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PEBEC Boss Restates Readiness to Collaborate with Government Agencies

Abuja: Ms Zahrah Audu, Director-General of the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC), has reiterated the council’s readiness to collaborate with heads of government agencies to enhance service delivery. Audu stated this in a communiqu© at the end of a retreat for Heads of Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs), held on Thursday in Abuja. She emphasized that this effort aims to improve their level of service delivery to align with the council’s goal of creating a more enabling business environment.

According to News Agency of Nigeria, the director-general also called for enhanced synergy among MDAs to ensure the ease of doing business in the country. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Sen. George Akume, and Vice President Kashim Shettima commended Audu’s performance and commitment to service. The retreat is part of the Federal Government’s initiatives to improve the ease of doing business in the country.

PEBEC, established in July 2016 by the federal government to oversee Nigeria’s business environment intervention, is tasked with the mandate of removing bureaucratic and legislative constraints to doing business. The council aims to deliver Nigeria’s business environment reform with this dual mandate.