₦airaland Forum

Most dangerous drugs
produced in Anambra –
DG, NDLEA, Roli Bode-George The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has declared that the most dangerous drugs circulated in the country are produced in Anambra State. The state NDLEA Commander, Mr. Sule Momodu, who made the declaration on Saturday at the Women’s Development Centre in Awka to mark the 2015 United Nations Day against Drug Abuse and Trafficking, identified one of the dangerous drugs produced in the state as methamphetamine Momodu expressed worry over the increasing production of illicit drugs, abuse and trafficking in the state and called for a concerted effort to stop the development. He disclosed that the anti-drug abuse and trafficking agency arrested at least 122 drug suspects between January and June this year. While 114 of them were men, eight were women. A total of 110.624kg of illicit drug, he said, was seized during the period under review with cannabis sativa known as marijuana topping with 107.26kg. Other seizures were cocaine, 138.2 grammes, heroine, 100.54grammes, liquid methamphetamine 2.615kg and solid methamphetamine 510 grammes. The NDLEA commander said the agency also arraigned 22 suspects during the period, out of which eight convictions were obtained while 28 fresh cases were filed. He expressed optimism that the agency would fight drug abuse and trafficking in the state, asking stakeholders to join hands in the campaign against drug abuse. Anambra State NDLEA
Commander, Mr. Sule Momodu Momodu warned that if the war against illicit drug use and trafficking “is not won now, the scourge will take over the society soonest.” He lauded the state Governor, Willie Obiano, for the support he had given to the agency, especially involving it in the State Security Council and the approval of a parcel of land in Awka, the state capital, for the building of the agency’s rehabilitation centre. Momodu, however, called for the inauguration of the state Drug Control Committee to help drive national drug control plans and objectives. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jesophat Akabuike, who represented the governor at the event, restated the state’s commitment to the fight against crime in the state, including drug abuse and trafficking.

Radio Biafra’s “Hate”
Messages Can Instigate Civil
War II, Rwandan Genocide In
Nigeria
The emergence of Radio
Biafra’s account on Twitter has drawn attention to
their broadcasts that,
subsequently, generated public
concern. The Naij.com columnist ‘Yomi Kazeem draws
parallels between Nigeria and
Rwanda’s history; Rwandan
genocide, he reminds, also
stemmed from seemingly
‘harmless’ radio messages of hate and secession
propaganda. This article
expresses the
author’s opinion only. The
views and opinions expressed
here do not necessarily represent those of Naij.com or its editors. In 1994, the
Rwandan genocide
resulted in the loss of around
20% of the total population of
the country. Widely condemned
for its brutality, the genocide targeted the Tutsi population
of Rwanda for a fierce 100-day
period of violence that
reshaped the country’s history.
One of the main causes of the
violence which led to the death of hundreds of thousands was
the establishment of Radio
Télévision Libre des Mille
Collines [RTLMC; French for “One
Thousand Hills Free Radio and
Television,” as Rwanda is often described as “the land of a
thousand hills”] in 1993.
Projecting hate speech and
propaganda against the Tutsis,
the radio station played a
critical role in contributing to the tensions and incited a
significant amount of hostility.
In 2003, the executives of
RTLMC were sentenced to
prison by a UN tribunal for their
role in the genocide. All of the above highlights just
how devastating the effects of
hate speech (and media) can
be, and, with the recent
emergence of Radio Biafra on
social media, it seems critical for Nigerians to revisit that sad
part of Rwanda’s history. Radio
Biafra is led by a group of
people who seemingly think
that despite the events of the
Civil War, calling for secession of the South-East is still an
achievable target. Their calls,
however, are laced with hate
speech and exhortations for
‘war,’ with one of the main
proponents reportedly comparing himself to Adolf
Hitler. Predictably, it has come
become a raging subject on
social media platforms, with
many South-Easterners, whom
Radio Biafra claims to represent, denouncing the
station and its messages.
However, and unsurprisingly,
there are some who have
endorsed the messages of
Biafra Radio – and therein lies the danger. The media has
always played a
powerful role in influencing
thoughts and actions, and with
the emergence of social media
as a tool of mass engagement, hate speech can catch on much
quicker. That makes media like
Biafra Radio even more
dangerous. In a country like
Nigeria, which has a turbulent
history of ethnic-driven violence as well as riots, and
still struggles with tribal
sentiments even within
homogeneous groups, the
prospect of a tool that
generates more tension is menacing. If the world needed
an
example of how race- and
tribe-driven sentiments can
cause real damage even in the
new age, the shooting of nine black people in a historic
church in Charleston, South
Carolina, by a young white man
who apparently believed in
“white supremacist ideals” was
a timely reminder that there will always be situations where
people believe fully in such
philosophies and will go to
extra, and dangerous, lengths
just to make a statement. NAIJ.COM News - Nigeria
news | Today's Breaking
news & headlines. naij.com

