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Aside having a river port at Onitsha, i want the likes of Ifeanyi Ubah, Chicason group,Capt Emmanuel Iheanacho, CEO Masters Energy and other players in the Oil and Gas Sector to build petroleum Tank farms by Inland waters there..We must not continue to depend on Lagos for products..Our brothers at the Delta Side needs to patner with their other brothers across the Niger to build capacity that will create jobs and business environment..

We should develop an environment where we will not all come to Lagos in search of jobs... The tribalism level in Lagos is something else..Hardly for someone who is not a yoruba to rent a house in lagos..

Agents of tribalism please lets not derail this lmportant thread/topic.

Thank you..

OZAOEKPE:
You want Biafra and now you want seaport, you guys should stick to one. Tomorrow , they will ask for 2nd Niger bridge

very myopic point of view...lets discuss the subject matter and the pros and cons of the latest development...

Mbkite:
Ok

wetin be ''OK''?

yoruba people will not be happy with this news..

From JeffAmechi Agbodo, Onitsha

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://sunnewsonline.com/new/onitsha-port-anambra-shippers-task-fg/

atbu1983:
Quates from CHM11 ( a nairalander)


"There are a million things that happened in the past that have completely built a bridge between some major tribes. Just the same way the igbos hate the Northerners and the yorubas for the Biafra war (which they ridiculously call genocide), its the same way some major tribes in the SS hate the igbos.

Consider the following with a clear conscience.

The igbos were the most successful tribe in the country during the pre-war era even though the administration of the country was in the hands of the North. Thanks to minister of finance, Okotiebo. The country was still at peace as all tribes could live in other regions peacefully but the igbos were the most decentralised as they could do business in the North, SS, and SW peacefully and successfully. This wasn't good enough and with military power, Aguiyi Ironsi (from anambra) commanded his subordinate (Kaduna Nzeogwu) to carry out the first coup,...Northern leaders were killed by these soldiers in a very ridiculous way. Worse there is an interview where Major Nzeogwu was bragging about how they killed the Northern soldiers in disgustingly ridiculous ways.

This was what led to a reprisal attach by the Northerners and many igbos were killed in the North in return. Nobody went to the east to kill anybody, the east was peaceful.

Oil was just discovered in the Niger Delta region (which the igbos considered as their subordinates). Then the wanted to force the Niger Delta region into Biafra. The biafran Soldiers started from Calabar, forcing all minorities into their army. They went to akwaibom, ogoni, portharcourt, Bayelsa, ughelli, Warri, Sapele, Auchi, Benin, Okada and even Ore. As they went the killed those who refused to join them.

Then when they got to Ore, the yorubas defended their land by fighting back. The Yorubas had been silent all along and the igbos went as far as their homeland trying to invade their land.

Then came the return invasion by the federal troops who helped all SS states and when the igbos were all caged up in their hometown in SE, the federal troops had mercy and didn't attack dem till they surrendered.

Then Ojukwu Ran away to abidjan and the wise Phillip Effiong who was cajoled into the igbo dream went straight to col. Obasanjo and Obasanjo lead Effiong to go and apologise to gowon who gladly accepted his apology.

Today the igbos play the victim like they wernt the ones who started the attack from the first coup.

The invasion of minority tribe lands in Cross river, Akwaibom, Rivers, Bayelsa, Delta, Edo and even parts of Ondo by the Biafran Army, the igbos are quick to forget all these. They just want to play the victim all the time."

DUMBO....PLEASE NOTE: AGUIYI IRONSI IS NOT FROM ANAMBRA.

GO AND GET A REFUND OF YOUR SCHOOL FEES AND SHOOT YOUR PRINCIPAL FOR HEADING A USELESS SCHOOL

You all should be wary of this guy...his name is Ayobami Oyalowo, a staunch APC member and one of the volunteer of the presidential social media crusader.
He is a reckless man who tweets garbs all the time..

is this thing common with yoruba people?

