EZENDDIGBO:
pls detail me more how we will sacks several ijaws communities on the rivers banks?

The River Niger that demarcates Onitsha from Aasaba splits into the Nun and Forcados rivers as it empties into the atlantic ocean.

The Nun river seem the straightest course but that is the river between Bayelsa and Delta. That is the heart of Ijawland. If you have to dredge it, you have to sack some communities.

No need getting emotional, im SS/SE like you.

HopeAtHand:



The River Niger that demarcates Onitsha from Aasaba splits into the Nun and Forcados rivers as it empties into the atlantic ocean.

The Nun river seem the straightest course but that is the river between Bayelsa and Delta. That is the heart of Ijawland. If you have to dredge it, you have to sack some communities.

No need getting emotional, im SS/SE like you.

My brother the problem is from those that never wish us well, are lucky the way we are they will not make not dredge deep sea port in all the coastal states? They now what they are doing, imaging Onitsha without functional sea port, the city is still booming, they have the highest importers in this country, even Nnewi, they are frightened, they don't want to lose Nigerian business hub to east, that why I'm very angry with GEJ he has all the opportunity to turn things around, he was lily-livered, he was busy licking their ass they end up frustrating him.


Onitsha Port: Anambra shippers task FG

The Anambra State Shippers Association has called on the Federal Government to gazette Onitsha River-Port as final destination for container goods coming into the country. This was just as the association commended the government for making Warri Seaport functional as wharf of final destination for cargo goods. The President of the association, Mr. Emma Akpaka, made the call at the weekend, in Onitsha, while speaking with newsmen on the recent move by the association to adopt Warri wharf as destination for all its container goods. He noted that Warri Port was cut off from cargo transportation for about 10 years on flimsy excuses, as if deposits of many natural resources in Nigeria were a divine mistake. “When the news filtered in that it has opened for business, shippers doubted it until Julius Berger Services Nig. Ltd assembled importers/exporters on August 5 in Onitsha and August 6 in Nnewi, to confirm the good news.

“Another spice to the business in Warri wharf is that Julius Berger Services has floated vessels that carry containers from any location in the world to Warri Port at cheaper rate. “Anambra shippers received this information with skepticism until Mr. Thilo Ackermann, the General Manager of the company, took enough time to convince shippers that the company ventured into shipping after a solid foundation that equally considered the reputation of the mother company.” He said it was excitement galore as shippers in the state heaved a sigh of relief that henceforth, their containers will come through Warri Port faster and cheaper. The shippers’ boss said his association decided to work in Warri Port because of its proximity to Onitsha and Nnewi, the commercial and industrial hubs of the South-East respectively. However, he urged that the Customs and other relevant agencies should be transparent and avoid, “strange and frustrating rules that breed suspicion.
http://thecitizenng.com/other-news/onitsha-port-anambra-shippers-task-fg/

I once heard Timipre Silver on Channels TV during Bayelsa economic submit, that Bayelsa will striking deal with Anambra state government on port

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HopeAtHand:

Nigeria: Bayelsa Beckons On Investors to Grow Economy
For three days between the 16th and 19th of July, the Bayelsa State capital, Yenagoa, hosted an array of policy experts, company executives, business leaders and top government officials, who converged to have a close look at the issues of development in the state. The occasion was the maiden Bayelsa Investment and Economic Forum with the theme: "Unlocking Bayelsa State's Economic Potentials: Opportunities and Challenges" which drew over 400 participants from across the world. The forum was organized to showcase the state's investment potentials to investors, who could take advantage of the government's ambitious drive to diversify its economy via private sector participation.

Declaring the event open, President Goodluck Jonathan, who was represented by the Vice President, Arc. Namadi Sambo, was categorical in his endorsement of the state government's development initiatives to bolster its economy and recommended the vast economic resources that abound in the state to prospective investors, urging them to see Bayelsa as a haven of investment opportunities. He, however, harped on the need for peace and unity without, which no meaningful development can take place not only in the Niger Delta, but the nation as a whole. He noted that, the unique coastline and green vegetation of the State, if well harnessed, would increase the State's Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

In his remarks, Governor Seriake Dickson, who was enthusiastic about the large turnout and participation, spelt out the rationale for the inward looking approach by the state government to diversify its economy and the clarion call on serious investors to come into the state and invest. According to him, his conviction on the on-going economic restructuring was informed by his " observation on first-hand, the acute poverty and huge challenges of unemployment and job creation" adding that, he became further convinced that "building a robust, productive and diversified economy was not just going to be an imperative, but was rather going to be a priority". Accordingly, on assumption of duty, he said, most of the critical steps he took were aimed at building the cardinal imperative upon which the government's policy thrust will be delivered.

