Udemezue, Joseph Chidozie Research Officer, National Root Crops Research Institute, Umudike, Abia State, Nigeria, udemezuej@gmail.com Introduction Agriculture was the backbone of the Nigerian economy before oil boom. It is also the main foreign exchange earner of the country; the share of the agricultural exports in total exports is estimated at about 60% and is also
TPL. Anierobi, Christopher Maduka(rtp, mnitp.)Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus, christopher.anierobi@unn.edu.ng INTRODUCTION Omor town is an emerging city in Anambra State of Nigeria. The current rapid urbanization challenges facing Omor town have provided great prospects for town planning in the area. As one of the most populous community in Anambra
By Nebeife Peter Petroleum Engineering Expert Bolton Gate Petroleum Limited, Lagos. nebeifepeter@boltongatepl.com PREAMBLE More often than not, the first thought in the mind of an average Nigerian, and indeed an African man, regarding huge financial investments for rural development efforts is the influx of ‘foreign investors’. This view however tends to depict us as a
…as Eze Ana-ukwu receives the Alluvial Agriculture MD His Royal Highness, Igwe Dr Oranu Chris Chidume, Eze Ana-Ukwu, Eze Igulube of Omor yesterday, played host to the Angolan Ambassador to Nigeria, His Excellency, Dr. Eustaquio Quibato, who came alongside the Managing Director of Mastercard Foundation/Alluvial, Dimieari Von Kemedi and Chief Oliver Okeke, Chairman of Josan Integrated
Sunday Mgbogu IT Correspondent writes from Lagos – digitalsimboja@gmail.com Introduction The train has left the station. The world is moving at a speed faster than the human imagination. The premium on certificate has geometrically receded. Skills and competence have become the keys to competitive jobs. Today, potential employers are only interested in ‘what you can bring
PRESENTER: Engr Chief Ananti B.O (B.Eng, M.Sc, MBA, COREN, MNSE, MNIM) INTRODUCTION. Economic Infrastructure means those basic facilities and services which directly benefit the process of production and distribution of an economy. Such infrastructures are as follows: Irrigation/canals, Power, Transport, ICT (Networking Computing, Hardware and software, etc) services, Healthcare services (life-saving equipment), Financial markets (Banks
The Economic Potentials of Omor Town – Anambra State: Boosting Food Security in Rice Production Engr Chief Celestine Nnaemeka ACHEBE1 & Chief Amobi P. CHIAMOGU2 1Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Nigeria, Nsukka Email: nnaemeka.achebe@unn.edu.ng 2Department of Public Administration, Federal Polytechnic, Oko – Anambra State Email: amobi.chiamogu@federalpolyoko.edu.ng Introduction Apart from hospitality of ndi-Omor, welcoming and