiterated the importance of such a feat as he stressed that the steel industry remains the backbone of modern society. He said “The steel industry serves as a key enabler in the economy by providing the basic raw materials for public infrastructure development projects and key sectors such as housing and real estate development, energy, automotive, Defence, and various, small & medium enterprises engaged in downstream engineering and fabrication business.”.The National Steel council would be responsible for the central planning of the iron and steel industry. The Council shall consist of a chairman, executive secretary, four board members, and one representative drawn from the following Federal Ministries, which are Industry; Finance; Power and Steel.As part of the Council’s mandates, it will also be responsible for training of Nigerians in all aspects of the iron and steel industry and related fields, the deployment of senior Nigerian Management Staff and Trainees to steel plants and other sectors of the industry and especially for Research into the Development and Manufacture of equipment to be used for the purpose of and in relation to-basic engineering in the steel industry

Nigeria Reconstitutes National Steel Council

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