To ensure that its new mantra "Delta Beyond Oil" becomes a reality, the Delta state government has signed an $820,000 Memorandum of Understanding with the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO).
(http://www.channelstv.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/nat_poverty_alleviation_190213-300x240.jpg) (http://www.channelstv.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/nat_poverty_alleviation_190213.jpg)The agreement will see to the establishment of footwear and leather businesses to provide job opportunities and boost the state's socioeconomic development.
Country representative of UNIDO, Dr Patrick Kormawa, expressed the confidence that after intensive training, the programme will churn out 2,000 established businesses in the state in the next two years.
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