The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed, yesterday signed a $523,823 or N185,957,165 million technical assistant agreement grant with the Islamic Development Bank (ISDB) Group, in Marrakesh, Morocco.
The minister signed on behalf of the federal government and president of the ISDB Group, Dr. Bandar M. H. Hajjar, signed on behalf of the Group, at the 44th ISDB Group Annual Meeting held in Marrakesh, with the theme: “Transformation In A Fast Changing World: The Road To SDGs.”
According to a statement from the ministry of finance, the agreement was to address capacity building/equipment and logistics upgrade in the Hajj Commission and for the improvement of cotton, textile and garment value chain in the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment.
Ahmed disclosed that the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) gets $243,823.0, and the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment gets $280,000 respectively.
Meanwhile, the minister told participants…
