Managing Director, NEPZA, Emmanuel Jime• Denies budget padding allegation
The Managing Director of Nigeria Export Processing Zone Authority (NEPZA), Hon. Emmanuel Jime, has disclosed that the Authority has licensed three new Free Trade Zones (FTZs).
Jime, who disclosed this yesterday in his Christmas message, gave the names of the new FTZs as Nasco Town FTZ, Quit Aviation Services FTZ and Tomaro FTZ.
He said that besides netting over $2.751 billion in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows, the new FTZs are targeting direct jobs in excess of 50,000.
“Under my stewardship, we have so far been able to license three new industrial parks i.e. Nasco Town Free Zone, which is valued $2,086 billion. It is estimated, at completion, to be able to provide 15,000 direct jobs.“The second is Quit Aviation Services Free Zone, valued at $215 million, and is estimated to provide jobs in thousands. And there is Tomaro Industrial Park in Lagos, valued at $450 million. It will also provide jobs running into thousands.
NEPZA licenses three new free trade zones