MrsPhyno:
spyder880 and others

I've viewed this thread a billion times before I finally joined nairaland recently. The best thread on this website (and I think it's famous! Enugu state government should pay you for all this publicity )

Anyways so I have a question for Enugu indigenes. I often here about the different specific "people groups" in other states such as Owerri ppl and Anioma ppl and Mbaise ppl. Please does anyone know some of the people groups in Enugu.... All I ever hear mentioned is Nsukka.

This particular 'indigenization' has created a lot of division than bringing the igbo people together..I seriously dont give a damn about who is from where.The earlier my igbo brothers/sisters begin to see that creating some sort of identity/indigenization other than seeing themselves as first Igbos the better for us all..
i love this thread and please lets contribute more to it..

Bibidear:
Is he into fake drugs or he is not doing his job well

lolzzzzzz..Buhari

Just imagine the people Shehu Garba employed as media team?

By their fruits ye shall know them...GMB's media team...Checkout their tweets

Paul Obanua, a 43 year-old Nigerian businessman, is on a quest to change the landscape of mall developments in Nigeria and, arguably, in Africa. Obanua’s current project, through his firm Greenfield Assets Nigeria Limited, is turning a 28–acre in Aba, the capital city of Abia State in Nigeria, known as a strategic trading hub in the southern part of the country, into what will be a purpose-built smart mall community with 100,000 square meters of retail space for shopping, a multiplex movie theater, bank, its own transportation system, a dry dock for wholesale distribution and more.

With a projected development cost of $300 million, Aba Mega Mall is expected to be the biggest shopping in Africa.
I recently caught up with Paul Obanua, CEO of Greenfield Asset Management, to get his take on Aba mega mall development, and how it can impact and encourage privately funded infrastructural development in Nigeria and Africa in the years to come.
How did the idea of building the biggest mall in Africa come about?

The mission of Greenfield Assets Limited is to renew sub-Saharan African cities, regenerate our communities and empower lives. In our quest to achieve this, one of the opportunities we identified is in the area of infrastructure development, especially retail infrastructure. This has encouraged us to pioneer the leapfrogging of Africa’s Historical Open Market Retail System to Smart Mall Infrastructure. Our goal is to transform the way in which Africans trade.

Rapid urbanization and Nigeria’s youth demography of about 70% of her population, have amplified the demand for a new shopping experience. Lagos with a population of over 20 million has just four standard Malls compared to 23 malls in Nairobi with a population of 3 million.

Aba has a long history as a major center of commerce and industry in Nigeria and its influence extends to such neighboring countries as Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Central Africa Republic, Ghana, etc. The major shopping center in Aba is the Ariaria market built in the 1970s with the capacity for 20,000 shops; today it has become a sprawl of 120,000 shops. This and many other commercial centers are all busting at the seams as they have all exceeded their carrying capacity.

The amount of retail space required to meet present demand is in excess of 500,000 square meters and we envisage that Aba Mega Mall will go a long way to fill this gap.
What are the biggest challenges in embarking on such a large project?

The difficulty in raising local financing for capital intensive projects like this is one of the biggest challenges.

How many developers have you partnered with in developing the mall?

Greenfield Assets Limited is the sole developer of Aba Mega Mall though we have some equity and technical partners.

As things stand, how far long is the Aba Mega Mall development at present?

The first phase of 1,000 units of retail space has been completed. It was commissioned on the 26th of May 2015 and commercial activities commenced right after the commissioning.

The first phase has dovetailed into the second phase which includes a luxury mall, 100-room boutique hotel, 6-Screen Cinema, 10-megawatt Independent Power Supply, the first Dry Port in the South-East of Nigeria with a fully automated 30,000 sqm warehouse. By the time we are done, we would have invested over $300 million and achieved about 10,000 units of lettable space for commercial activities.
This is a rather large undertaking from a financial position, is Aba Mega Mall the largest investment Greenfield Assets ever made or is it one of many to come?

You are right; it is one of the many to come. We are going to have the Special Economic Zone, which will be an integrated city of business parks that will consist of manufacturing concerns, like automotive manufacturing, steel fabrication, leather works, petrochemical industries, Agri-business and ICT Park.

