The Federal Government has inaugurated the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation’s first global Technology and Investment Promotion Office (ITPO) in Nigeria.
The establishment is the first to be located in sub-Saharan Africa.
Speaking during the inauguration in Abuja on Tuesday, the minister said that the establishment of TIPO signified UNIDO’s confidence in the Nigerian economy, adding that the long term objective of establishing the office is to drive rapid industrial development, create jobs and expand the industrial base of Nigeria and the ECOWAS region.
