investnow2013:
Economic Empowerment==> Osodieme Obiano the wife of Anambra-State governor is not leaving any stone unturned in fighting poverty & other societal vices affecting women, children & other vulnerable persons in the society like the elderly people through a Project called 'CAFE'....Donations from well meaning people in the society & abroad & also from govt is what is keeping this Project going!.

You guys should as a matter of urgency and necessity ditch this uselEss illegal office of first lady and nonsense Osodieri.

Other states have started trimming their cabinets, I wonder why Obiano is yet to do something about running such an expensive government.

Osodieme ko osodieri ni

Anambra state is open for business

BuddahMonk:


The host community is behind Ibeto 100%, its their politicians, the governor and the assembly members in Abujja, they ganged up and started frustrating every move.

Nkalagu people are solidly behind Ibeto, let me get the link.

dailyindependentnig.com/2014/12/elechi-fumes-ibeto-begins-work-nigercem/

i read in a local newspaper that Governor Umahi has permitted Ibeto to operate at Nkalagu. Also Nkalagu people are not bothered, they need source of employment especially man power works. Only that the main hinderance governor elechi who wanted government to gain money from exploiting nkalagu cement is gone. in otherwords problem is gone.

Vessi:
i read in a local newspaper that Governor Umahi has permitted Ibeto to operate at Nkalagu. Also Nkalagu people are not bothered, they need source of employment especially man power works. Only that the main hinderance governor elechi who wanted government to gain money from exploiting nkalagu cement is gone. in otherwords problem is gone.

good if true

Vessi:
i read in a local newspaper that Governor Umahi has permitted Ibeto to operate at Nkalagu. Also Nkalagu people are not bothered, they need source of employment especially man power works. Only that the main hinderance governor elechi who wanted government to gain money from exploiting nkalagu cement is gone. in otherwords problem is gone.

Good one, ojemba confirmed it at Enugu thread as weLl tha work were going on there.

I wonder how a government will be blocking investments in his state.

This is the only way igboland should grow, seeing one another beyond state and geo-political boundaries.

Can't wait to start buying locally made ibeto cements.Dangote has refused to invest anywhere in the East and I think we should all boycott his cement products once this factory is fully operational.this is good news.

BuddahMonk:


Good one, ojemba confirmed it at Enugu thread as weLl tha work were going on there.

I wonder how a government will be blocking investments in his state.

This is the only way igboland should grow, seeing one another beyond state and geo-political boundaries.

this paper is dated 15th june 2015. It is National Guide. A local newspaper here in Ebonyi. I live here.

asha80 it is true, at the top spot of the newspaper is the date published. I tried to tap into their website in order to provide the link here, to no avail. I am Ebonyian and if there is anything i need most in this state, they are industrialization, high IGR and quality education.

redcap:
Can't wait to start buying locally made ibeto cements.Dangote has refused to invest anywhere in the East and I think we should all boycott his cement products once this factory is fully operational.this is good news.

I myself will start purchasing Ibeto cement IF it is reliable and of high quality. He has to have good prouduct that is better or equal to Dangote's, if he intends breaking into the market.

Peter obi can use his good office as SEC chairman to direct any big and enduring FDI to Anambra or the East where viable

FKO81:
Grand Malt, Hero lager win Monde’s gold award
Grand Malt has emerged the winner of the prestigious international Monde Gold Award for taste and quality. The malt brand, which is brewed by Pabod Breweries Limited, a subsidiary of SABMiller Plc in Nigeria, has now bagged this award for the second successive year. This was made known at the Monde awards ceremony held in Brussels, Belgium recently.

Similarly, Hero Lager, a beer brand from the stable of Intafact Beverages Limited, another subsidiary of SABMiller Plc in Nigeria, with strong dominance in South East Nigeria also received gold award for taste and quality from the international body.

Commenting on the award, Head Brewer of the SABMiller Group in Nigeria, Mr. Ray De Power, said, “The company’s adherence to reliable quality assurance processes and uncompromising commitment to excellence earned the two brands this deserving recognition.”

He said Grand Malt is a premium malt drink poised to re-define nourishment and vitality. “We use the best quality ingredients and world class processes to ensure that consumers are consistently offered the highest quality product every time,” he said.

The Marketing Director of SABMiller in Nigeria, Mr. Chris Wulff-Caesar said the award reflects the dedication and commitment of the organization in ensuring that the brand’s promise of consistently delivering a rich satisfying taste experience is always on a foundation of quality, saying that the company will ensure this is never compromised.

