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The proposal seeks a legal framework for designing, manufacturing and commercialising drones in Nigeria, with the stated aim of reducing reliance on imported technology. It was sponsored by Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu and 12 other lawmakers.","As described during the debate, the 49-clause, 12-part bill would establish a National Drone Industrialisation Council and require a national policy within 12 months of enactment. It also proposes measurable targets for local content, employment, research, manufacturing and exports, alongside possible tax, financing and procurement incentives. The bill has not become law; it remains subject to further committee and legislative action."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"The 49-clause proposal cleared second reading and would create an industrialisation council, local-content targets and manufacturing incentives if enacted.\n\nNigeria’s House of Representatives passed a bill to a relevant committee after its second reading on 21 October. The proposal seeks a legal framework for designing, manufacturing and commercialising drones in Nigeria, with the stated aim of reducing reliance on imported technology. It was sponsored by Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu and 12 other lawmakers.\n\nAs described during the debate, the 49-clause, 12-part bill would establish a National Drone Industrialisation Council and require a national policy within 12 months of enactment. It also proposes measurable targets for local content, employment, research, manufacturing and exports, alongside possible tax, financing and procurement incentives. The bill has not become law; it remains subject to further committee and legislative action.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"business","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/business-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic industrial workshop with machinery, a warehouse and a crane.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"business","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/business-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic industrial workshop with machinery, a warehouse and a crane.","language":"en"}}}