presidency: *Adds: It’s a testament to the possibilities in the Nigerian economy
Coca Cola’s plan to invest $1 billion in Nigeria in the next five years testifies to the possibilities in the economy despite challenges, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN.
Prof. Osinbajo stated this Monday evening at the 70th anniversary gala of the Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC).
According to the Vice President, “your ongoing investment in the country, which I am told will be in the order of $1billion in the next five years, testifies to your faith in the possibilities of Nigeria.”
“And you can rely on the partnership of the Nigerian government, (and i dare say the Nigerian people too) as you make these great strides,” Prof. Osinbajo assured.
While narrating his personal and family stories about drinking Coke, including how he drank two bottles of Coke a day up until 2017, the Vice President reiterated that the Buhari administration’s commitment to “creating an environment that allows the private sector innovate and thrive remains active and sincere, despite the challenges.
“And we will continue to work with businesses across the broad spectrum of our dynamic economy to ensure that we do this with a clear view of the opportunities and problems of the day.”
Prof. Osinbajo further stated that in the 70 years that the company has operated in Nigeria, it has demonstrated “commitment to the Nigerian people with repeated investments, in the building of production facilities across the country, in creating thousands of jobs but also in your active support of every aspect of our national life, from health to education, from women and youth empowerment to sports. All done with conscious respect for the environment.”
Continuing, Prof. Osinbajo said “I think it is fair to say that the commitment has been met with the enthusiastic patronage of generations of Nigerians; families who have been supported by the stable careers of staff who have grown with the company through the years.”
He explained that “young people who have found successful careers in sports and entertainment inspired by your support; consumers from Lagos to Kano, Rivers to Plateau, linked by distributors in every region of the country, who have built enduring businesses getting Coca Cola into the hands of millions; a robust value chain that includes service providers and marketing agencies, creators of the iconic Coke adverts that have formed part of our individual and collective memories all these years.”
The high point of the event was the presentation of awards to distinguished staff and partners of the company across the country.
On his part, Board Chairman of NBC, Amb. Segun Apata recalled the company’s growth and contribution to the economy and noted that the company will continue in its 70 years tradition of investing in the economy as well as impacting its host communities through several initiatives, especially for the youths.
Nigerian Bottling Company also known as NBC was incorporated in 1951 but started production in 1953 at the basement facilities of the mainland Hotel, owned by Leventis Group, producing Coke licensed by the Coca Cola Company.
The gala night was also attended by the Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat.
Laolu Akande Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Publicity Office of the Vice President November 23, 2021
Me sabi say for the last 10 years I never taste original Coca-Cola product anymore
Springboot: Last time I checked, cannabis is illegal in the United States and most western countries
It is most legal in California, it is yet to be legal in the slums of Nigeria, how much more state. Ondò wey just recently dey allow that precious nature still dey use small eye dey observe government
adigun62: The current world record-holder in the men’s 65kg weightlifting category, Paul Kehinde, aka Olumi Agberin, is dead. Kehinde was also a former world number 1 Para Powerlifter, Olympic Gold medallist and Commonwealth Games Champion. Kehinde died on Thursday after a brief illness. He was 33 years old.
He was born in Epe, Lagos State.
His achievements include winning Silver at the 2011 World Championship, Gold at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, and Gold at the 2015 All African Games (setting an African record of 214 kg).
He also won Gold at the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games (broke the world record twice with lifts of 218kg and 220kg), Gold at the Mexico World Championship with another world record lift of 220kg and another Gold at the 2018 FAZZA World Para-Powerlifting Championship with a record-breaking lift of 220kg.
He won Silver at 2018 Commonwealth Games, Australia and Gold at the 2018 African championship.
No be recently dem ban am cause of drugs, now he is dead whatelse have you. A white man always putting down the blacks and the black always killing the blacks
[quote author=Odewaleadesoye post=107683375][/quote]As much as I want to understand these things, I still get quizzical about why it’s known for being the longest. For anything to have measurements, it sure should have boundaries, so who bounded it. Cause water body is a movement and has no break, just flowing through.
“Not even an island” - I stand to be corrected on this, it’s man-caused.
It still does. I made it make sense for me, just tonight I swore never to make love to a woman who believes in god, cause this is where the problem starts. Believing spirituality over humanly.
It's over 300 pages long. Many articles will be written about it tomorrow. Enjoy.
Nigeria leave all these ones wey go distract us. Una don kill finish and still the dead ones no go come back, so I was wondering which is restitution of victims. I don’t know what’s hard to judge in this matter, if government say no one was killed, ok fine no one was killed.
