PERMANENT SECRETARY MINISTRY OF STEEL DEVELOPMENT, EMBARKED ON A TWO-DAY FAMILIARIZATION TOUR TO THE NATIONAL METALLURGICAL DEVELOPMENT CENTRE (NMDC) IN JOS, PLATEAU STATE

The visit aims to strengthen oversight, align mandates, identify gaps, promote synergy, and generate policy inputs to drive metallurgical and industrial development in Nigeria. The Ministry seeks to ensure that NMDC's activities and programmes align with the Federal Government's strategic objectives under the Renewed Hope Agenda.

Key Objectives:

- Receive a strategic briefing on NMDC's mandate, achievements, and current programmes
- Inspect core research and metallurgical facilities
- Identify critical challenges, resource gaps, and areas requiring Federal Government intervention
- Strengthen collaboration and ensure NMDC's activities align with national metallurgical and industrial development goals

The delegation from the Ministry  include the Permanent Secretary, Directors, Technical/Assistant Officers and other staffs.

This visit underscores the Ministry's commitment to effective oversight and policy guidance, ensuring that NMDC's programmes contribute to the Federal Government's industrialization agenda.

This familiarization tour is expected to yield positive outcomes for the development of Nigeria's metallurgical sector.