Radio Biafra’s “Hate”
Messages Can Instigate Civil
War II, Rwandan Genocide In
Nigeria
The emergence of Radio
Biafra’s account on Twitter has drawn attention to
their broadcasts that,
subsequently, generated public
concern. The Naij.com columnist ‘Yomi Kazeem draws
parallels between Nigeria and
Rwanda’s history; Rwandan
genocide, he reminds, also
stemmed from seemingly
‘harmless’ radio messages of hate and secession
propaganda. This article
expresses the
author’s opinion only. The
views and opinions expressed
here do not necessarily represent those of Naij.com or its editors. In 1994, the
Rwandan genocide
resulted in the loss of around
20% of the total population of
the country. Widely condemned
for its brutality, the genocide targeted the Tutsi population
of Rwanda for a fierce 100-day
period of violence that
reshaped the country’s history.
One of the main causes of the
violence which led to the death of hundreds of thousands was
the establishment of Radio
Télévision Libre des Mille
Collines [RTLMC; French for “One
Thousand Hills Free Radio and
Television,” as Rwanda is often described as “the land of a
thousand hills”] in 1993.
Projecting hate speech and
propaganda against the Tutsis,
the radio station played a
critical role in contributing to the tensions and incited a
significant amount of hostility.
In 2003, the executives of
RTLMC were sentenced to
prison by a UN tribunal for their
role in the genocide. All of the above highlights just
how devastating the effects of
hate speech (and media) can
be, and, with the recent
emergence of Radio Biafra on
social media, it seems critical for Nigerians to revisit that sad
part of Rwanda’s history. Radio
Biafra is led by a group of
people who seemingly think
that despite the events of the
Civil War, calling for secession of the South-East is still an
achievable target. Their calls,
however, are laced with hate
speech and exhortations for
‘war,’ with one of the main
proponents reportedly comparing himself to Adolf
Hitler. Predictably, it has come
become a raging subject on
social media platforms, with
many South-Easterners, whom
Radio Biafra claims to represent, denouncing the
station and its messages.
However, and unsurprisingly,
there are some who have
endorsed the messages of
Biafra Radio – and therein lies the danger. The media has
always played a
powerful role in influencing
thoughts and actions, and with
the emergence of social media
as a tool of mass engagement, hate speech can catch on much
quicker. That makes media like
Biafra Radio even more
dangerous. In a country like
Nigeria, which has a turbulent
history of ethnic-driven violence as well as riots, and
still struggles with tribal
sentiments even within
homogeneous groups, the
prospect of a tool that
generates more tension is menacing. If the world needed
an
example of how race- and
tribe-driven sentiments can
cause real damage even in the
new age, the shooting of nine black people in a historic
church in Charleston, South
Carolina, by a young white man
who apparently believed in
“white supremacist ideals” was
a timely reminder that there will always be situations where
people believe fully in such
philosophies and will go to
extra, and dangerous, lengths
just to make a statement. NAIJ.COM News - Nigeria
news | Today's Breaking
news & headlines. naij.com[color=#990000][/color]

Drop Your Opinion ON This
issue.....
Between TB Joshua and
Chris Oyakhilome who is
right on This Issue
concerning ABORTION........... Pastor Chris Oyakhilome said it
wasn’t a sin to abort a baby
who is the product of rape””
“No child should be
brought into this world
by force, if a lady has been raped, it is left for
her to make a decision of
whether to keep the baby or
not.” Pastor TB Joshua
disagrees as
he answered the question on his official Facebook page
“Committing an abortion
when you are raped is a
double sin. …God often
uses foolish things to
express Himself. Many great people and heroes today
are products of this
background. In any way,
in any circumstance you
find yourself in today as
you are reading this note, you have not committed any
unpardonable sin.
Run to Jesus; don’t run
from Him in whatever
situation you find
yourself.” #AskTBJoshua” Whose opinion do you go
with…