Very normal for us to die, the fact is no one knows why we die. We die cause we have to live.
Government all we need, isn’t just to stay alive surviving, but to live and die happily
IncredibleWrite: Mr. Stupidity, did you read his post in its entirety?
Yes I did and he would die just like the regular man who didn’t go to school, and made his own money from happiness and generosity.
Sir with all due respect everyone in humanity dies a wasted life, none is fulfilled. A fulfilled life is the one that sorts for ultimate happiness and not generational wealth. Damn don’t be you be human and see the truth beneath the lies. Money is wrongly used and then it’s sadness for me
EBMedia: Anambra Governor-Elect, Charles Chukwuma Soludo emphasized the value of education as he shared a throwback photo of himself during his university days on his Facebook page, IgbereTV reports.
He said that education released him from what would have become a generational trap in the dynasty of poverty, and turned his life around.
Soludo you just have to be stupid. Really you thought Education raised you from generational poverty??, if everyone was educated trust me you won’t be off generational poverty. Money is made from the ignorance of another man. So if another man don’t read you are sure to make money from his ignorance.
rita25: mumu gyel drawing unnecesary attention to her mumu self...u all will soon read about their arrest abi no be their real face dey faaagi untop igbo so?
Please can you respect her doings, cause you are a lady too
drizslim: Reactions As Lady Visits Her Husband With Indian Hemp At His Working Place Photos A lady has sparked reactions on social media after she visited her husband at his working place carrying Indian hemp.
@MrsZanga shared the photos with the caption
"visited my husband at his working site and I brought refreshment to the site".
I will Bleep all these men in their asses with my dick. Which one is great mind. You put $25 trillion dollars into fighting Covid � that you created, and when you are done with your experiment, you will be carting away with the brains of the black man. White people when una wan get conscience. You can’t be gods forever. I swear I will do everything to see we stay equal with every human
Wisdomkosi: JUST IN!!! Pastor Strangles His Wife To Death In Rivers State
By Wisdom Nwedene
Pastor Chris Simon Amadi of Shalom Mercy Ministry in Aluu, Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State has been arrested by the police for allegedly strangling his wife to death.
IGBERE TV gathered that the ugly incident happened in their home at Mbodo Community after a disagreement over school fees payment in his wife’s school.
Speaking with IGBERE TV correspondent, a relative to the wife who craved anonymity said trouble started when the deceased confronted her husband for chasing some of her pupils away from school for failing to pay on time, without first checking with her.
"When the wife confronted him, the pastor strangled her to death and wrapped her with clothes so that nobody will know".
"It was when we started calling her number but she wasn't picking that we decided to go to the house to know if everything is fine."
"When we got there, her phone kept ringing inside her room but we didn't see her. We asked her husband the wife's whereabouts, he said she went out."
"We were shocked when we saw my sister wrapped inside clothes. The husband has been beating the wife from time to time but we didn't it will get to the extent of him killing her".
IGBERE TV gathered that the pastor has been married to the deceased since 2012 and the marriage is blessed with four children, two boys and two girls.
US congratulate Na blogging error or for the traffic. Cause when operation python dance been dey and hundreds of life littered the street of the same anambra. US no commisurate with the general public or even with anambra people in diaspora
g7conet: A teenager who went missing in the US has been found after she used hand signals that went viral on TikTok to show she was in danger.
The girl had been reported missing by her parents in North Carolina on Tuesday morning and was spotted inside a car in Kentucky two days later.
The 16-year-old used the gesture designed to help domestic abuse victims ask for help to alert a passing driver.
Authorities say they arrested a 61-year-old man.
A driver called police after noticing "a female passenger in the vehicle making hand gestures that are known on the social media platform TikTok to represent violence at home - I need help - domestic violence," the Laurel County Sheriff's Office said in a statement.
The hand gesture is a one-handed sign someone can use when in distress, according to the Canadian Women's Foundation.
The victim holds up their hand with their palm facing out, then tucks their thumb into their hand before closing their fingers on top of the thumb.
The campaign called the "signal for help", spread across social media in 2020 during the initial pandemic lockdowns, in an attempt to address a rise in domestic violence.
The idea was a way for domestic abuse victims to seek help using a non-verbal cue.
Videos demonstrating the signs also gained momentum in the UK in the aftermath of the murder of Sarah Everard, which sparked a debate over women's safety.
All these news shouldn’t be for black race. Kidnappers no dey allow you see road to where the Bush dey, Na come to do FaceTime victims go fit do, kidnappers in Africa kills victims before collecting ransom