Nebo rekindles Igbo spirit of venture capital amid economic challenges

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…As Enugu-Mmaku launches transportation revolving capital     Ben Eguzozie, in Port Harcourt   It is regarded by some as the ‘venture capital of Africa’, the Igbo mentorship and apprenticeship system is one of the finest examples of the African spirit of community, sharing and enterprise. According to some, to combat youth unemployment, host an […]

Rivers says recovered fishing trawlers to boost agriculture

May 12, 2021

Reopening of Eastern ports: The undercurrents at play

  …As panellists want Nigeria to secure farmers for food security     Ben Eguzozie, in Port Harcourt   Rivers State Government has said the recently recovered fishing trawlers will boost agriculture in the state, the state commissioner for agriculture, Fred Kpakol, said.   He said the State government has recovered two out of the […]

Imo satchet water manufacturers begin strike over high cost of materials

May 5, 2021

* With 100 percent increase per sachet By Dikachi Franklin, Owerri Manufacturers of sachet water in Imo State have commenced an indefinite strike consequent upon  high cost  of procuring raw materials. The association arising from their meeting held last week,  Friday had impressed it on the manufacturers in the State to immediately  embark on a […]

Delta ramps up effort on agro-industrial park to boost agricultural value-chain

April 29, 2021

…Project to engage in value-addition processing     Ben Eguzozie, in Port Harcourt   Delta State is off with an Agro-Industrial Park that would drive value-addition in agriculture in the state.   The state government, the main developer of the project, sited in Ogwashi-Uku, Aniocha South local council of the state, said it would greatly […]

Fear of armed cattle herders hit prices of agricultural produce in Enugu

April 23, 2021

…Some food stuffs see 300% price jump, aligning March 18.17% CPI     Ben Eguzozie, in Port Harcourt   Investigations carried out by our newspaper across some local markets in Enugu State indicate that fear by famers of herdsmen attacks in their farms has spiralled rise in the prices of local food items in the […]

Aba, Nigerian leather, garments and allied products hub, inaugurates multi-million-naira industrial cluster

April 14, 2021

…Complex to house 15,000 shops …To produce 1,500 different garments daily     Ben Eguzozie, in Port Harcourt     The move to get Aba, Nigeria’s south-eastern commercial city noted for small and medium-scale creative leather and garments products, and fabrication of industrial tools, as an organized industrial city began with Governor Okezie Ikpeazu breaking […]