Queen of England honours
four Nigerians

Four Nigerians will be presented the inaugural Queen’s Young Leaders Awards, on Monday, at the United Kingdom’s Buckingham Palace. The awards will be presented by the Queen of England, Queen
Elizabeth II. The four Nigerians are: Isaiah Owolabi, Kelvin Ogholi, Nkechikwu Azinge and Oladipupo Ajiroba. According to a statement issued by the QYL, the awards are being given to exceptional young people from across the Commonwealth. Apart from the four beneficiaries from Nigeria, Canada, India, Cameroon and South Africa have three winners each. The award winners aged between 18 and 29 are being recognised by the UK monarch for taking the initiative to support others, raise awareness and inspire change on a variety of different issues including education, gender equality, mental health and disability equality. “We are very much looking forward to welcoming the first Queen’s Young Leaders to London on the 22nd (of June). It will be such an honour to witness these exceptional young people receiving their awards from Her Majesty the Queen for their incredible work in their countries and across the Commonwealth,” the Executive of the Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust, Dr. Astrid Bonfield, said. One of the winners, Owolabi, a co-founder of Hacey’s Health Initiative, told SUNDAY PUNCH, during a courtesy visit on Wednesday by the British High Commission represented by Theresa Adeniyi and the QYL Nigerian ambassador, Stephanie Okereke-Linus, that the QYL award placed further responsibilities on him. “The success is collective. I am happy and also surprised by the award. I see the award as a bigger responsibility and an opportunity to further impact on the life of others. This award will provide needed boost to our efforts at the HHI to continue to engage the public and private sectors and the people on the need to pay more attention to health, women and girls issues in the society,” he said. In addition to meeting the UK monarch, the winners before receiving their awards at the palace will meet the UK Prime Minister, David Cameron, visit the UK headquarters of Twitter and the British Broadcasting Corporation.

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Nigerian banks ahead US, S/
Africa, Europe, Australia,
Canada in quality.


…seen as largest market for Retail Banking Academy Nigerian banks rank well in the world in terms of their overall quality, according to Lafferty Bank Rat- ings, which scores banks world- wide for their overall quality. A cross border comparison shows that Nigeria ranks about 34.0, higher than South Africa which ranks 30.0, Canada 23.0, US 20.0, Australia 22.0, and Eu- rope 18.0. Nigerian banks financial ra- tios are particularly good and their overall ratings will improve considerably when they devote more attention to the qualitative aspects of their annual reports – including clear statements on their strategies (and how they will be achieved), culture, customer satisfaction and so forth, Mi- chael Lafferty, chairman, Lafferty Group said in Lagos yesterday. Lafferty who was delivering a paper at the Annual Guest Lec- ture organised by the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN),further said Nigerian banks are at about the same stage of development
in retail banking as their Indonesian counterparts, though they lag when it comes to cards and payments. However, Nigerian banks future potential lies primarily in retail banking, he said. On the other hand, Nigeria is said to be the largest market for Retail Banking Academy (RBA), accounting for around 20 per- cent of the current body
of RBA candidates. The Retail Banking Academy was launched in 2011, in re- sponse to the request by client banks all over the world who had been complaining for years that profesional retail banking education was not available Presently, over 5,000 bankers in some 80 countries are studying for the Academy qualifications in retail banking and cards and payments. The designations are Certified Retail Banker (CRB) and Certified Cards and Payments Professional (CCPP). Nigeria already has one fully qualified Certified Retail Banker, who has successfully completed the requirements to achieve full certification. In the coming year, that num- ber will potentially rise to 30 and in two years’ time, Nigeria will have up to 74 Certified Retail Bankers working in the sector, Lafferty said. “We are now entering another phase in this market – and are proud to be partnering with the CIBN to bring world-class retail banking education to the entire industry in Nigeria. We have similar partnerships in many other countries and all are contributing to the mission of professionalis- ing retail banking around the world”, he said. Senior retail bankers from 14 African countries who met in Cape Town last week, agreed to establish Retail Banking Coun- cils for Africa (RBCA) with the aim of promoting the develop- ment of retail banking across the continent – particularly through the growth of deposits and bank- ing penetration. Speaking on the theme, “How competitive Nigeria is in the global retail banking landscape”, Lafferty said retail banking can only reach its full potential if it is run through a separate bank – whether this be stand-alone or within a broader banking group. If it is part of the latter, the group CEO must also be a believer, he observed. “Nigeria is now well-placed for the take-off of transparent con- sumer lending. Central bankers should build on this by learning as much about retail banking, as you already know about the capi- tal markets, investment banking and corporate banking. “Study the lessons of the many banking crises we have been through, reflect on how other (wholesale) financial in- dustry cultures can corrupt retail banking and do great damage to society, and put Nigeria on the road to having the world’s first truly professional retail banking system”, he said.

