Nigerian Economic Summit : Influencing economic policies through advocacy.

Nigerian Economic Summit : Influencing economic policies through advocacy.Sanya Adejokun, who was at the Nigerian Economic Summit, reports the resolve of participants at the summit to join hands with the government in giving the economy a fillip. THE Nigerian Economic Summit is an annual event that brings together chief executives/top level operators from the private sector and very senior government officials to discuss how best to develop the economy and monitor the progress that is being made. The main focus is the short to medium term policy direction while giving priority to the national interest in the context of the evolving global economy. It is interesting to reflect that a substantial proportion of the recommendations made by the NES over the past 10 years have since become part of government policy and have been or are being implemented by the Federal Government.

Anambra to attract N60bn agriculture investments.

Anambra to attract N60bn agriculture investments. ANAMBRA State Government has attracted N60 billion investment for the establishment of 4,000 hectares of Commercial Agriculture Project. This was announced during the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), between Folio Holdings Ltd, and the Anambra State Government, at Governor’s Lodge, Amawbia.

SMEDAN re-launches One Village, One Product.

SMEDAN re-launches One Village, One Product. The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) has re-launched the One Village One Product (OLOP) programme. Declaring the programme open in Kaduna on Monday, the Director-General of SMEDAN, Dr. Dikko Umaru Radda, who was represented by the agency’s Director of Finance and Administration, Malam Ibrahim Shehu, said the agency was re-launching the OLOP programme in line with the vision of the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERPG) of the Federal Government. In a statement released by the agency, Radda said OLOP is a rural economy revitalization plan built around the well known drivers of its globally renowned equivalent One Village One Product which originated from Japan.

7000 corps members establish thriving businesses through SAED.

7000 corps members establish thriving businesses through SAED. Over 7000 serving and past corps members are said to have established various businesses that are thriving after going through the Skills Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development (SAED) programme of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). Speaking yesterday at the opening ceremony of the maiden SAED festival held in Abuja, Director of SAED, Mrs Mojisola Eboagwu said the successful business corps members learnt their skills through the Skills Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development (SAED) programme they went through during their orientation course.

ALGON, 16 foreign partners to create 5.9m jobs from new agriculture scheme.

ALGON, 16 foreign partners to create 5.9m jobs from new agriculture scheme. As part of steps to boost agriculture in the country, the Association of Local Government of Nigeria(ALGON) and 16 foreign partners and institutes are expected to float a new scheme which will create 5,959, 800 jobs nationwide. The scheme will lead to the generation of 7,700 jobs in each of the 774 local government areas in the country. But the new initiative called Comprehensive Agricultural Plans for Local Government Areas (CLAP) will begin with a seminar on October 26 and 27. A statement last night said ALGON has initiated the process of C-LAP at grassroots level to prepare a Comprehensive Local Agriculture Plan (C-LAP) through participatory process involving various organizations and stakeholders.

Kebbi girls on agric adventure.

Kebbi girls on agric adventure.They are mostly young girls whose ages range from 10 - 16 years. They are easily identified with the sticks they usually hold with which they re-trash harvested rice at the various farms around Dukku, Makera, Ambursa and Gwadangwaji areas of Birnin Kebbi. Their number often varies but at any given time they are not less than 20. Their mission is to move about the rice farms that have been harvested. When they get there, they divide the rice residues among themselves and re-trashed it to get some rice which they will take home to their parents.

4,000 Anambra farmers to get free agro inputs.

4,000 Anambra farmers to get free agro inputs.No fewer than 4,000 farmers are to benefit from free and subsidized agricultural inputs in Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State. The agricultural input to be distributed to farmers free is pro-vitamin cassava stem, while herbicides, insecticides and fertilizers would be accessed at a subsidized rate. The state Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr Afam Mbanefo, disclosed this when he delivered trucks load of the inputs to farmers at Ajali, the Orumba North Local Government Area Headquarters.