From right: Vice President Kashim Shettima; Director-General, PEBEC; Zahrah Audu, Controller General of Nigeria Immigration Service; Kemi Nanna Nandap, Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority; Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho and Director General NIMASA; Dr. Dayo Mobereola during the closing of the PEBEC Retreat for heads of MDAs and MDA Reform Champions in Abuja.

Nigeria’s Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has called on Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) of the Federal Government and members of the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council PEBEC, to deepen ties among them to boost a more conducive business climate in the country.

Speaking on Wednesday at the closing session of the PEBEC Retreat for heads of MDAs and MDA Reform Champions held in Abuja, Vice President Shettima emphasised that the overarching goal is to ensure Nigeria remains a preferred destination for investors.

He stated: “This retreat was convened by the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council PEBEC, an institution I am privileged to chair, not just to review reform progress, but to deepen something even more critical; synergy.

“The business of government is too complex to be solved in silos. We cannot afford the luxury of working in isolation, while the problems we are tasked to solve are increasingly intertwined.”

Present at the event was the Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency NIMASA, Dr. Dayo Mobereola, among others, who commended PEBEC for organising the retreat.

He noted that it provided a valuable platform for peer review and constructive engagement among Federal Government appointees, aimed at improving institutional performance and reform delivery.