Phone hacking: How to detect
if phone is compromised


In this sequel to our report about the new craze for phone hacking by jealous lovers, who keep tabs on their partners in Nigeria, published on June 6, 2015, experts give opinions on a number of symptoms one should look out for in detecting whether one’s phone has been compromised The capabilities of Nigerians are growing in terms of technology and skills and along with these is the ability to wreak havoc, experts have said. According to the President, Information Technology Systems and Security, Mr. Rogba
Adeoye, despite the good that comes with any e-process, it comes with a cost. “Everything is transferred through the airspace, whether it is phone or email. All of us are in danger because we use this technology. If you know how to code, you can break into anybody’s phone. It is like locking your room and keeping the phone in your pocket, a burglar who wants to steal something can find a way in. It means anybody is prone to hacking,” Adeoye said. He explained that the technology of the phone is such that it is routed through a server with the service provider. Each of the telecommunication companies in Nigeria controls these servers. “For anyone to be able to hack into your phone, they must be able to obtain your root number with your service provider,” he said. Head of Operations, GMT Nigeria, Mr. Lawore Olorunfemi, who is an ethical hacker, said to confirm if one’s phone has been hacked or not, the first point of call should be one’s outgoing email. He said, “Check your outgoing mails to see if any mail has been sent, which you knew nothing about. That would show that probably a spyware has been installed and is sending everything you do on your phone to a particular email address. There is also the need to check the settings of your mail server to see if anything is different. “Another thing to do is to check if there is any application that has been installed on your phone that you did not put there. Uninstall such application immediately. “If your phone is suddenly using huge internet bandwidth that you cannot explain, then know that there is an unsolicited activity going on in the phone. If your data finishes on time and your network provider says it is from your phone, then it may have been hacked. The first thing to do is to go to your application managers and start uninstalling applications that you did not put there.” Other experts have also suggested that when one’s phone battery drains inexplicably or one’s device starts acting strangely, these may be symptoms that it may have been hacked. Suggesting more ways of avoiding susceptibility to hacking, Olorunfemi said phone users need to install a remote wipe application on their mobile phones. He said there are more dangerous hackers that one should be more wary of than jealous lovers. The hacker said, “For those who use the BlackBerry, you can simply log on to your BlackBerry user account online and wipe your phone as an emergency strategy if it is stolen. “Do not download applications from websites that are not on the official BlackBerry or android stores. Some of them are meant to hack into one’s phone. “Blogspots and pornographic websites have a high tendency of putting spyware on user’s phones. Sometimes you open a page and it would want to install something on your device or system. What you do in such a case is to stop such thing from download immediately. Most of them are spyware.” “Then, think twice before opening links online because it might be a link to spyware that would automatically be installed on your device. All the links that are sent to you via email have the potential of compromising the security of your device. Hackers prey on the inquisitiveness of people. Most of the things advertised on social media are also very risky sources of spyware.” He also suggested that one could also encrypt one’s phone and also download a genuine file locker application. “On the BlackBerry for instance, there is the encryption option. Use the file locker application to import applications like your mail, photographs, chat application and banking software, so that they can’t be accessed remotely. Most of these things are easy to do. Also lock your file explorer. Always lock your screen lock to minimal time,” Olorunfemi said. In case one’s phone is confirmed to have been hacked, experts say the solution is to download a mobile security application that is genuine from big brand names such as Google, Play Store, Apple App Store, and the Amazon App Store, which will identify a malicious application and delete it.

Ladies of nowadays would
never seize to amuse me. They
hold the most expensive
phones and because they know
the worth of those phones, if
you check the phones, they are well covered with a phone-
cover. Check the screen, it's
well guarded with a screen
guard. Some
go around with Samsung
galaxy Tabs and iPads all well guarded and protected! Check
even the keys, they are
well protected with a keypad-
protector. But ironically, theese
ladies walk all over the streets
with their bodies well exposed. WHY?... It's either the
phones are worth more than
your bodies or you are yet to
recognize your worth as a
woman... So I wish to know;
which one is more valuable, The phones,
ipads, tabs or your body? Your
naked body can only
attract irresponsible guys who
will use your body to satisfy
their sexual needs but it will not attract a husband or real
men out there,take it or leave
it that's the bitter truth so re-
evaluate and set you priority
right.

EasternPride:
Who even wants to come to this hell-hole called Nigeria, where one can't even have electricity or good drinking water?
Check out the only people that come to reside in Nigeria are cobblers from Niger republic, beggars from Chad and the chief scammers and rogues from Lebanon, India and China, then u get the oil-thieves from U.K.
If not that these people come to milk the zoo dry too, they can't last a week here before they run back home.

If you like call me names, but then let's bring it down a bit.

