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Madmohamed419:
what is special about this bridge

Obdk:
The hospital was built in the permanent site of Nnamdi Azikiwe University teaching hospital...

Its a different hospital though it was built in the land..

Nnamdi Azikiwe University teaching hospital have not moved to thr permanent site. They have no plans to do so in the near future

Ceegar01:
Work ongoing at awka township stadium I don't know how serious Obiano is about that project or probably maybe they are doing another project there I saw bulldozers clearing the area recently

Ceegar01:
control tower

AmericanQuarter:
The team of Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria(DICON) paid a courtesy visit to the CEO of Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing(IVM), Chief Innocent Chukwuma at his Nnewi factory in Anambra State on 26th August 2020 as the duo is set to partner in the production of MRAP EZUGWU.

DICON in collaboration with the Command Engineering Depot(CED) produced a Mine Resistant Armoured Protected Vehicle named EZUGWU MRAP which has been deployed to the North-East by the Nigerian Army to be used for executing insurgency operations.

The team intends to further partner with IVM in order to produce more military-grade vehicles, patrol vehicles, and soft
Skin vehicles for the Armed forces and other security agencies.

The DICON Team which comprises of Maj.Gen V.O. Ezugwu, DG DICON (Team Lead), Mr Livingstone Nwaigbudu ( Director P&BD), Engr. Shedrack Agbo (Consultant DICON/CED Imperium Nig.Ltd), and Engr. Terra Addingi (Consultant DICON/CED) took a factory tour of the IVM facility in the company of Chief Chukwuma and other key members.

According to the team lead, Maj.Gen V.O. Ezugwu, who was impressed with the facilities on the ground; he said the collaboration with IVM is inline with the FG's drive to boost local content and encourage indigenous production in the country.

Chief Innocent Chukwuma was also very delighted to receive the team and promised to partner and support DICON in its production in order to assist the FG in its fight against insurgency in the country.

Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) is the state-run defense corporation of Nigeria and operated by the Nigerian Armed Forces. It is responsible for the production of defense equipment and civilian products and was founded in 1964.
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AmericanQuarter:
Airpeace CEO, Dr Allen Onyema talks about his visit to the site of the ongoing Anambra international airport.

- To partner with Anambra State government to build jet maintenance hanger at the airport site.

- To be the first to land five jets alongside with the 3777 jumbo jet at the international airport.




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Rocksvibes234:
The Chairman and Founder of Air Peace, Chief Allen Onyema has extolled
the level of ongoing work at the Anambra International Cargo Airport,
saying it meets every international standards.

Chief Onyema who spoke to the ABS at his Country home in Mbosi Ihiala
Local Government Area after visiting the site said he is proud to be
identified as an Anambra man describing the Project as laudable.

He said he was fascinated that the Airport was not being constructed
for mere purpose of fulfilling a promise but that every Infrastructure
that will make any Airport meet any International standard is being
put in place.

He explained that even though there are other Airports close to the
State, the Aviation industry opens up the economy of any region and
commended the Anambra State Government for the vision of pursuing the
completion of the Airport.

IduNaOba:
No be by sea o
We want our sea port in onitsha working.
Which yeye moving cargo by rail?
Let's see how this will benefit us

FG to move cargo by barges to Onitsha

Heads of maritime agencies in Nigeria have agreed to work on modalities for the movement of cargo by barges from Lagos ports to Onitsha, in Anambra state so as to ease traffic in Apapa.

Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, disclosed this at a recent meeting of all heads of maritime agencies in Lagos

Jamoh said the meeting constituted a committee to produce a work plan for the 24-hour port system, and agreed to carry communities around the port environments along in order to ensure safe operations within the port vicinities and beyond.

We also agreed to work with the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) on how movement of cargoes from the ports can be done by rail to reduce the pressure on our roads.

“Our focus is also to ensure containers are moved by barges to dry ports outside the port environments. All these would help in the efficiency and effectiveness of our ports.”

Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman, also emphasised the need for an intermodal transport system in and around the port environments. Usman said Nigeria must prioritise intermodal transportation to reap the benefits of shipping and port activities.

She said the heads of maritime agencies agreed to work with the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) to facilitate movement of cargo from the ports by rail.

Managing Director of National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Dr. George Moghalu, said safety formed a major part of the discussion.

AmericanQuarter:
MAERSK begins vessel operations from China to Onitsha

AmericanQuarter:
The state with the lowest unemployment rate in Nigeria is Anambra State with 13.1% out of the total working population of 2.25 million people. The state was 37 out of 37 states in the ranking of unemployment by state.

Nigeria’s unemployment rate has now gotten to 27 per cent in the second quarter of 2020, a move from 23.1 per cent reported in the third quarter of 2018.

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) disclosed this in its ‘Labor Force Statistics: Unemployment and Underemployment Report’ released on Friday.

“For the period under review, Q2 2020, the unemployment rate among young people (15-34 years) was 34.9 per cent, up from 29.7 per cent, while the rate of underemployment for the same age group rose to 28.2 per cent from 25.7 per cent in Q3 2018,” the NBS report said. “These rates were the highest when compared to other age groupings.”

According to the NBS, the number of persons in the economically active age (15 – 64 years), jumped from 115,492,969 in Q3 2018 to 116,871,186 in Q2 2020.

“The number of persons in the labour force (i.e. people within ages 15 -64, who are able and willing to work) was estimated to be 80,291,894,” it said.

This was 11.3 per cent less than the number of persons in Q3 2018.

“Of this number, those within the age bracket of 25-34 were highest, with 23,328,460 or 29.1 per cent of the labour force,” it added.

A further peep into the latest NBS unemployment data indicated that the number of employed people in Q2 2020 slumped by 15.8 per cent to 58,527,276 when placed side by side with that of Q3 2018.

“Of this number, 35,585,274 were full-time employed (i.e. worked 40+ hours per week), while 22,942,003 were underemployed (i.e. working between 20-29 hours per week),” the report revealed.

[i]At 48.7 per cent, Imo State has the highest unemployment rate in the country and is trailed by Akwa-Ibom State (45.2 per cent) and Rivers State (43.7 per cent).

Anambra State, however, has the lowest unemployment rate in the nation – 13.1 per cent.


“For underemployment, the state which recorded the highest rate was Zamfara with 43.7 per cent, while Anambra State recorded the lowest underemployment rate, with 17 per cent in Q2 2020,” the agency said.

PROUDIGBO:
This NESTOIL gas project, i've been hearing about it now for about two years! Has anything been put on ground like we see with the two or three gas projects in Imo?

AmericanQuarter:
Innoson auto manufacturing plant Anambra State

AmericanQuarter:
Innoson investing in human resources and making black race proud



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AmericanQuarter:
Anambra international airport tower is rising as could be seen from the background. Craneburg is handling this, while the terminal building is being handled by China Rail Engineering. To snap pictures at the site is very difficult due to the standing order from the government.

AmericanQuarter:
Driving through Onitsha GRA. Onitsha GRA appears to be the most beautiful and organized in Nigeria

AmericanQuarter:
Beautiful serene organized neighbourhoods is the hallmark of Awka. Credit

AmericanQuarter:
Esther Obiakor road and EBS Boulevard Awka. Anambra generally has the best road networks in the region