*STATES TO IDENTIFY SPECIFIC AREAS OF FOCUS, & SET TARGET
*NEC ALSO RECEIVES PROPOSALS ON NEW JVC FUNDING ARRANGEMENTS THAT ELIMINATES CASH CALLS
*CBN GOVERNOR TELLS COUNCIL CUSTOMERS CAN DEPOSIT DOLLAR CASH INTO THEIR DOM ACCOUNTS
TODAY'S National Economic Council meeting with governors from the states and the Central Bank discussed specific steps and actions to be taken as both the FG and state governments intensify focus on diversifying the Nigerian economy especially through agriculture.
The meeting which was presided over the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, welcomed the newly adopted "Green Alternative," just endorsed yesterday by the Federal Executive Council. The Green Alternative is the name of the Agricultural Diversification plan of the FG.