Try it now, if there is a way u can give everybody here, perhaps schengen visa each and every Nigerian.
Don't even provide means of transportation, just give them 2 days, if u see someone remain back here, call me banza, that's how hopeless this evil entity, killer of dreams have become.

what have you contributed to this country nigeria since you were born? And who do you think can make this country better for you? South africa was developed by the whites and not the blacks, show me which country in africa is better than china? China is more populated than the whole of africa why?

MARRIAGE COUNSELLING

The
rate at which marriages
collapse now is assuming a
social status symbol in our
society. In no-time, people
will be throwing divorce parties
and invite friends and well-
wishers to celebrate their
divorce anniversaries; they
will choose aso-ebi, hire a hall
and popular musicians & what have you. Even a question like
"So when
are you getting divorced?"
will
become common. If you know
you can't handle the weight and pressures of
marriage, please remain
single. If you don't know
what
marriage is all about, please
remain single until you do. If you are getting married
because of the things you
desire or hope to gain from
the
other person, please remain
single. If you know you can't be
faithful, remain single. If you
can't endure insults from
one another, please remain
single. If you can't forgive one
another's wrongs, please remain single. If you can't
place your spouse
above every other human
being, please remain single!
Don't get married out of
desperation. "All my friends are getting
married" is the most foolish
reason to get married! If you
desire a successful
home, but your choice of
friends are forces not to reckon
with, think again. Be very
mindful of where you
go for advices, many would
give, but not many mean
well! Guys, if you know you can't put
your wife ahead of your ego,
please remain single till
you're
mature. Your wife is your
priority and EVERYTHING else including you, comes last. You
are the teacher, the guide,
the bodyguard, the role model
- you are not a deity or God.
So
do not expect to be worshipped. You need
respect,
earn it by being responsible!
Ladies, if you know you can't
be submissive, please don't go
into marriage so that you're not turned to a punch bag! If
you know you can't stand
being corrected, please
remain
single. Mr/Mrs I know it all!!!
Ladies check your domestic scorecard - if your score is 0,
please stay in your parents'
house! People, please make
your
marriages work. Read
carefully and share it with others. It
doesn't matter if you are
Married or Not. Marry for love,
marry your
friend & put God first.
Shalom!"

two ways to know a living
church.
(1) the way people dress,
(2) and the way they praise
God.
By these you can easily know wether a church a
living church or a death one,
the way dress carelessly and
feel too tired to sing or
praise God during the church
service shows that they are spiritualy weak, may God
help us,

Jose Mourinho banned from
driving for 6 months




London - A British court has
banned Chelsea manager Jose
Mourinho from driving for six
months after he was caught
speeding. The Portuguese coach pleaded
guilty to the offense but was
not at the hearing at Staines
Magistrates' Court in Surrey on
Wednesday. Mourinho was ordered to pay
910 pounds ($1,406) in fines
and court costs because of the
incident in September.

The iPhone will track how
often you have sex



When your iPhone updates to
iOS 9 in the fall, you'll be able
to track your reproductive
health -- including how often you have sex and whether or
not you used protection.
As part of its upcoming iOS 9
release, Apple will launch a
new set of HealthKit features
that will let you log information about menstrual
cycles and specific physical
changes, such as basal body
temperature, cervical mucus
quality, and spotting.
There will also be a way for people to track sexual activity
in the pre-installed app. You
can even input ovulation test
results.
Apple keeps that data private
by default, but you can choose to send it to your doctor or
anonymously provide your
information to universities and
physicians for research studies.
There are no shortage of
gizmos and apps already in the app store that track
reproductive health data, and
the updated HealthKit app will
work with those apps and
devices as well.
Apple is set to bundle these functions under its new
"Reproductive Health" brand,
which the company unveiled
Monday morning during its
World Wide Developers
Conference. Apple is making more of an effort to develop
software for female users -- an
area it had previously
overlooked.
If you're eager to try out the
new feature, a preview of iOS 9 will be available for the
general public to test in July._CNN