It will be a complete city that will be self-sustaining, because it will have an economic life of its own. That is coming with 300 megawatts power supply and excess will be transmitted to the national grid.

What are the immediate economic impact for the region and continent as a whole?

The development of Aba Mega Mall will have a multiplier effect on economic development and growth of the city and region, having positive impact on the economic advancement of the nation and indeed the entire continent.

Aba has the latent potential of competing with the biggest commercial hubs in the world in terms of volume of trade and industry. What it has lacked is the supporting infrastructure. Aba Mega Mall provides the right infrastructure which will act as a stimulant for the realization of this potential.
The development of the mall will help to nurture industries, for instance, the leather industry in Aba has suffered because of the lack of a conducive environment. Aba Mega Mall has provided a world-class trade environment with adequate facilities to help support the leather works industry and others.

Aba Mega Mall will ultimately create employment opportunities in excess of over 10,000 direct and indirect jobs.

What are your expectations on completion of this development?

We expect that we would have pioneered the leapfrogging of Africa’s Historical Open Market Retail System to Smart Mall Infrastructure and to stimulate the urban renewal of Aba city.

We also look forward to replicating this model in all the major commercial cities in Nigeria and other sub-Saharan African countries


http://www.forbes.com/sites/mfonobongnsehe/2015/07/21/the-nigerian-building-a-300-million-smart-mall-in-aba-city/

Buchukwu:
Since buhari has seen we are serious about having our own country,if he's reasonable he should set up a committee to negotiate the peaceful dissolution of Nigeria, If it's oil, they can take the damn oil and gas in Enugu, Aba, Imo, Anambra,Ebonyi etc. DO YOU KNOW THAT WE HAVE OIL, GAS AND COAL IN THESE STATES BUT THEY CHANNEL OIL PIPELINES FROM THOSE STATES TO NIGER DELTA SO AS TO CREATE ENEMITY BETWEEN IGBOS AND NIGER DELTANS AND MAKE NIGER DELTANS THINK WE WANT THEIR OIL. MOST OF THE SO CALLED OIL PEOPLE THINK COMES FROM NIGER DELTA ACTUALLY COME FROM IGBO LAND.
We don't need the damn thing to survive, we just want to be free. Mehn Nnamdi kanu ain't joking, he has weapons and powerful bombs and war planes stalked away somewhere, i've seen things myself. Nigeria didn't defeat us in 1967, the whole world did. They should know that the world is advanced. 1967 aint 2015. Buhari and these so-called leaders should know they can't run cos they and their children, grand-children and great grand-children will be killed anywhere they run to in this world. IPOB is everywhere. Buhari said Nnamdi kanu lied? Did buhari not say he'll islamise everybody in Nigeria? Is buhari not a rapist? Is he not the sponsor of bokoharam? When buhari was 45, did buhari not rape Aisha when she was just 9 years old? Which sane human beign does that?

THE ZOO MUST FALL

I pity your life..Nnamdi Kanu don brainwash you

ASSA GAS PLANT TO KICK OFF SOON – IMSG
by ADMIN on Jul 15, 2015 • 8:24 AM 0 1 Comments


The Imo State Government has assured the shell Petroleum Development Company Limited and Borkir International Company Limited (subsidiary at Dangote Group) of its cooperation to ensure that Assa North – Ohaji South Gas plant project functions effectively.
The state governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha stated this when the two companies led by Mr. Walter Weilenger, project manager Shell and Mr. Ahmed S. Yakassai of Dangote group, paid him a courtesy visit at Government House, Owerri shortly after the companies inspected the project.
Governor Okorocha who described gas as a key to nations development said his administration will partner with the two companies to ensure that the project is being realized; pointing out that Imo state is one of the states that has the best gas in the country.
He said that if the project finally comes to reality, it would attract development in the area and as well create employment opportunities to the teeming youths in the state; adding that his administration focuses more attention on job creation.
Owelle Okorocha appealed to the host communities to give a maximum cooperation to the two companies to ensure that Assa North-Ohaji South gas plant project kicks off and as well urged the two companies to engage the youths in the project.


