Nigeria: Yar'Adua's Wife Parleys Japanese Entrepreneurs
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This Day (Lagos)
10 July 2008
Posted to the web 10 July 2008
Damilola Oyedele
Abuja
Wife of the President, Hajiya Turai Yar'Adua, has invited Japanese entrepreneurs to invest in Nigeria, to help Nigerian business women.
She particularly invited Shea butter producers to help Nigeria's abundance of the resources meet up with international standards.
A release made available to THISDAY disclosed that Turai, who held interactive sessions with entrepreneurs from the shea butter industry in Tokyo, Japan, said Nigeria has one of the best variety of the product.
A partnership with Japanese expertise, she said, would empower Nigerian women and make them more financially capable.
She advised Nigerians to plant more trees of shea butter, which will exploit the efficiency of the intended factory, which would be located in one of the 12 states. She said the abundant resource, will pave way for more job opportunities and establish indigenous shea butter factories.
The company representatives expressed desire to share their knowledge in areas of aromatherapy and cosmetics.
Hajiya Turai also granted audience to Mr Kato of Muramasa Resources on Millet Farming, for provision of better seedlings. The pilot programme will start with a demonstration farm, which will indicate the success of the venture.
Minister of Agriculture, Alhaji Abba Sayyadi Ruma, who was also in attendance, commended both the office of the First Lady and the Japanese entrepreneurs. He said his ministry will help with all necessary assistance.
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In a similar gathering, the First Lady commended wives of Nigerian officers serving in Japan, on their humanitarian efforts and their efforts to preserve the good Nigerian culture in Japan.
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