Dangote opens 2.5 million
mta cement plant in Ethiopia

With a prospect of about 7000 job opportunities in Ethiopia, President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote yesterday opened his 2.5million mtpa cement plant with a charge on African leaders to make environment conducive for the growth of real sector as a sure way of creating jobs to reduce poverty in the continent. Dangote, who was speaking shortly before the Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Hailemariam Dessalegn cut the tape to inaugurate the plant said that achieving a real economic integration in Africa would require that Africans work together to ensure economic and political stability on the continent. Aliko Dangote Besides, he stated that conscious efforts must be made to break down the barriers and borders between countries so as to allow free flow of goods, services and people. Dangote stressed the need for a genuine collaboration between the private sector and governments at all levels for the much needed real sector growth, noting that there must be deliberate efforts to encourage Africans, not just foreigners alone, to invest in Africa. “Take for example, my company, the Dangote Cement is currently investing in 16 African countries, with plans to
invest in many more over the next few years. There are a number of other successful pan-African brands today such as MTN, Shoprite and Ecobank. We need to encourage this trend to see more investments in Africa by Africans. “Above all, there is the need to encourage the private sector to
collaborate with governments across Africa, to address the issue of infrastructure deficit, which has plagued the continent for decades”, he advised. Said he: “I believe that manufacturing, and not trading, is the best way to grow an economy. This event, which we are witnessing today, attests to the fact that we took the right decision when we decided to transit from trading in our home country, Nigeria, into manufacturing, in 1996. “Dangote Cement is currently simultaneously setting up new cement plants and terminals across 16 African countries, including Ethiopia. This is in line with our long-term vision to become one of the world’s biggest cement producers. We envisage that by the time we complete all our ongoing African projects, we will be on track to achieving our target.” He explained that the various developmental projects, including the construction of the continent’s largest hydro- power dam, makes Ethiopia a beautiful bride to investors. While commending the government and appreciating the country’s remarkable economic achievement, Dangote said that the favourable investment climate together with abundant raw materials and sustainable peace attracted him to invest in Ethiopia. According to him, in addition to supplying 2.5 million metric tonnes of cement per annum to the market, Dangote Cement Plant has also created direct employment for about 2,000 people in the main plant operation and 5,000 indirect job opportunities. Inaugurating the Dangote Cement Plant established with over 600 million USD direct investment in Muger Town, Prime Minister Hailemariam said Ethiopia representing a lucrative market, is a destination of choice for investors with a population of well over 95 million people and a growing middle class. Declaring Dangote Cement plant in the Mugher District of Ethiopia open: Pix shows Prime
Minister, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Mr. Hailemariam Desalegne, (2nd left); Alhaji Aliko Dangote, right, the Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Mr. Godwin Emefiele, (2nd right); President of The Oromia National Regional State – His Excellency Ato Muktar Kedir, (left) at the occasion. According to the Premier, with the government’s focus on harnessing the competitive and comparative economic advantages of the country, Ethiopia is ready to host more and more quality investments that leave a positive mark on its non-stopping development journey. He said his government has been taking all the necessary measures to make the country suitable for foreign investment and adequately conducive for local investors. “I am hopeful that the continued interest and presence of self-made industrialists such as Alhaji Dangote in investment projects
in Ethiopia’s diverse sectors and their successful experience can and should go a long way in encouraging local investment”, Hailemariam enthused. Ethiopian Industry Minister, Ahmed Abetew said the importance of industry for sustainable development could not be over emphasized and that was why the government has accorded the sector a priority. He expressed the hope that the involvement of Dangote in the cement industry in Ethiopia will play a significant role in cement production. It would be recalled that the construction of the cement factory commenced in 2012. Lying on 134 hectares of land, the factory which has a capacity to produce 2.5 million tons of cement annually is constructed by Sinoma International Engineering, a giant Chinese construction firm.

