Economy

A’ IBOM FIRST LADY SET TO START LARGE SCALE COMMERCIAL FARMING … Says we must achieve food sufficiency

March 27, 2017April 17, 2017 admin

The Akwa Ibom state First Lady and wife of the governor, Her Excellency, Mrs Martha Udom Emmanuel is set to kick start massive investment in large scale commercial farming to ensure food sufficiency in the state. Mrs Martha Emmanuel who spoke through the Coordinator of the Family Empowerment & Youth Reorientation Programme, FEYReP, Mrs Ime Ephraim Inyangeyen, dropped the hint when she conducted newsmen on a tour of one of the sites acquired for the project at Nsie-Ikono communities in Okobo Local Government area. The First Lady enthused that, women…

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Gov. Emmanuel enlists private sector participation in the fight against economic recession

January 2, 2017 admin

Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel, has called for effective Private Sector Participation in the repositioning of the country’s economy to enable the country sail through in the prevailing recession in the new year . Governor Emmanuel made the call when a delegation from United Bank for Africa (UBA), visited him in his office to condole him and the people of the state over the December 10th tragic building collapse at Reigners Bible Church Int’l, Uyo. The Governor said “the Public Sector cannot function without the Private Sector participation…