Post by Trade facilitator on Aug 29, 2012 18:01:45 GMT 1
The New Partnership for Africa’s Development, NEPAD Youth Initiative is collaborating with the Federal Institute of Industrial Research Oshodi, FIIRO, to provide a strategic framework and guidelines for trade peace, unity and development.
The collaboration was formalized through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding at the launching of the Collaboration, Initiation and Stabilization, CIS, framework in Lagos recently.
Speaking at the summit, the National Director, NEPAD Youth initiator, Prince Clement Enweremadu, said, “the collaboration, Initiation and Stabilization- CIS framework is an all encompassing product which will identify made in Nigerian products, their sources nationwide and their markets both locally and internationally as well as ensuring packaging that meets international standards.
“Our emphases on agricultural produce for trade among commercial ventures will enable Nigeria achieve food security as a nation. It is when such products are ready that we can engage in effective trade.”
He said that to achieve these goals, the institute has established partnership with the Nigerian Export Promotion Council, Diplomatic community, Insurance companies, the Nigerian Customs Service, Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies and Heads of Department of Agriculture, both at the state and local level.
The CEO of FIIRO, Dr. Mrs. G. N Elemo, said, “NEPAD youth is one of the numerous organizations that the institute has recently developed strategic partnership with in the area of job creation for youth employment, employing the instrument of technology, most especially indigenous technologies to promote national development.”
Enweremadu disclosed that NEPAD plan sto raise at least $1 billion between now and 2015 to fulfill its promise to the youth. The targeted sum would be sourced through grants, donations, proceeds from trade and technical support.
Elemo said that over 250 entrepreneurs have been trained on various technologies at FIIRO and many of them have established profitable businesses based on acquired technologies generating millions of employment directly and indirectly through multiplier effect.
“It is my desire that this partnership will produce over 10,000 fully established techno-entrepreneurs within the next five years who will be generating over a million jobs directly or indirectly.
“I have all the assurance that this target is achievable considering the framework that is already put in place to cover the six geo-political zones in Nigeria as well as the pedigree of the management of NEPAD youth coupled with the technical competence and the experience of FIIRO as its chief technical partner,” she added.
Source: www.vanguardngr.com/2012/08/nepad-fiiro-collaborate-on-cis-trade-framework/
The collaboration was formalized through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding at the launching of the Collaboration, Initiation and Stabilization, CIS, framework in Lagos recently.
Speaking at the summit, the National Director, NEPAD Youth initiator, Prince Clement Enweremadu, said, “the collaboration, Initiation and Stabilization- CIS framework is an all encompassing product which will identify made in Nigerian products, their sources nationwide and their markets both locally and internationally as well as ensuring packaging that meets international standards.
“Our emphases on agricultural produce for trade among commercial ventures will enable Nigeria achieve food security as a nation. It is when such products are ready that we can engage in effective trade.”
He said that to achieve these goals, the institute has established partnership with the Nigerian Export Promotion Council, Diplomatic community, Insurance companies, the Nigerian Customs Service, Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies and Heads of Department of Agriculture, both at the state and local level.
The CEO of FIIRO, Dr. Mrs. G. N Elemo, said, “NEPAD youth is one of the numerous organizations that the institute has recently developed strategic partnership with in the area of job creation for youth employment, employing the instrument of technology, most especially indigenous technologies to promote national development.”
Enweremadu disclosed that NEPAD plan sto raise at least $1 billion between now and 2015 to fulfill its promise to the youth. The targeted sum would be sourced through grants, donations, proceeds from trade and technical support.
Elemo said that over 250 entrepreneurs have been trained on various technologies at FIIRO and many of them have established profitable businesses based on acquired technologies generating millions of employment directly and indirectly through multiplier effect.
“It is my desire that this partnership will produce over 10,000 fully established techno-entrepreneurs within the next five years who will be generating over a million jobs directly or indirectly.
“I have all the assurance that this target is achievable considering the framework that is already put in place to cover the six geo-political zones in Nigeria as well as the pedigree of the management of NEPAD youth coupled with the technical competence and the experience of FIIRO as its chief technical partner,” she added.
Source: www.vanguardngr.com/2012/08/nepad-fiiro-collaborate-on-cis-trade-framework/
