{"id":911792,"date":"2026-06-10T15:18:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T20:18:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/10\/nepc-stakeholders-unveil-online-marketplace-nijazone-com\/"},"modified":"2026-06-10T15:18:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T20:18:16","slug":"nepc-stakeholders-unveil-online-marketplace-nijazone-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/10\/nepc-stakeholders-unveil-online-marketplace-nijazone-com\/","title":{"rendered":"NEPC, Stakeholders Unveil Online Marketplace, nijazone.com"},"content":{"rendered":"
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News Investigators\/ The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) and other business stakeholders in Imo have officially unveiled nijazone.com, an online marketplace.<\/p>\n

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the unveiling took place in Owerri, on Saturday.<\/p>\n

The Imo NEPC Coordinator, Anthony Ajuruchi, said the platform would address value chain challenges, such as logistics, buyer verification and authenticity, as well as seller identification.<\/p>\n

He described nijazone as a \u201cwelcome development\u201d, while advising existing and intending exporters to \u201ckey into the system without delay so as to expand their reach\u201c.<\/p>\n

The Chief Executive Officer, Nijazone, Chief Joachim Nwogu, represented by Mr Uche Ndubuisi, said although nijazone originated from Imo, it would grow beyond Nigeria and across the world.<\/p>\n

\u201cNijazone\u2019s unique ability is our\u00a0access to the rural populace, whom we link to the rest of the world.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo,\u00a0if our farmers hook up with us, their products will no longer perish, but be sold from the comfort of their homes,\u201c Nwogu said.<\/p>\n

Also, the company\u2018s Country Director, Dr Ngozi Okechukwu, said that the platform was borne out of a desire to add value to African traditional products through a wider market capable of generating foreign exchange revenue.<\/p>\n

Okechukwu said that among other things, nijazone.com would create employment along the value chain, take youths away from the streets and reduce social vices.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are targeting at least 1,000 jobs in Imo this year.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur\u00a0trained staff will go to the rural communities to train youths on how to navigate the website independently and how to get self-employed, when they offer needed services, such as dispatch and others to\u00a0buyers and sellers,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Also speaking, Mr Frank Nneji, a businessman and Chief Executive Officer\u00a0of ABC Transport Limited, described the initiative as \u201cthe best rural vendor that manages orders\u201d.<\/p>\n

Nneji\u00a0urged Nigerians to put their mobile phones to better use by\u00a0keying into nijazone.com and connecting with people across Nigeria\u2019s borders.<\/p>\n

The Technical Adviser to the Office of the Chief Economic Adviser to the Imo Government, Mrs Jovita Agwu, urged youths especially to access the platform, adding that it would provide the opportunity for business owners to introduce Imo to the rest of the world.<\/p>\n

The Imo Commissioner for Entrepreneurship, Skills Acquisition and Social Responsibility, Prof. Chinonye Moses, advised rural producers to insist on wholesomeness and originality so as to meet global standards.<\/p>\n

Moses was represented at the event by the Ministry\u2019s Head, Department of Skills Acquisition, Mrs Ukamaka Umeh.<\/p>\n

NAN reports that small business owners, as well as representatives of relevant government agencies, such as the Raw Materials Research and Development Council, attended the ceremony. <\/p>\n

NAN<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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