No doubt, these are courageous perspectives. Indeed, the governor's convictions are not only necessary with similar economies in the nation today, because of their peculiar under-development indices, but also apply globally where the issues of job creation and poverty alleviation remain on the front burner of public discourses. For there can hardly be any meaningful development in an economy without a sound productive base. The situation in Bayelsa State, the governor noted, had become increasingly unsustainable considering the huge cost of running the government vis-à-vis the cost of development and thus the logical way forward was to create alternative means of generating income by building productive capacities. The larger context is to prepare the state for an economy beyond oil and gas, which is a smart policy drive in an era of unpredictability in the oil market and the obvious implications.

Governor Dickson explained the systematic steps the government has so far taken to arrive at this point of convincing and attracting investors to the state, noting in particular the challenge of security, now overcome, as the state had spent huge resources in providing effective security network across the state, which had consequently ensured the peace and serene atmosphere in the state. The governor was emphatic on this note, saying it is a fact that he authenticates every morning from automatically generated system call logs. Reinforcing his convictions on the tranquility that now pervades the state, Dickson went on to inform the crowd of participants at the investment and economic forum, that the success of the government's efforts in addressing the security challenges had led to the return of nightlife and businesses to Yenagoa.

To prove his point, Governor Dickson led the Vice President, Namadi Sambo, ministers and some select business leaders on a guided tour of the security facility in the state, which was seen as revolutionary.

The governor also highlighted the strategic importance of building relevant infrastructure like roads and bridges, cargo and passenger airports, rail

lines and sea port and tourism facilities necessary in opening up the state for the anticipated rate of development, noting the serious efforts his administration has made to record the level of infrastructure now in the state. Yet for a government, which is emphasizing agriculture and tourism as the bedrock of its economic diversification, so much still needed to be done and to achieve that, the participation of the private sector becomes crucial and this is why the government is asking those who can see the future possibilities as envisaged by it, to come on board and invest. Aside agriculture and tourism, Bayelsa State is equally banking on the huge business and economic potentials in power generation, oil and gas, fertilizer production and manufacturing. Realizing the ambitious aims of government in these areas, is however, tied to the basic infrastructure, which in the words of Governor Dickson, can then facilitate the intention of 'hitting the Atlantic Ocean where our real wealth lies".

The government is, therefore, willing to welcome investors, who will relate with it in Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) or under any other arrangement to accelerate the development of the various sectors of the state's economy. To demonstrate its seriousness, the government has established the Bayelsa Development and Investment Corporation (BDIC) and the Bayelsa Investment Promotion Agency (BIPA) acting as catalyst of development. The BDIC, for instance, with offices in London and Johannesburg, has the mandate of infrastructure financing, development financing and investment financing. Its investment models are those of state-owned/private management, private investment/joint venture, private-public-partnership (PPP) and other hybrid investment models. The BDIC, Governor Dickson said, has an asset base of over N300 billion, which was set up to drive government's public-private-partnership for the overall development of the state as government alone could not shoulder the responsibility of addressing the development challenges in the state.

Critical areas of infrastructure development, which serious investors could key into in the thinking of the government, are the road and rail projects from Yenagoa-Ekeremor-Agge, a distance of over 110 km, where a deep seaport will be built. Feasibility studies and preliminary designs have since been commissioned on the deep seaport and now in the process of being finalized. Also the government has surveyed 20,000 hectares of land to host a new port city coming up in that vicinity. Incorporated within this city will be a free trade zone for which the process of obtaining Federal Government's approval has commenced. The second road is the Ogbia-Nembe-Brass road and rail project, a distance of over 105km, where series of investments in the oil and gas sector will be taking place, connecting the East Senatorial Zone projects like the Brass LNG project, Brass Fertilizer project with investment value of $3.3 billion and BP/BannerGas Aggregation Terminal also taking place along this corridor. And the third road is the Yenagoa-Oporoma-Koluama road project meant to open up the Central Senatorial Zone and the state's forest reserves for agricultural business and lumbering. The government is, therefore, calling on investors to partner with it on PPP basis. Similar projects of economic significance in the state are the development of a cargo and passenger airport in conjunction with the Federal Government, which hopefully, will be ready in 2015, and the Agge seaport with 15 metres depth, which is the deepest draft in the country. There is also the industrial park, housing, and heavy and light manufacturing. The project expected to start soon, will have an inland port with warehousing and storage facilities around the corridor linking Bayelsa and Anambra State to take advantage of the legion of importers and business community in the eastern part of the country.

