• Senator John Enoh
The Minister of State for Industry, John Enoh, is aggressively pushing for the effective implementation of the federal government’s Nigeria First policy, saying that industries in the manufacturing sector can earn N3 trillion in the short term, given the patronage.
“We found out that the country could earn about N3 tillion more in the short term if we can run a successful campaign that can also shift the attitudes of Nigerians”, said Enoh.
Minister Enoh spoke at the West Africa Industrialisation, Manufacturing & Trade Summit & Exhibition 2025 press conference on Wednesday.
The exhibition is scheduled for October 2025 in Lagos.
Enoh said that Nigeria will build its industrial policy on past executive orders targeted at promoting local content, but with a stronger push through the Nigeria First policy.
He said, “The previous administrations have tried to enable industrial growth by coming up with various executive orders. Those include Executive Orders Three and Five, which were targeted at matters about public procurement and giving priority to Nigerian-made goods.
With the announcement of the Nigeria First policy, what becomes of it will be a function of what this administration does.”
Enoh noted that the Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Investment would follow up on the policy with a nationwide campaign to promote patronage of Nigerian goods and services.
He explained, “The hope is that in the next few months, we’re going to start a national campaign on buying made-in-Nigeria goods and services to follow up the presidential pronouncement of the Nigeria First policy.