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Nice! The really good thing is that all of these modes of transit will be connected into one big integrated mass transit network (BRT, Light Rail, and Ferry), meaning you can leave your starting destination on a light rail train, connect to BRT bus, and then take a Ferry to your final destination! Well done Fashola!!

Nigeria needs to wean itself off of oil. These monkies in charge need to look towards the Asian Tiger economies of the 1980s to see how they can build a sustainable economy.

This global recession has proven once again that commodity lead growth does not lead to prosperity (in Africa at least). F.uck oil, blow it all off!

blacksta:
Any southerner that  chooses to remain in the north does so at their own risk

True talk.

LOL, and the joke continues. . . .

If you've ever wanted to work in the booming Arabian Gulf (countries like UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, etc), go to this website:

http://egulfcareers.com/index.php

They have job openings in sectors ranging from: Construction, Accounting/Audit/Taxation, Banking and Finance, Information Technologies, plus many more. In order to apply, you have to crate an account there.

Good luck!

Roads are Abia's Recipe For Industrial, Agricultural Development

27 May 2009

Lagos — Realising the importance of roads in socio-economic development, the Abia State Government is embarking on a state-wide construction and rehabilitation of roads on an unprecedented scale. ,Kunle Akogun who recently toured the road projects, reports that apart from opening up the vast rural areas, the move will also serve as an impetus for industrialisation and agricultural development of the state

Project of Focus

With perhaps the exception of Lagos, no other state in the country is embarking on rural transformation on the scale being witnessed in Abia State. Such is the seriousness of the silent roads revolution in the state that a member of the team of journalists that recently undertook a two-day exploratory tour of the project sites ruminated aloud and declared, "this state is simply a giant construction site".

He was right. For, in every part of the three senatorial zones of the state there is one form of road construction or the other going on.

In all, there are more than 50 of such roads in both rural and urban centres undergoing either fresh construction or comprehensive repairs. And significantly, it does not matter whether these roads are federal roads or state roads, every dilapidated road in the state now has the stamp of the Theodore Orji administration's presence.

Construction List

Among these roads are: the Aba - Owerri road, Port Harcourt road, Ossah - Umuahia road and the Ozuabam - Ndiokereke - Arochukwu road that have been abandoned in an appalling state of disrepair for several years by the Federal Government.

Others are the Uratta road, Faulks - Brass road, Okwu Avenue, Ikonne Street, Nwala street, Mount Zion road, Ezeogu street, Unity Garden - Osisioma ring road, Umugo-Ugwunabo council headquarters road, Mporobe - Ohauku road, all in Abia South Senatorial district.

In Abia Central, there are the Bank Housing Estate and Aba road, Umuahia, Ahi - Isiama Afara road, Cyril Ibeto street, Nkata Alike - Umukabia road, Amaogwugwu - Umuekwule road, Umueze - Agbo - Ubani Ibeku Market road, Abam road extension, Obowo street, Udi street, Ozuitem street.

There are also Nkata - Amaeke road, Udenkwu/Achara street, Isieke - Okwuta - Ahiaeke road, Ibeku street extension, Okigwe Park Ubakala street, Uwalaka - Orie Ugba Market road, House of Assembly - Nkata road, as well as Umuovon - Nkata road, among others.

In the North senatorial district, the Ozuabam - Ndiokereke - Arochukwu road, Eunice Kalu road, Igbere, Amankalu Alayi - Akoli Imenyi road, Amaekpu - Ohafia road and Amangwu - Achara - Ihechiowa road are undergoing massive construction and rehabilitation.

Official Explanation

Explaining the philosophical underpinning of his massive road construction efforts, most of which are targeted at opening up the rural areas, Governor Orji said he is building roads because they are very essential and fundamental to rapid industrialisation, tourism and agricultural development.

"It is through roads that everything will come in: equipment, investors, everything. They have to come in through the roads and the farmers will also evacuate their farm produce through the roads to the markets", he said, adding "all the rural roads we are constructing are in food producing areas".

