₦airaland Forum

ijustdey:
https://www.thecable.ng/we-disagree-multichoice-to-appeal-n150m-fine-by-tribunal/amp/

Almiron:
Source: MM

fergie001:
Peter Obi

EcoBrick:
https://punchng.com/tinubu-gets-bill-on-regional-govt-next-week/

Seunpapa65:
ABIA TO JOIN GLOBAL QUALITY SHOE MAKING LIST AS COMFORT STEVENS PREPARES TO OPEN FACTORY

Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, says his administration is working very hard to clean up the business environment and make it conducive for new investments as well as bring back old ones that had left the state in the past due to unhealthy government policies. Wow

Governor Otti said that capital, by way of investment, is devoid of emotion and sentiment and only goes to places where the environment is conducive for it to thrive and flourish.

"You may choose to relocate abroad in search of capital, but foreign capital will not come until you have created the conditions to attract it. No matter how much of preaching you do, no matter how much of platitudes, capital has its own sense, it doesn't have emotion, it's not sentimental, it just moves to where the environment has been prepared because the reward for capital is profit," Governor Otti said, while recalling an article he had written as a newspaper columnist.

The Governor spoke on Wednesday when he received a group of investors, led by Dr. John Nwankwo, Chief Executive Officer of Comfort Stevens, who are promising to rewrite the story of Abia State, indeed Nigeria, in the footwear business.

The Governor, who assured the investors that his government would support them in realising their dream of completing their factory located in Owerrinta, Isialangwa South Local Government Area of Abia, said he would always allign with projects geared towards meeting his agenda of providing job opportunities for the teeming unemployed Abia youth.

"I want to congratulate you for not giving up and I'm happy that you have gotten to this level that you are hopeful of commissioning by December.

"If there's anything that we can do to support you to make that December a reality, please don't hesitate to ask," Governor Otti assured.

The Governor, while underscoring the importance of local manufacturing, noted that no country has ever developed on the back of consumption of imported products without production.

He disclosed that his government is working very hard to support existing businesses and also attract new investors through favourable policies, adding that supporting the Geometric Power company to come on stream and the various infrastructural upgrades going on in the State, including the dualisation of the Imo River-Umuikaa-Umuene road in Isialangwa South, are all geared towards industrialisation of Abia.

The Governor expressed joy that one of the company's plans is to train and upskill existing local shoe manufacturers in Aba and promised that his Government would partner the company in that regard.

"The major problem a lot of them have is finishing. A lot of them are impatient, a lot of them don't have the right tools, a lot of them don't have the right skills; so it would be interesting to have Comfort Stevens double as not just producers but also as a training and finishing school for our young ones.

"Go to shoe plaza and see what the young men and women are doing there with bare hands, then you'll understand that if you introduce them to technology, they will give you much more," Governor Otti said.

Dr. Nwankwo, who led the team of investors from the United States, China, and Brazil recounted the ugly experience he and his team had gone through under the previous administration in trying to realise their dream of establishing a world class shoe factory in Abia.

He told the Governor that their company, Comfort Stevens, in the last one year of the new government has made tremendous progress that they decided on the visit to formally introduce to the Governor their large scale industrial footwear project, which will be commissioned by December 2024, and thereafter start production.

Nwankwo, who presented different samples of high quality shoes to the Governor, said that the fifteen thousand daily footwear production capacity factory will not only produce complete shoes but also shoe components such as gum, soles, insoles, strings, among others.

He said that the mission of the company with its partners from US, China and Brazil is to produce quality footwears that can compete favourably in the global market, adding that machines for the production of high quality footwears and its components have arrived its facility in Owerrinta for installation before the end of June.

Dr. Nwankwo congratulated Governor Otti for his impactful one year in office and the unimaginable progress that has taken place in Abia under his watch, which, according to him, is an eloquent testimony of the Governor's sincerity of purpose and passion towards the industrialisation of the state.

Governor Otti was joined by the Commissioner for Trade, Commerce and Industry, Dr. Chimezie Ukaegbu; Special Adviser to the Governor on Trade, Commerce and Industry, Chief Nwaka Inem; among other government functionaries in the meeting, which was facilitated by the Speaker, Abia State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Emmanuel Emeruwa, also in attendance.

KAZIE UKO
Chief Press Secretary to the Governor
Abia State
Government House, Umuahia
June 6, 2024.

Mrstoryteller:
lol…. How many force men have died since Kanu was arrested? I don’t think the igbos are cowards tho. They made true their threats. I can categorically tell you also that there’s been a lot of dismantled checkpoints in the East too. The politicians may not feel it yet, but their state apparatus for enforcing their continued servitude is being dismantled. And if it turns to a full blown war, the Nigerian army can’t fight on two fronts. Remember Islamic insurgents from the North and a full blown war in the East. The last war lasted 3 years. This will last longer. Nigeria will never recover from this

Mrstoryteller:
lol…. How many force men have died since Kanu was arrested? I don’t think the igbos are cowards tho. They made true their threats. I can categorically tell you also that there’s been a lot of dismantled checkpoints in the East too. The politicians may not feel it yet, but their state apparatus for enforcing their continued servitude is being dismantled. And if it turns to a full blown war, the Nigerian army can’t fight on two fronts. Remember Islamic insurgents from the North and a full blown war in the East. The last war lasted 3 years. This will last longer. Nigeria will never recover from this

Peterobiisathie:
They used to call us Cowards but Sunday Igboho is moving around freely today while these bravery men are inside gulag eating watery beans

blamingthedevil:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C70zJcKozkj/?igsh=MW0ydHFmaTM5YXViMg==

And many more he said on this interview with BBC.

