25 MDAs migrated to digital service operations – PEBEC

As a result of  Executive Order 001 by President Muhammadu Buhari which is geared towards promoting ease of doing business, no fewer than 25 Ministries, Departments and Agencies of government have now migrated from manual to digital operations, Special Adviser to the President on ease of doing business, Dr. Jumoke Oduwole has said. Dr. Oduwole […]

As a result of  Executive Order 001 by President Muhammadu Buhari which is geared towards promoting ease of doing business, no fewer than 25 Ministries, Departments and Agencies of government have now migrated from manual to digital operations, Special Adviser to the President on ease of doing business, Dr. Jumoke Oduwole has said.

Dr. Oduwole who doubles as the secretary of the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) Made the disclosure in Abuja yesterday during a stakeholder sensitization on Business Facilitation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2022.

Speaking at the event, she said: “Since the federal government introduced Executive Order 001 to facilitate business operations in 2017, many ministries, departments and agencies of government who did not have websites created one, while 25 who provide critical services to the business environment migrated from manual to digital operations.

“CAC now has automated it’s applications manual to online, NAFDAC now has a 90 day registration portal, taxes can now be filed digitally through the FIRS among others,” she said.

Also speaking, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami said the BFA amends 21 critical existing business legislations which include CAMA, Customs and Excuse Law, NAFDAC and Immigration Act, Export prohibition laws among others.

Reflecting on the gains of the Executive Order 001, he said the Order as implemented by PEBEC has enabled Nigeria move from the 145th position in 2019 to 131st in 2020 according to the Ease of Doing business ranking by the World Bank.