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The federal government and Lagos State agreed to work together on more reliable electricity across the Lagos corridor. Officials described it as the first part of the president-approved 24/7 Energy Zones pilot.
RMRDC and Federal University Lokoja held preliminary talks; the 50-hectare pilot proposal is not an approval or funded project.
MAN’s president said 2025 total exports were ₦85.13 trillion, with manufactured goods at ₦2.50 trillion or 2.94%. RMRDC said its existing NISSRAMP system maps local materials to HS codes.
The two-day programme covered revenue requirements, tariff models and end-user price calculations.
At an Osun State Export Promotion Committee meeting, NEPC, RMRDC and Bank of Agriculture representatives discussed product diversification, value addition and conditional financing programmes.
At a mine-worker training in Jos, RMRDC described work with NMDC targeting laboratory-scale ferroalloy production from manganese and silicon ores by December 2026.
The council reviewed Pad-Up Creations’ processes and discussed local inputs; no support decision or amount was announced.
A meeting in Abia discussed linking ECoN and UNIPOD and equipment gaps in textile and leather production; needs were to be submitted for consideration.
RMRDC and Taraba officials discussed resource mapping and pre-feasibility under TETIA 2026–2031; a proposed assessment of five to seven chains is not an investment or plant approval.
The state export-promotion committee appointed an RMRDC coordinator to lead work on raw-material clusters and technology and infrastructure priorities.
RMRDC backed a closer link between local raw-material processing and export preparation at a capacity-building programme organised by NEPC and the Technology Incubation Centre.
Olive presses in northern Saudi Arabia began receiving this year’s harvest in October; industry figures cited by SPA include historical output data.