The governor pointed said, "if you don't have roads nothing would come in, the people won't be seen, investors won't come, equipment won't be brought in. But when you have a wonderful network of roads, then all these things will flow into the state. I have seen that good road is very basic to development and that is why I'm tackling road construction with all vigour".

The rest can be read here: http://allafrica.com/stories/200905280096.html

Roads as Abia's Recipe For Industrial, Agricultural Development

27 May 2009

Lagos — Realising the importance of roads in socio-economic development, the Abia State Government is embarking on a state-wide construction and rehabilitation of roads on an unprecedented scale. ,Kunle Akogun who recently toured the road projects, reports that apart from opening up the vast rural areas, the move will also serve as an impetus for industrialisation and agricultural development of the state

Project of Focus

With perhaps the exception of Lagos, no other state in the country is embarking on rural transformation on the scale being witnessed in Abia State. Such is the seriousness of the silent roads revolution in the state that a member of the team of journalists that recently undertook a two-day exploratory tour of the project sites ruminated aloud and declared, "this state is simply a giant construction site".

He was right. For, in every part of the three senatorial zones of the state there is one form of road construction or the other going on.

In all, there are more than 50 of such roads in both rural and urban centres undergoing either fresh construction or comprehensive repairs. And significantly, it does not matter whether these roads are federal roads or state roads, every dilapidated road in the state now has the stamp of the Theodore Orji administration's presence.

Construction List

Among these roads are: the Aba - Owerri road, Port Harcourt road, Ossah - Umuahia road and the Ozuabam - Ndiokereke - Arochukwu road that have been abandoned in an appalling state of disrepair for several years by the Federal Government.

Others are the Uratta road, Faulks - Brass road, Okwu Avenue, Ikonne Street, Nwala street, Mount Zion road, Ezeogu street, Unity Garden - Osisioma ring road, Umugo-Ugwunabo council headquarters road, Mporobe - Ohauku road, all in Abia South Senatorial district.

In Abia Central, there are the Bank Housing Estate and Aba road, Umuahia, Ahi - Isiama Afara road, Cyril Ibeto street, Nkata Alike - Umukabia road, Amaogwugwu - Umuekwule road, Umueze - Agbo - Ubani Ibeku Market road, Abam road extension, Obowo street, Udi street, Ozuitem street.

There are also Nkata - Amaeke road, Udenkwu/Achara street, Isieke - Okwuta - Ahiaeke road, Ibeku street extension, Okigwe Park Ubakala street, Uwalaka - Orie Ugba Market road, House of Assembly - Nkata road, as well as Umuovon - Nkata road, among others.

In the North senatorial district, the Ozuabam - Ndiokereke - Arochukwu road, Eunice Kalu road, Igbere, Amankalu Alayi - Akoli Imenyi road, Amaekpu - Ohafia road and Amangwu - Achara - Ihechiowa road are undergoing massive construction and rehabilitation.

Official Explanation

Explaining the philosophical underpinning of his massive road construction efforts, most of which are targeted at opening up the rural areas, Governor Orji said he is building roads because they are very essential and fundamental to rapid industrialisation, tourism and agricultural development.

"It is through roads that everything will come in: equipment, investors, everything. They have to come in through the roads and the farmers will also evacuate their farm produce through the roads to the markets", he said, adding "all the rural roads we are constructing are in food producing areas".

The governor pointed said, "if you don't have roads nothing would come in, the people won't be seen, investors won't come, equipment won't be brought in. But when you have a wonderful network of roads, then all these things will flow into the state. I have seen that good road is very basic to development and that is why I'm tackling road construction with all vigour".

The rest can be read here: http://allafrica.com/stories/200905280096.html

Sokoto Invests N1.9 Billion in Rice Mills

27 May 2009

Sokoto — Determined to improve agriculture in the state, Sokoto State Government has procured 20 units of small scale rice milling machines and 146 tractors at the cost of N1.9 billion.

Speaking at the launching of the materials, Wamakko said the gesture was aimed at improving food production in the state.

Restating his administration's commitment towards providing more agricultural facilities in the state, Wamakko said the tractors would be sold to group of farmers, individuals as well as civil servants who were also engaged in farming.