Dangote opens 2.5 million
mta cement plant in Ethiopi



with a prospect of about 7000 job opportunities in Ethiopia, President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote yesterday opened his 2.5million mtpa cement plant with a charge on African leaders to make environment conducive for the growth of real sector as a sure way of creating jobs to reduce poverty in the continent. Dangote, who was speaking shortly before the Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Hailemariam Dessalegn cut the tape to inaugurate the plant said that achieving a real economic integration in Africa would require that Africans work together to ensure economic and political stability on the continent. Aliko Dangote Besides, he stated that conscious efforts must be made to break down the barriers and borders between countries so as to allow free flow of goods, services and people. Dangote stressed the need for a genuine collaboration between the private sector and governments at all levels for the much needed real sector growth, noting that there must be deliberate efforts to encourage Africans, not just foreigners alone, to invest in Africa. “Take for example, my company, the Dangote Cement is currently investing in 16 African countries, with plans to
invest in many more over the next few years. There are a number of other successful pan-African brands today such as MTN, Shoprite and Ecobank. We need to encourage this trend to see more investments in Africa by Africans. “Above all, there is the need to encourage the private sector to
collaborate with governments across Africa, to address the issue of infrastructure deficit, which has plagued the continent for decades”, he advised. Said he: “I believe that manufacturing, and not trading, is the best way to grow an economy. This event, which we are witnessing today, attests to the fact that we took the right decision when we decided to transit from trading in our home country, Nigeria, into manufacturing, in 1996. “Dangote Cement is currently simultaneously setting up new cement plants and terminals across 16 African countries, including Ethiopia. This is in line with our long-term vision to become one of the world’s biggest cement producers. We envisage that by the time we complete all our ongoing African projects, we will be on track to achieving our target.” He explained that the various developmental projects, including the construction of the continent’s largest hydro- power dam, makes Ethiopia a beautiful bride to investors. While commending the government and appreciating the country’s remarkable economic achievement, Dangote said that the favourable investment climate together with abundant raw materials and sustainable peace attracted him to invest in Ethiopia. According to him, in addition to supplying 2.5 million metric tonnes of cement per annum to the market, Dangote Cement Plant has also created direct employment for about 2,000 people in the main plant operation and 5,000 indirect job opportunities. Inaugurating the Dangote Cement Plant established with over 600 million USD direct investment in Muger Town, Prime Minister Hailemariam said Ethiopia representing a lucrative market, is a destination of choice for investors with a population of well over 95 million people and a growing middle class. Declaring Dangote Cement plant in the Mugher District of Ethiopia open: Pix shows Prime
Minister, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Mr. Hailemariam Desalegne, (2nd left); Alhaji Aliko Dangote, right, the Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Mr. Godwin Emefiele, (2nd right); President of The Oromia National Regional State – His Excellency Ato Muktar Kedir, (left) at the occasion. According to the Premier, with the government’s focus on harnessing the competitive and comparative economic advantages of the country, Ethiopia is ready to host more and more quality investments that leave a positive mark on its non-stopping development journey. He said his government has been taking all the necessary measures to make the country suitable for foreign investment and adequately conducive for local investors. “I am hopeful that the continued interest and presence of self-made industrialists such as Alhaji Dangote in investment projects
in Ethiopia’s diverse sectors and their successful experience can and should go a long way in encouraging local investment”, Hailemariam enthused. Ethiopian Industry Minister, Ahmed Abetew said the importance of industry for sustainable development could not be over emphasized and that was why the government has accorded the sector a priority. He expressed the hope that the involvement of Dangote in the cement industry in Ethiopia will play a significant role in cement production. It would be recalled that the construction of the cement factory commenced in 2012. Lying on 134 hectares of land, the factory which has a capacity to produce 2.5 million tons of cement annually is constructed by Sinoma International Engineering, a giant Chinese construction firm.

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Stay away from Nigeria, NANS
tells Jacob Zuma

President Jacob Zuma The National Association of Nigerian Students has advised South African President, Jacob Zuma, to stay away from the inauguration of the president- elect, Muhammadu Buhari. The organisation also threatened to storm the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, should Zuma step into the country’s airport. According to the association, Zuma should keep off as his visit will be an insult to the sensibility of Nigerians over his alleged poor handling of the xenophobic attacks on Nigerians and other migrant foreigners in South Africa. A statement by NANS President, Tijani Usman, noted that Zuma’s inability to “apologise to Nigerians like he did to Mozambique”, despite the sacrifices the country made for South Africa, was unfortunate. He said, “We wish to advise the South African President (Jacob Zuma) to rather stay at home and address burning issues, rather than embarking on a visit that is the least desirable. “The South African President’s failure to apologise to Nigeria for the losses the country and our citizens incurred during the xenophobic attacks on foreigners leaves a bitter taste in the mouth. There is therefore, no point felicitating with a people who clearly do not matter much to you. President Zuma’s visit will only amount to pretence.” NANS further restated its earlier position that it will henceforth not hesitate to clamp down on South African investments in the country should any incident of xenophobic attacks recur.

Jkyoung:
Hausa's are bastards I swear mind you, don't quote me, whether Benue or not they are all northerners

and your people are good right?
Idiot

Breaking News!!! Tomorrow is D-Day for all foreign nationals. South Africans are planning a massive attack like never before! Please stay away from actonville, benoni town and other areas as they said to be entering into schools be save your children and keep them at home They will be stopping taxis and beating up all foreign nationals found. Help combat it by sending this message to all your contacts. Act NOW and FAST!!! The lives of our fellow Africans is at stake. ANCYL
Got this msg now I'm not sure if its true
Please read this and pass to your friends in SA, u might just save a life!! A train full of Zulus left Durban today, heading for Jhb and pretoria!! These man are armed and they are going to be killing any foreigner they meet tomorrow!! Please lets stand together and against this spirit of death that is gripping SA tomorrow! Please tell all your friends and relatives to avoid the following areas: Hillbrow, Berea, Carlton Centre, Northgate, eastgate, westgate, southgate, Cresta, Montecasino, Boksburg, Benoni, albertine!!! Please pass foward, u may just save a life!!!