“The Monde Gold Award truly reinforces the fact that Grand Malt is brewed to international quality standard, which ensures that we deliver a creamy and nourishing malt drink to our consumers time after time,” assuring that the company will not relent on its commitment to ensure that its consumers are satisfied with the various SABMiller brands.

Hope they employ locals to top positions in their company. All i see above are foreign names.
No be only to drink de shout ooh mpa we dey

yang:
Peter obi can use his good office as SEC chairman to direct any big and enduring FDI to Anambra or the East where viable

That's if PMB doesn't replace him soon.
If recent appointments of the President is anything to go by, the south, especially SE may lose out. Everything seem to be heading northwards these days

redcap:
Can't wait to start buying locally made ibeto cements.Dangote has refused to invest anywhere in the East and I think we should all boycott his cement products once this factory is fully operational.this is good news.

Not just that Dangote bluntly refused and rejected the south east where he enjoys huge patronage of his cement,flour and noodles sales in his investment list.

Dangote in collusion with Obasanjo tried everything in their power to kill IBETO cement in order to have no rivals whatsoever in the SE market . Don't be surprised if any of these men have a hand in the Martin Elechi obstacle to resuscitation of Nkalagu cement by IBETO cement. Thank Jesus that God has brought all their evil plot to naught.

IBETO cement has higher quality than Dangote cement in term of durability and the number of blocks you can mould from one 50 kg bag.

Vessi:
this paper is dated 15th june 2015. It is National Guide. A local newspaper here in Ebonyi. I live here.

asha80 it is true, at the top spot of the newspaper is the date published. I tried to tap into their website in order to provide the link here, to no avail. I am Ebonyian and if there is anything i need most in this state, they are industrialization, high IGR and quality education.

Great news!....... Onye ga agbachiri ndi Chi ha agbachi roru!. Ndi be anyi kwenuooo!!!!!!

Igbonazy:


Bro i noticed you are igbo muslim unlike most igbo muslims i know, you seem different because of your great devotion to igbo cause and interest.

God bless

Nna am not a muslim. Mbanu! u need to go through my post history(bottom of the history page) to see how i set the record straight wen one of them started opening thread on igbos joining islam with the name of chukwudi. Doubt he is even igbo, think he was a mod.


Some of our people a gullible and need those words of reassurance, otherwise they get misled and explioted by devious and dangerous snake.

BuddahMonk:


Good one, ojemba confirmed it at Enugu thread as weLl tha work were going on there.

I wonder how a government will be blocking investments in his state.

This is the only way igboland should grow, seeing one another beyond state and geo-political boundaries.

Nna 1 million likes for this comment, this is wat i have been saying. Where dey see division, I see one Eastern State like the old map before the North started their divide and rule, plus creating extra source to loot Oil funds via state creation.


Small Nigeria has just as many state as a continent like America. Just as many senator and congress man, no wonder we are crawling with development. Thank God for Oil slump, sanity is returning back to the greedy Northerners and dey are cutting minister and NASS payment.


There is only one eastern state and One capital.

I think this kind idea could easily work in anambra considering the fact that the state possess 3 densely populated city.I have have decided not to support Ifeanyi uba fc since the man doesn't not understand the dynamics of football ownership with the fans been the backbone of its administration.I employe all enthusiastic football lovers of the state that loves genuine development to key into this idea .Onitsha axis can have a football club owned by enthusiastic traders/supporters. so is awka.who says nnewi can not have two clubs.anaedo fc ,nnewi united fc is still a brand that can project the city.we don't need government to start this even this thread can start this.


