RSNC Hails PHCCIMA’s Effort To Woo Investors To Rivers

Management of the Rivers State Newspaper Corporation has lauded the efforts of the leadership of Port Harcourt Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (PHCCIMA) in wooing investors into the state.
General Manager of the corporation, Chief Ernest Chinwo, said this, yesterday, in Port Harcourt, when he led the management team of the corporation on a courtesy visit to the chamber.
Chinwo said the corporation was aware of several visits by the management team of PHCCIMA to several embassies, agencies and organisations to market the state and woo investors to the state.
He said the Rivers State Newspaper Corporation, as a government-owned newspaper, was however, reaching out to other sectors to sustain its activities.
Chinwo said The Tide Newspaper has remained the only state government-owned surviving newspaper in the South-South and South-East that was still regular on the newsstand while also adding that the paper was up to date in local and national news.
He said the corporation could assist the chamber in areas of publicity of its activities and printing of relevant materials.
The GM also called for the support of the chamber to publish a Business Directory for the state.
He also sought the chamber’s support for a pre-retirement training workshop for staff of the corporation.
Responding, President, Port Harcourt Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (PHCCMA), Sir Mike Elechi, said the chamber was harnessing opportunities for collaboration with The Tide on areas of mutual interest that would create value for the society.
Elechi also urged the corporation to ensure that one of its business reporters was assigned to cover the activities of the chamber, adding that such liaison would facilitate value to the revenue profile of the newspaper outfit.
The PHCCMA president also commended the management for sustaining the publication of The Tide Newspaper despite the economic down-turn in the country, and stressed the need for to think out of the box to raise funds to support the revenue base of the corporation.

By: John Bibor & Oribim Ibama