A university teacher,
Prof. Simon Irtwange, has urged the Federal Government to shore up the
country’s productivity profile by harnessing the relationship among
productivity, performance and service delivery.

Irtwange, a lecturer at the University of Agriculture,
Makurdi, spoke at the National Productivity Day Symposium in Makurdi.

The don, who was the guest lecturer, noted that productivity
had remained at its lowest ebb, in spite of massive investments in the economy.

He said that productivity, performance and service delivery
had never been systematically managed, researched and tapped for policy
implementation.

The professor suggested that government at all levels should
find ways to improve productivity in the country.

Irtwange remarked that because of the country’s weak
productivity profile, “Nigeria has never been a serious global player in terms
of national productivity”.

He pointed out that productivity was the measure of how well
a country utilised its resources and what it received in return.

Irtwange added that an efficient utilisation of resources
was the basis for growth and competitiveness in any economy.

The don urged an overhaul of the agricultural sector by
encouraging the use of modern farming implements to make agriculture more
attractive to the youth.