As the talks about Community Ownership of
Football Club (COFC) in Nigeria is been
considered by some clubs, Alonge Akinlolu and
EseOghene Edafe analyzed the benefits of
COFC on SL10 Nigeria Twitter handle
(@SL10Nigeria) on Wednesday.
It'll interest you that the idea of Community
Ownership of Football Club in Nigeria is packed
with amazing benefits if only Nigerians who
knows the importance of football to Nigerians
chose to act.
SL10: Good morning EseOghene Edafe. Let's
focus on the BENEFITS of Community
Ownership of Football Club in Nigeria' .
Edafe: Good morning. Firstly we don't have a
football culture in Nigeria, we only have
football empathy/sympathy. With community
ownership we would create a deep rooted
football culture that would be trans-
generational. Another benefit is the massive
economic gateways it would open directly and
indirectly. We also lack the requisite football
administrative education, community ownership
would give that education.
SL10: In practical terms let's look at the
direct and indirect benefits of Community
ownership of football club in Nigeria.
Edafe: Community ownership would also
connect the next generation of Nigerians with
their own club here in Nigeria. It would provide
structural and systemic improvement. The pool
of funds would be bigger and the players would
in turn be better paid and catered for. The
burden of running a club would be off the back
of one man or government.
The club would have better goodwill amongst
its community and larger fan base. As
members would always support. The system of
players rushing out of the country would be
reduced marginally thereby growing the quality
of our game. Even clubs in Europe with a
single owner, have a functional board. We have
a one man over-lord here. Which is sad
SL10: Who will be the biggest gainer if the
Community ownership of football club model
is adopted?
Edafe: The biggest gainer primarily would be
the players, then the Nigerian economy as well
as the branding of Nigerian football. Two
seasons ago Heartland FC of Owerri failed on
the continent due to one man running the
business without questions.
SL10: Now let's use a local club as an
example, let's the impact of Community
Ownership of Football Club amongst the fans,
society, league etc.
Edafe: In a community owned club, a club can
only fail based on what happens on the field as
in results. Not what we have now. Eibar in
Spain is in a city of less than 50,000 people
but it's community owned a club in the Laliga.
With the CAF/LMC licensing, clubs will struggle
to meet certain financial requirements, but a
community COFC would meet it easy. For fans
it would open a greater networking window.
For the society, it would open a bigger trade
network and better community good feeling
plus recreation and security.
For the league, it would increase competition,
raise quality of the game and improve
standards. If we implement the COFC system,
clubs would for the first time practice financial
accountability system. The clubs would start
working in line with corporate governance and
international best practice.
As it is today Warri Wolves FC were the
highest spenders last season, yet their camp is
like a slave dungeon. In today's Nigerian
league system, the administrators are not
answerable to anyone so they are not bond by
anything but with COFC, a proper board would
be instituted, and then a governing council, the
electorate etc.
SL10: Starting the process of COFC in Nigeria
could be tough considering that TRUST is
lacking. Do you see this as a big hinderance?
Edafe: Yes it is a big problem but if we can
trust our thrift(ajor) collector, why not this?
It's not just about the money at first. You start
a door to door campaign in your neighborhood
telling people to come have ownership in your
club and take from it. Having done the
campaign for a given period, you get them to
register a SUPPORTERS TRUST that becomes
the carrying vehicle. It is that Supporters Trust
that would collect money and administer it on
the fans behalf, so it is doable any day.
Yes, for credibility sake you must deal from a
legal perspective and earn trust with integrity.
Football anywhere in the world is a property of
the people, until we key into the passion of the
people, we're playing. Warning!!! This would
not happen over night. The glory seed of the
EPL & others was planted 100's of years ago.
SL10: So can you highlight the impact of
COFC outside of football in the society?
Edafe: Employments, training, unity amongst
community folks and the sense of pride that
comes with seeing success in your hood. It
would be a great boost and improve economic
activities in the community that owns such
clubs. If we have say just 10/15 clubs spread
across Nigeria with the COFC model, we'll
better our national GDP through football.
SL10: Which club(s) in Nigeria do you think
are already considering the COFC model?
Edafe: Teams like COD United FC, Stationery
Stores FC and I hear 3SC is looking in that
direction too as well as Bolowotan FC. A
country's GDP improves when economic/
commercial activities increases. With COFC
merchandise & sales would improve. Imagine
the increase in the spending power of the
players, coaches, the club and others.
With increased funding, we can also keep our
best legs as well as get some imports from
around Africa. We can also open the door for
sponsorship for big kit manufacturers like what
see with some South African teams. We can
also use the professionalism to get club
partnership with European clubs. Nigeria is
Africa's market hub.
SL10: Thanks for the chat
Edafe: You are always welcome and thanks for
your support and belief of Nigerian football.
SL10: Hope to have you again on Friday to
finish the series?
Edafe: I would be here to follow up on this
discuss as there are so much to be talked
about, Nigerians should believe in a good
cause.
May I add this; In today's Nigerian football, we
don't have club house, insurance, pension
scheme etc. CODC would address these. It is
okay to admire what is good and great about
the European leagues but we must learn
enough to implement them at home. We have
a lot of people who talk but not willing to back
their talk with action. We can make it happen if
we put our hearts in.