The governor assured them that the state government would provide adequate security for them to operate and made them to understand that the present administration led by President Muhammadu Buhari is interested to fast track development in the country.
Earlier in his speech, Mr. Walter Weilenger project manager, Assa North-Ohaji South Gas Plant Project Shell Petroleum Development Company Ltd, thanked the state governor for a warm welcome and assured him that the project will bring a lot of benefits to the people of Imo state.

ASSA GAS PLANT TO KICK OFF SOON – IMSG
by ADMIN on Jul 15, 2015 • 8:24 AM 0 1 Comments


The Imo State Government has assured the shell Petroleum Development Company Limited and Borkir International Company Limited (subsidiary at Dangote Group) of its cooperation to ensure that Assa North – Ohaji South Gas plant project functions effectively.
The state governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha stated this when the two companies led by Mr. Walter Weilenger, project manager Shell and Mr. Ahmed S. Yakassai of Dangote group, paid him a courtesy visit at Government House, Owerri shortly after the companies inspected the project.
Governor Okorocha who described gas as a key to nations development said his administration will partner with the two companies to ensure that the project is being realized; pointing out that Imo state is one of the states that has the best gas in the country.
He said that if the project finally comes to reality, it would attract development in the area and as well create employment opportunities to the teeming youths in the state; adding that his administration focuses more attention on job creation.
Owelle Okorocha appealed to the host communities to give a maximum cooperation to the two companies to ensure that Assa North-Ohaji South gas plant project kicks off and as well urged the two companies to engage the youths in the project.


The governor assured them that the state government would provide adequate security for them to operate and made them to understand that the present administration led by President Muhammadu Buhari is interested to fast track development in the country.
Earlier in his speech, Mr. Walter Weilenger project manager, Assa North-Ohaji South Gas Plant Project Shell Petroleum Development Company Ltd, thanked the state governor for a warm welcome and assured him that the project will bring a lot of benefits to the people of Imo state.

http://www.imostateblog.com/2015/07/15/assa-gas-plant-to-kick-off-soon-imsg/

i dont know why we voted Goodluck Jonathan again..how can Jonathan watch our ''misguided brothers'' kill our hausa brothers? we need to vote jonathan the clueless out...


whats today's date please?

OreMI22:
We should also encourage our people to build standard office buildings to create more office spaces for businesses eager to move into Enugu.
Investing in real estate can never be unprofitable in an emerging economy. The lack of office spaces is a real impediment and we don't even need skyscrapers. Buying some of those bungalow buildings on Okpara avenue, Ogui road Zik avenue,or Presidential road and replacing them with just 3-5 storey high office buildings as in the picture will do it and create standard office spaces in the city.Such building ground floor also provide appropriate spaces for modern restaurants or even boutiques

where is this place?

yoruba people have taken over from igbo people
yoruba people are game in this ritual thing

That bragado Omojuwa should be dealt with...

Let us see how far Omojuwa will go on this case

DEFAMATION: Deji Adeyanju Sues Japheth Omojuwa for N50 Million
Posted By: Breaking Timeson: May 21, 2015In: Breaking News, Nation, NewsNo Comments
By Yemi Adebowale

Deji Adeyanju, an Abuja based socio-political activist has sued online activist Japheth Omojuwa for defamation to the tune of N50 million. The case which was filed at the Abuja High Court on Thursday is expected to be assigned to a trial judge on Friday 22nd May, 2015.

The case of defamation against the accused is partly connected to a story purportedly concocted by him (Mr. Omojuwa) against Mr. Adeyanju in May 2014.