According to him, the rice milling machines, which were supplied along with polishers and generators, have the capacity of producing 200 bags per day.

Wamakko maintained that as one of the major rice farming states in the country, the state government is determined to enhance rice production by way of relying on its own rice; with a view to reducing import.

"This is in line with government's efforts to boost economic activities in the state and we are bent on going back to full-scale agricultural production in order to bring back the lost glory of agricultural potentials".

"We have already invited foreign investors who also had submitted their investment proposals for the establishment of tomato factory, sweet sorghum, leather and other products processing companies for export and local consumption", he said.

The governor said since the inception of his administration, deliberate effort has been made to boost commerce and industry in the state, adding "our vision is to empower our business community and dialogue with genuine foreign investors willing to come to Sokoto to partner with us".

Wamakko added that the government has identified numerous agricultural and mineral resources that could be utilised to establish small and medium scale businesses and explore the areas of funding ventures that will facilitate the growth of the economy and generate employment to the teeming youths.

He announced that the state Ministry of Commerce, Industry and state Chamber of Commerce will soon embark on sensitisation workshops to acquaint businessmen with techniques of modern business relationship and investment opportunities in agriculture and solid minerals.

He called on beneficiaries of the tractors and rice milling machines to make good use of them in order to achieve the state's desire of becoming the most agriculturally-oriented state in the country.

Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/200905280101.html

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Punish him the Chinese way!

I hope Nigerians aren't the only ones having to do this!?

Congrats!

Shame. Chinese come to Africa in droves without any problems, but when we go to their lands, look at what we face.

Something is very wrong with that.

Hmmmmmmmmmmmm. . . .

OP, do you know the meaning of "bestiality", because I don't see the correlation between sam sex marriage and bestality, unless you're suggesting gays aren't human.

@ topic

I'm a bit disappointed with this result, California has just now created a second class of citizens, denying them the right of the pursuit of happiness.

California used to be known as a beacon of progress, but with this ruling, Californians can no longer claim that.

I hope the gay and lesbian community keeps fighting for their rights, the majority shouldn't be able to decide the rights of the minority.

There was never any "war" to begin with, just a show to keep us wishfully thinking. . . .

Good! It was operating waaaay below capacity anyways.

LOL, the joke continues. . . .

Good! Fùck the oil, make the monkies in charge put their pea brains to work and build a real, sustainable economy, not one solely dependent on one commodity!

lmao

Thanks for the replies everyone,

@ uplawal

Thank you, I did have a conversation with a convert to Islam (from Christianity) and he was telling me much of what you said plus more, the religion itself seems very interesting, but I'd probably become an atheist before converting to another religion (nothing against Islam).

@ temiola

Thank you my sister, I will take your words to heart.

@ SeanT21

Thank you for being blunt, you are probably right.

While admitting that, I do want to believe in god. If I were to live my life believing in nothing, I feel that would be a very boring, depressing existence, unless I discover something that truly proves there is no god whatsoever.

Some of you people seem to be forgetting a few things. In this Eurocentric world we live in, white = good, and black = bad.

For example:

White magic - magic used for good purposes, esp. to counteract evil (black of course)

Black Friday - any Friday on which a public disaster has occurred

My whole family believes in god and I do too, but recently (as in the last few months) I've been questioning myself with things such as: does god exist? what if religion is just one of the worlds longest running fairytales? why are there so many contradictions in the bible? am I wasting my time worshipping something I can't see? is christianity just a mechanism used by europeans to spread their idealogy and culture?

I want to believe in god, and recognize some of the things in life that we can't explain, and can only be explained by god, but sometimes I just don't know. I've been feeling a little depressed lately, so maybe that has something to do with it, I don't know. What the hell is wrong with me? Am I just going through a phase?

Any updates on this story, I notice the OP is still active on NL (since Apr 2009).

^ Nice username!

Let people dress how they wish, what is this, f.ucking Saudi Arabia?

Although many will find this piece offensive, it's the [sad] truth.