http://allafrica.com/stories/201408042696.html

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http://www.onitshadirectory.com/

http://www.myallday.com/nigeria/city-Onitsha/

http://www.businesslist.com.ng/location/onitsha

http://www.doingbusiness.org/data/exploreeconomies/nigeria/sub/anambra/topic/starting-a-business

http://www.ngex.com/bd/b/National-Agency-for-Food-and-Drug-Administration-and-Control_38-Onitsha-Anambra-Nigeria

Thanks

3-3 Sub town around Onitsha growing with the city

AnamCity:
Drone manufactured in Onitsha captures the Basilica of the most Holy Trinity Onitsha and it's surrounding environment. This was captured yesterday during service.

Lovely, how I wish we can use it to capture other areas.

3-3 Sub town around Onitsha growing with the city

Onitsha expanding

Anambra state housing developing low cost houses at Nkwere a sub of great city Onitsha

Beautiful pictures,am impressed.

tysontim:
Nice one, I'll try and create Umuahia thread mehn if you've been to ordinary Umuahia recently you'll be amazed at the level of development wow! We now go to Aba to Hustle and either go to PH or Umuahia to spend the cash. Hoping Aba will be better

I'm happy how Igbo land is fast developing, bro I have traveled round this country, eastern states are doing great

More of Security

More Pictures of Onitsha

More from Onitsha

Pictures of Onitsha

One of the Car park with toilet constructed by Anambra state government in busy area of Onitsha for private cars only there are other parks with restrooms within Onitsha

HopeAtHand:



The River Niger that demarcates Onitsha from Aasaba splits into the Nun and Forcados rivers as it empties into the atlantic ocean.

The Nun river seem the straightest course but that is the river between Bayelsa and Delta. That is the heart of Ijawland. If you have to dredge it, you have to sack some communities.

No need getting emotional, im SS/SE like you.

Zik mausoleum Onitsha


Final resting place of Great Zik of Africa

NICE

Onitsha

Thanx OP for these wonderful pictures. I saw many familiar places. You even captured my estate in GRA, lol .It's just the tip of the iceberg. So many areas you didn't show. All the same, I salute ur effort. Onitsha is gradually moving ahead.

Hope came for Orumba residents as the State Government in partnership with a United States based medical group, Rise Global Health Initiative, resumed work on the previously abandoned General Hospital, situated in Ajali community, Orumba North Local

I am more than impressed. Onitsha waxing strong and stronger. Next is aba

NobleAky:
you answered yourself...that port is an FG property and before the State government can do something on it, it must obtain permit from the FG...which seems somehow impossible because of tribalistic politics

Your governors should lobby or beg for it. It might be a right but in a situation where you are being denied such monumental development opportunity you should beg/lobby for it. Lagos did and the Igbo's can do it too after they squandered the opportunity to have it on a platter of gold under their son Jonathan and more importantlly Igbo should quit lamenting about marginalisation when you are neither here or there.

Ballmer:


Your governors should lobby or beg for it. It might be a right but in a situation where you are being denied such monumental development opportunity you should beg/lobby for it. Lagos did and the Igbo's can do it too after they squandered the opportunity to have it on a platter of gold under their son Jonathan and more importantlly Igbo should quit lamenting about marginalisation when you are neither here or there.

Jonathan is about as Igbo, as Adams Oshiomhole is Yoruba.

Onitsha mall finally open like I said early in my post

More from Onitsha mall

There is no posh part of Anambra, infact every where in Anambra is riddled with mantions, even the villages are like sud ubs with heavy mantions, I was there this december.

Efostick:
E just pack pictures of the posh parts put.... Just like uploading pictures of VGC when you're asked of Lagos

Onitsha CBD