READ Deji Adeyanju Linked With Murder: Jonathan’s Aide, Doyin Okupe’s Associate Linked With Murder

According to Gbenga Oguniran & Co, lawyers to Mr. Adeyanju, “on behalf of the plaintiff the lawyers are seeking before the court that he (Omojuwa) defamed you when he referred to you as:
1. A Criminal.
2. A member of an assassination gang.
3. A Federal Government Assassin.
4. An Ex-Convict.
5. A person who will avoid punishment for any crime with the help of his godfathers.
6. A cultist.
7. A Killer.
8. That you were the person who fired the shot that killed someone in Kano.
9. That you are a member of the President Goodluck Jonathan’s Killer Squad alleged by Obasanjo.
10. That you will kill him Omojuwa Japhet.
11. That you are a blackmailer.
12. That you are someone who is not morally upright.”
Details of the suit are attached below.


http://www.thebreakingtimes.com/defamation-deji-adeyanju-sues-japheth-omojuwa-for-n50-million/

staneve:
The Working condition in MRS is cool!Am in lube department but as a Warehouse Superintendent. You are given a contract employment for six months,you become a staff based on your supervisor's appraisal or they may decided to renew it for another one year before confirmation.


Upon confirmation,the salary ranges between 3M-4M per annum depending on your job function.

please can i reach you privately...i need to speak to you

i sent my CV via a friend and he forwarded it privately to someone with the link...am only trying to source info on my own now

chemicstein:
Plz how did you apply? Applied for a related position sometime last year but got no feedback

I just sent my CV and was invited for an interview...Do u have an idea about their salary scale and working condition

Hello house,

Please, does anyone know the salary scale and working condition at MRS Oil Nigeria Limited?

I applied for the position of a Chemist in their Lube Operations.

Kindly furnish me with necessary information with respect to the subject matter

[quote author=elTigre post=31518042]do you think you are making sense! I suppose Jang nd Elechi are Frm APC [/quote

the problem with minions like you is that you are beclouded by fake analogy.

my comment has nothing to do with party affiliations.i am only making my comment WRT to aghe as used in the subject matter

OrlandoOwoh:
I watched with pity during the PDP governors' retreat in Lagos was castigating people in their 70's because of Buhari. One of the people that laughed was Jonah Jang of Plateau State who is 71. Martins Elechi is around the same age. They are all PDP governors. Buhari is not more than 2-3 years older than them.

you just shot yourself....if you compare Buhari's age with Jonah Jang and Martinn Elechi and knowing fully well that both were massive failure, does it mean Buhari sef will be a massive and gigantic failure as well?

Obasanjo the thief is afraid of going to jail

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos State, on Wednesday, said it had relieved two members of a community it engaged for the distribution of Permanent Voter Cards (PVC) of their assignment.

This was contained in a statement signed by Femi Akinbiyi, the commission’s Head of Public Affairs in the state.

It said the two persons were found to have denied a few non-indigenes the chance to collect their cards in the state.

The statement said: “The records we have at our disposal, and they are available for all to see, indicate that Lagosians of different ethnic backgrounds have been coming forward to collect their cards.

“To be sure, the bulk of the ad hoc staff engaged for the distribution exercise are NYSC members who come from different ethnic backgrounds.

“With such diverse backgrounds, among whom a substantial number of them are non-indigenes, it is most unlikely that they would embark on discriminating against non indigenes like themselves.

“Our findings, however, revealed that in few places where we did not have the full complement of NYSC members, some members of the community, whom we engaged for the exercise, two of them were found to have denied a few non-indigenes the collection of their cards.

“We have consequently relieved them of this assignment.”

The statement said INEC regretted whatever embarrassment the incident might have caused the affected members of the public.

It thanked those who drew the commission’s attention to the act.

It added: “We are by this press release stating that no INEC official, permanent or ad hoc, has been engaged to give cards to people from only one part of the country while denying others their legitimate right of collecting their cards.

“All INEC staff are under firm instructions to give the PVCs to their rightful owners.”

According to the statement, no money is to be demanded or given in doing so.

It urged the public to be vigilant and assist the commission in drawing its attention to any breach of its guidelines by anyone, including its staff members.

The statement said the distribution of the PVCs would continue at the 20 local government offices of the commission in the state till March 8.

It urged those who had not collected theirs to avail themselves of this extension to collect their PVCs.

SOURCE:http://www.dailyindependentnig.com/2015/02/inec-sacks-two-denying-non-indigenes-pvcs/