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NPC Sensitises Hotelliers On Productivity
In its sworn plan to ensure that most entrepreneurs in the country embrace practices that can enhance productivity the National Productivity Centre (NPC) has taken the campaign to the hotel industry.
The Director General of the Centre, Dr. Paul Bdliya while addressing the participants at a national working productivity in the hotel industry held in Abuja recently, said Nigeria though endowed with abundant human and material resources is yet to fully deploy the potentials for its development which is threatening meeting of the global development set targets.
“While it is widely acknowledged that Nigeria’s rich human and material endowments give her the potential, to become Africa’s largest economy and a major player in the global market, most of these potentials have remained largely untapped, thus making the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015 a difficult task. Consequently, concerted efforts to improve productivity in a bid to revitalise all sectors of our economy have become imperative”, he said.
Dr. Bdliya explained that the importance of productivity in national building is universally recognized as no human activities fails to benefit from its improvement
He pointed out that it is not surprising that enhance productivity has remained an essential and important international determinant of real economic growth, social progress and improve standard of living of nations.
The NPC boss who spoke through the Director, Financial and Administration of the centre, Mallam Jubril Musa Yelwa, gave insight to the training of hospitality personnel is central to the development.
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Kenyan Runners Dominate Berlin Marathons
Kenya made it a clean sweep at the Berlin Marathon with Sabastian Sawe winning the men’s race and Rosemary Wanjiru triumphing in the women’s.
Sawe finished in two hours, two minutes and 16 seconds to make it three wins in his first three marathons.
The 30-year-old, who was victorious at this year’s London Marathon, set a sizzling pace as he left the field behind and ran much of the race surrounded only by his pacesetters.
Japan’s Akasaki Akira came second after a powerful latter half of the race, finishing almost four minutes behind Sawe, while Ethiopia’s Chimdessa Debele followed in third.
“I did my best and I am happy for this performance,” said Sawe.
“I am so happy for this year. I felt well but you cannot change the weather. Next year will be better.”
Sawe had Kelvin Kiptum’s 2023 world record of 2:00:35 in his sights when he reached halfway in 1:00:12, but faded towards the end.
In the women’s race, Wanjiru sped away from the lead pack after 25 kilometers before finishing in 2:21:05.
Ethiopia’s Dera Dida followed three seconds behind Wanjiru, with Azmera Gebru, also of Ethiopia, coming third in 2:21:29.
Wanjiru’s time was 12 minutes slower than compatriot Ruth Chepng’etich’s world record of 2:09:56, which she set in Chicago in 2024.
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