Nigeria Football League:Heartland 0 Ifeanyiuba Fc 0 Half Time!

Vessi:
this paper is dated 15th june 2015. It is National Guide. A local newspaper here in Ebonyi. I live here.

asha80 it is true, at the top spot of the newspaper is the date published. I tried to tap into their website in order to provide the link here, to no avail. I am Ebonyian and if there is anything i need most in this state, they are industrialization, high IGR and quality education.

You are right Bro.
The issue of Ibeto and Nkalagu cement industry has been sorted out since January this year, thus, all this hate speech should be avoided or do you guys want to blow IBETO cover?

Heavy work are ongoing there as I type this message but it is left for one of you to go and tell Ndiugwu

The Ibeto Cement Company Limited in Ebonyi will produce 5 million metric tonnes of cement annually.

Ebonyi is rich in mineral and dat is why I call it the industrial capital of the East. Whilst Aba is the Manufacturing capital of the East. Two different things.

Cletus was for the first time this year named the 11th richest man in Africa by Ventures Africa with a valuation of $3.7 billion in net worth. My guess is once that Cement Industry come on stream and with the way Ndiigbo and South South Build, Forbes will welcome another heavy weight big time.

Obiano is the Driving Force of Agricultural Revolution going on in Anambra-State!

achi4u:
You are right Bro.
The issue of Ibeto and Nkalagu cement industry has been sorted out since January this year, thus, all this hate speech should be avoided or do you guys want to blow IBETO cover?

I never knew that work have started for there until Ojemba say it and your confirming it here including Vessi as well.

We need to develop our land irrespective of state of origin which is artificial.
Orange Drug is own by an Imo man in Anambra State, Tonimas is own by Anambra man in Abia State, Innoson is own by Anambraman in Enugu State, Geometric is own by Enugu man in Abia State...the list is endless but I wonder why when it get to Ebonyi the thing stucked.

Am happy for the project and I wish Ibeto and Ebonyians success.

What we need to do now is how to promote ibeto to our Igbo people down East, the reason why they should buy Ibeto who employ Igbos and have faith in Igboland as well as developing our homeland economy.

I want to come to Anambra, and stay for a week, I want to study d way of life, and d activities of d ppl... pls who knows how much for cheap hotels someone can stay in.

Ibeto should be aware that the sneaky Dangote is building capacity and will use every trick to drive him out of market.

BAJANA CEMENT PLANT OGUN
The plant was first opened in 2006 with two FL Smidth designed cement production lines and with a capacity of 5.0 million metric tonnes per annum. The new third cement production line from Sinoma, a Chinese firm, is under stabilisation.
With these three cement production lines the capacity of Dangote Cement Plant (DCP), Obajana unit, shall be 10.25 million metric tonnes per annum. When the[b] fourth cement production line,[/b] which will also be built by Sinoma, is completed and commissioned in 2014, we will have an additional capacity of 3 million tonnes at this location.
That will make Obajana the largest cement plant not only in Nigeria but also the biggest in entire Africa and one of the largest in the world, with a total capacity of 12.25 million metric tonnes per annum.


This is a[b] unique location where all the raw materials required for cement manufacturing are available [/b] in the same mines complex, except the mineral gypsum , that is used only up to 3.5% during cement grinding process.

Dangote Cement is investing several billion dollars to build manufacturing plants and import terminals across Africa. Current plans are for integrated or grinding plants in Cameroon, Ethiopia, Republic of Congo, Liberia, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Kenya and Zambia, as well as Ivory Coast and Ghana, and import/packing facilities in Ghana and Sierra Leone.. It has also plans for installing a cement plant in Nepal.


Ibeto should have the outlook of making the cement industry the biggest in entire Africa and one of the largest in the world to withstand the kind of competition Dangote has already prepared for or Dangote will crash price Saudi style and match him out of the industry.

The East alone is not enough, he needs to break into the SS and all Nigeria.

Stolen:
Ibeto should be aware that the sneaky Dangote is building capacity and will use every trick to drive him out of market.

BAJANA CEMENT PLANT OGUN
The plant was first opened in 2006 with two FL Smidth designed cement production lines and with a capacity of 5.0 million metric tonnes per annum. The new third cement production line from Sinoma, a Chinese firm, is under stabilisation.
With these three cement production lines the capacity of Dangote Cement Plant (DCP), Obajana unit, shall be 10.25 million metric tonnes per annum. When the[b] fourth cement production line,[/b] which will also be built by Sinoma, is completed and commissioned in 2014, we will have an additional capacity of 3 million tonnes at this location.
That will make Obajana the largest cement plant not only in Nigeria but also the biggest in entire Africa and one of the largest in the world, with a total capacity of 12.25 million metric tonnes per annum.


