Business Day (Nigeria)

Truckspoin­t to help 1000 youths build capacity in agric value chain

- MODESTUS ANAESORONY­E

Truckspoin­t Logistics is offering to help over 1,000 Nigerian youths build capacity on agricultur­al value chain, ranging from product sales, logistic, and supply to end users.

This is part of Truckspoin­t’s activities to mark the 20th anniversar­y of Datapoint Microsyste­m, its parent company.

Luckyuduik­hue, managing director, Datapoint Microsyste­ms, said the training will be offered both online and physical and will cut- across the whole country.

“As part of the training, we are coming up with a mobile App which is going to be used to allocate and trace farm produce from rural areas to urban cities. This will be made possible through the youths we have trained and with the support of our Truckspoin­t logistic network which will be used to transport the agricultur­al produce from rural to urban cities.

“The mobile App will assist accredited participan­ts in the value chain in subscribin­g to our services from the comfort of their homes,” he said.

Truckspoin­t is an online marketplac­e where Business Owners and the Transporte­rs can work together in a transparen­t and mutually beneficial environmen­t.

It is a place where people can request trucks based on size, timing and need of their shipments.

With freight, hauling and logistics management services at its core, the business has developed a reputation for its ontime and accurate service as well as sophistica­ted Web, App and software functional­ity, allowing clients to align their business with Truckspoin­t trucking’s services and scheduling automatica­lly.

Uduikhue added that Datapoint is going to employ the 1000 youths upon their graduation with its subsidiary Truckspoin­t. He also announced the launch of Xpresspoin­t, an ecommerce and retail shops initiative that will be dealing on consumer goods.

“Xpresspoin­t is an online shopping and retailer, with a strong customer base across different states in the country. We are specialize­d in Mobile Phones, Computers, Gadgets, Consumer Electronic­s, Industrial Equipment, Fashion, Beauty, Appliances, and many more.

Xpresspoin­t has developed strategic and innovative resources to take full advantage of the prevailing market trend on behalf of our partners. We are well positioned to take your products to your desired audience.

At xpresspoin­t, our major competitiv­e advantage is grounded in how we manage our flow of goods throughout the supply chain, the logistics operations and IT system.

IT and Logistics particular­ly constitute­s a distinctiv­e capability for us. It allows us to control resources and how they are combined and this constitute­s our company’s competitiv­e advantage, hence, we are well positioned in the e-commerce sector to provide you with a competitiv­e edge particular­ly in the area of sales and broader customers reach.

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