University don, entrepreneur want more investment in catfish production
Dikachi ElembaMay 17, 2022
BY DIKACHI ELEMBA To provide for adequate food security for Nigeria’s growing population of about 200 million people, as well as close the widening gap of fish demand of about 1.5 million metric tonnes per annum against just 600,000 metric tonnes produced locally, fish farmers and budding fish farmers have been called upon to increase […]
VSF gifts medical, covid-19 equipment to 3000 households in Imo State
Dikachi ElembaMay 14, 2022
BY DIKACHI ELEMBA The Imo State government has taken delivery of medical and covid-19 equipment, as well as food items for on behalf of 3000 households from Victims Support Foundation Fund Covid-19 Task-Force Committee. The VSF handed over the items to the government for distribution to about 3000 vulnerable households and internally displaced persons (IDPs) […]
OCCIMA links Imo State’s high unemployment to neglect of SMEs
Dikachi ElembaApril 25, 2022
By: Dikachi Elemba, in Owerri The Owerri Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (OCCIMA), the apex of the organised private sector (OPS) in Imo State has decried the lip service approach of successive governments to the plights of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the state, attributing the rise of unemployment, particularly youth unemployment […]
Kano’s Ayama Farms begins processed onions production, eyes global markets
Adeola Ajakaiye in KanoApril 25, 2022
By: Adeola Ajakaiye, in Kano Ayama Farms & Agro Allied Nigeria Limited, a food processing company based in the northwest state of Kano, has introduced its premium product, Ayama Onion Powder, into the Nigerian market. The multi-million naira start-up, which commenced operation last year, is involved in the processing of the fresh onions grown in […]
Global brands see potentials in Imo-Jianjin Centre
Dikachi ElembaApril 19, 2022
International brands Adidas, Dom, Mossman, Gucci, Fendi, Cool are due to establish their presence in the Imo-Tianjin (China) International Market, also known as Ngor-Okpala Leather & Allied International Market. It has also engaged the services of one of the best UK marketing consultants to help create more international awareness. As a result, Imo State will […]
Southeast youth unemployment worries Ohanaeze, floats council of business leaders
Dikachi ElembaApril 19, 2022
By: Dikachi Elemba Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, a business mogul and chairman, council of elders, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has lamented over the growing rate of youth unemployment in the South-East geo-political region of the country, describing it as a vexed issue. This, he said, has caused untold hardship, frustration and agony among the youths forcing some of them […]
Nigeria tomato price up on pest, dam maintenance, says NATPAN
Hope IkweApril 13, 2022
By: Hope Ikwe, in Jos. The current high cost of tomatoes in Nigeria has been linked to an invasion of many farms last year by a disease that affects the crop, as well as ongoing maintenance of one of the dams in Kano State, Joshua Nwegwen, secretary general, National Tomatoes Growers of Nigeria (NATPAN) said. […]
Full Moon Hotels takes human resource management seriously
Dikachi FranklinApril 11, 2022
Full Moon Hotels, Owerri, takes pride in its well trained and cultured workforce, FRANCIS IFEANYI, human resources executive, tells Business A.M.’s Dikachi Elemba. Ifeanyi, a graduate of petroleum engineering, Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO), has attended management courses, including professional certification courses in London and the Calson’s School of Management, University of Minnesota, USA. […]
‘Best of Nollywood Awards’ to boost Owerri hotels in December
Anthony NlebemApril 11, 2022
BY Dikachi Elemba The Owerri, Imo State, hotels and hospitality industry is preparing itself for a big pay day in December as the prestigious Best of Nollywood Award has been scheduled to hold in the city, described by many as the hotels capital of Eastern Nigeria, perhaps the whole of the country. Oluwaseun Oloketuyi, executive […]
NEPC puts Nigeria’s non-oil exports revenue at $3bn in 2021
Dikachi FranklinMarch 22, 2022
BY Dikachi Elemba, in Owerri Nigeria exported non-oil products to different countries worth $3.455 billion in 2021, Ezra Yakusak, the executive director, Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) said at a seminar organised by the NEPC in Owerri, the Imo State capital, recently. The 2021 figure represents a record increase in non-oil export revenues from the […]