The rate of unemployment in Nigeria has become catastrophic in recent years. According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in Sept. 2018, about 20.9 million Nigerians were without jobs. This underscores the importance of job creation in the nation. The importance of income generation for economic growth of a nation cannot also
Nigeria is the largest rice producing country in West Africa, but it is also the second largest importer of rice in the World. According to Index Mundi the total domestic milled rice consumption in Nigeria in 2017 was 6.7 million metric tonnes and rose to 6.9 million metric tonnes in 2018 showing a growth rate
Sen. Ben Ayade, the Governor of Cross River State is one outstanding Governor in Nigeria, with revolutionary ideas in industrialization and agricultural development. The Governor’s industrialization drive has set the State on a fast track of transformation from a third world sub-national entity to a first world. One of the key areas of his investment
By Isek Violet The chairman of the Cross River State Rice Company Management Board, Mr. Chris Ogaidang has said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) led Federal Government has moved the state backward. Mr. Ogaidang added that Cross River has done Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari a favor by providing her best brains in his administration.
By Ushang Ewa Members of the Cross River State Rice Management Board were Thursday trained on the efficient management and utilization of the rice value chain. The one day training aims at schooling members of the board to ensure they know the basics and ensure the smooth running of the board whose goal is to