FreeStuffsNG:
https://dailytrust.com/strike-how-aircraft-meant-to-convey-nigerian-pilgrims-for-hajj-returned-to-saudi-empty-muric/#google_vignette

Ddonoflife:
Why do women prefer seating at the back of the bike while a man will be in the middle?
I have noticed this is common in Lagos except they are acquainted which is unusual in the east, because it is believed that if a man seats at the back of the bike, it wil be easy for him to hold the bike firmly and use his feet to slow down a reckless driving by the bike man or any car that might want to hit them thereby causing accident.Some answers I got suggested That the bike man will be feeling the ladies breast from the back and mostly make the bike man lose concentration which always result to accident. And that the bike man will intentionally be stepping on the brake so that the breast of the lady will be robbing him from behind. Now u can tell which of these two act is wiser..Nairalanders who do you think should sit at the back and give your reason?

Salewa97:
Source: https://dailypost.ng/2024/06/03/outrage-as-herders-gang-rape-13-year-old-girl-in-enugu-kill-one/

critique99:
You are right to an extent. But I still think the Hausa were brainwashed. I could be wrong tho.

InsidePolitics:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.vanguardngr.com/2024/05/hajj-2024-nigerian-pilgrim-dies-in-makkah/amp/

NSNO:
Biafra is not going to solve the multitude of problems affecting south-easterners. The corruption, tribalism and intolerance that got us where we are now will not magically go away when Biafra becomes a reality. In fact the tribalism might even turn out to be worse because the smaller the difference between communities, the larger it appears in the mind of the people.

What will will be the fate of non-igbo speaking people in this hypothetical Biafra?

How do you know that the leaders you will get then will be better that ones you have now? Remember that while the system may change, the elites almost always have a way of staying in power.

Why are you people forcefully taking territories of people that do not identify as Igbos (South-South)?

Nobody is asking these questions not to talk of answering them and that says a lot.

I rest my case.

Yourprick:
Obi is quick to talk about other region but hardly talk hardly talk about anything happening in the east, Ipob sit at home and the rest,I know some people would say is he the president but he condemn other issues too

https://www.nairaland.com/8109732/anambra-waec-candidates-disguise-water

AdamsMosesOma:
Tiktoker Peller has criticized OAP Nedu Wazobia, holding him responsible for all the endless backlash directed at popular influencer Saida Boj.

In response, Peller blamed “Nedu the Newspaper” for the criticism and online drama involving Saida Boj. He questioned why Nedu had invited Saida Boj to his podcast four times, allowing her to make more controversial statements, suggesting it was to keep her in the news... WATCH VIDEO: https://www.gistreel.com/peller-faults-nedu-wazobia-for-every-backlash-against-saida-boj/

JoeOdion:
Davido is being dragged like a fairly used "I pass my neighbor" generator on X (formerly Twitter) for launching a meme token and ripping off investors.

Workch:
Otti broke the jinx.

Six lanes Port Harcourt road, Aba and Six lanes Abia tower to onu-Imo is next

ogododo:
https://dailytrust.com/fg-to-lift-50m-youths-out-of-poverty-minister/

TheRareGem1:
https://dailytrust.com/breaking-ill-sack-non-performing-ministers-says-tinubu/

TheRareGem1:
https://dailytrust.com/breaking-ill-sack-non-performing-ministers-says-tinubu/

Arostar2023:
The way you guys talk..." Aba is going to pay for it dearly...". Pay dearly for what exactly? Concerning the subject matter, do you even know what they Imo community is talking about? How can you site a gas plant/station in a densely populated area? Who does that and who approves that?

FreeStuffsNG:
Protest in Imo community as govt closes gas plant construction site



https://dailypost.ng/2024/05/29/protest-in-imo-community-as-govt-closes-gas-plant-construction-site/

nathyx:
https://punchng.com/photos-four-storey-building-collapses-in-lagos/?amp

Tame26:
It’s a criminal opinion, she went against social medias usage rules. Do you know that she can go to jail in some countries for that her controversial takes? She’s spreading falsehood, promiscuity, body for money, hatred for men and so on. You need to watch her videos to know that she deserves whatever she got

justnaijagist12:
TikTok has officially banned Saida Boj After she went viral for her comments on a podcast


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSC95g7gncw?si=0NaG81p6wJH3WDXz



https://leadership.ng/influencer-saida-boj-chased-from-social-media-over-controversial-comments-on-men/