This is a[b] unique location where all the raw materials required for cement manufacturing are available [/b] in the same mines complex, except the mineral gypsum , that is used only up to 3.5% during cement grinding process.

Dangote Cement is investing several billion dollars to build manufacturing plants and import terminals across Africa. Current plans are for integrated or grinding plants in Cameroon, Ethiopia, Republic of Congo, Liberia, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Kenya and Zambia, as well as Ivory Coast and Ghana, and import/packing facilities in Ghana and Sierra Leone.. It has also plans for installing a cement plant in Nepal.


Ibeto should have the outlook of making the cement industry the biggest in entire Africa and one of the largest in the world to withstand the kind of competition Dangote has already prepared for or Dangote will crash price Saudi style and match him out of the industry.

The East alone is not enough, he needs to break into the SS and all Nigeria.

there are ways ibeto can break into not only d SS, but d other parts of Nigeria as well.
The first thing he must focus on is quality the rest, I can list them out, but after he makes d first move by letting us know if the project wud be feasible. I wud personally send an email on how to break into the rest of Nigeria to his company website(if they have one), or locate d company give them d proposal on how to do it and leave. If they follow it good, if they don't no problem.

My advice to him as stated earlier is not to run off into any Africa country or Asia but to dig deep into Ebonyi limestone mineral to full capacity expanding his plant to the biggest in the world right there in Ebonyi and keep expanding.

He must recognise that he is dealing with his people and take up corporate social responsibility, such as providing modern industrial housing estate in the community for his workforce and also to rent or sale even for the general public. See the need of the people and expand to cater for their need. This way he will diversify and become a friend of every government in Ebonyi.

He might even find himself building hospitals too and schools and university. All are private venture. This will open Ebonyi economy and bring development. Akwa Ibom now building deep seaport will make ease of export to other African country.

Eventually, he needs to diversify to other minerals readily available in Ebonyi. Ebonyi has salt and many more, let him exploit that and create a portfolio of strict specialization in processing of raw material, probably one of the two major industrialist we have in the east after Innoson.

Cat with Nine lives
Chief Cletus Ibeto

BuddahMonk:


We need to develop our land irrespective of state of origin which is artificial.
Orange Drug is own by an Imo man in Anambra State, Tonimas is own by Anambra man in Abia State, Innoson is own by Anambraman in Enugu State, Geometric is own by Enugu man in Abia State.

lygn19:
there are ways ibeto can break into not only d SS, but d other parts of Nigeria as well.
The first thing he must focus on is quality the rest, I can list them out, but after he makes d first move by letting us know if the project wud be feasible. I wud personally send an email on how to break into the rest of Nigeria to his company website(if they have one), or locate d company give them d proposal on how to do it and leave. If they follow it good, if they don't no problem.

Our industrialist dont have to start competing with each other, as igbos do so often to their own detriment. There is strength in numbers and dey will go alot further if they compliment each other.

For example, This geometric could mobilise to gaurantee steady power supply 24/7. Innoson could provide all their vehicle need etc. They need to coordinate properly and team up. I will even put this one as a prayer point.

lygn19:
I want to come to Anambra, and stay for a week, I want to study d way of life, and d activities of d ppl... pls who knows how much for cheap hotels someone can stay in.

If you want to visit Anambra just go to Awka, Onitsha and Nnewi are ever busy and you may not enjoy it because of Okada and chaos of businesses unless your strictly for business.

Awka is just better place to be for people that doesn't like much population, enough hotels there, many eateries,

I don't enjoy Onitsha that much

BuddahMonk:


If you want to visit Anambra just go to Awka, Onitsha and Nnewi are ever busy and you may not enjoy it because of Okada and chaos of businesses unless your strictly for business.

Awka is just better place to be for people that doesn't like much population, enough hotels there, many eateries,

I don't enjoy Onitsha that much

I am not going der for leisure am going der to study sth, God gave me a gift of sensing opportunities wherever I go, I believe by scanning anambra for a week I can get d information I need, and I wud gladly post it here.

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Zonacom:

Hope they employ locals to top positions in their company. All i see above are foreign names.
No be only to drink de shout ooh mpa we dey

"Great advice".