SA warned against fighting Boko Haram in Nigeria
Cape Town – A military expert has reportedly warned South Africa would be under threat if the country's soldiers joined African Union (AU) forces in the fight against Boko Haram militants in Nigeria.
According to Times Live, Military analyst Helmoed Heitman said the threat of terror attacks closer to home would increase if SA troops led the AU force in the battle against the terror group in Nigeria.
This comes as the AU is reportedly said to be mulling plans to deploy its military intervention force to fight the Islamic group.
Boko Haram has killed thousands in a five-year rebellionwhich is seen as the biggest security threat to Africa's top oil producer and is a headache for President Goodluck Jonathan ahead of what is likely to be a closely fought vote on 14 February.
There is also the risk of the militants destabilising neighbouring countries
At least 11 320 Nigerian refugees have fled the violence by crossing into neighbouring Chad since the start of the year, according to reports.
President Jonathan was recently quoted as saying over 13 000 people were killed in 2014.
The United Nations on Tuesday called on Nigeria to restore law and order in the northeast and investigate "mass killings" of civiliansblamed on Boko Haram insurgents.
Twitter has been abuzz with comments about AU's involvement in Nigeria.Take a look at some of the tweets.

@loyisothevictor @BAfricansI hope SA doesn't lead mission of AU to fight Boko Haram. They will bring the war onto SA streets. Scary— Nobesuthu Cele

(@ma_Ndosi) January 14, 2015
Question should be whether Nigeria wants help to fight #BokoHaram, if so an AU mission, not SA should be deployed. SA must avoid patronizing— Mbuyiseni Ndlozi

(@MbuyiseniNdlozi) January 14, 2015
#BokoHaram: AU should provide more support to Nigeria through arms supplies & increased presence of peacekeeping forces. - @SantoshVKalyan

lol south Africans with there cowards life. Boko are not nigerians most of them are from Libya, Saudi Arabia, Sudan Pakistan, etc, there they are planning to capture the whole of all for Islam. They may soon be in your country. I heard they plan is to fight every Africa country that is rule by a Christian president until they make life uncomfortable for him then he step down. If care is not taken Islam is going to cuase a 3rd World War. Sorry for Africa.

South African and Ghanian guys should stop their insulting Nigeria if not i will unsubscribe they all on nairaland.
Take note. Leave nigeria alone no country is perfect.

dbaptist1:
He's not an anglican noooo
He is coming and He shall reign
u shuld be ur broda's keeper , dnt criticize
u shuld be ur sista's keeper dnt scandalize
for the body of Christ is not divided
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[color=#990000][/color][b]he is coming and he shall reignnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn[font=Lucida Sans Unicode]

please help me with this lyrics
God bless you

romsky:
Jesus is coming again
He is coming & He shall reign
He's not a catholic no o
^{sing with me ya'all}

please bros help me with a complete lyrics of that panama Percy Paul song. God bless you

chimerase2:
Tosin no 3 vex me eh
One side chick told me she was a virgin and she hate sex die dat she has not even hugged a guy before
while she was not
I was shocked de day I inserted ma sim card on the phone slut
I was like yeeeeh
I leta asked her why she lied and she said she was sorry it was a mistake

hahaha you are a bad guy

akoaki:
Nigerians dont like to hear the truth and that is why the politicians lie to us. The message about Nigeria being very dangerous is a known fact to all. We should stop being in denial and challenge the government to live up to its responsibility.

mumu how many countries have you visited in your life??

Please i need your advice on everything concerning international relations, universities that offers it, requirements, and the rest, did i need a credit in French language in my weac??
Thank you all this is my first topic here,

DieeDiee:
@Kinkybraids: babe you should have said "I" or "my friends and I" because you don't speak for SA women.


Sorry to be the bubble burstor here, but even the topic title is misleading. The majority of SA women do not lust after Naija men (or any foreigner) as they have a stigma attached to them (its no secret SA is xenophobic). Another bubble burst - in actual fact Naija men are most probably right at the bottom (thanks to the reputation carved out by your fellow countrymen/women) then there's the fact that Nigerian men are aggressive, arrogant, domineering and don't know how to charm a woman (all they know is to woo with money which obviously the woman will take and the reason most SA women will date a Naija - please note they most often always have an SA boyfriend on the side whom they dream about marrying - again to stress: most not all.)

As for SA men not being well endowed: honey, I'm not sure which corner of SA you live in... Besides all that nonsense about big hands and big feet is just that - nonsense. I dated two foreigners and they had the tiniest things I had ever laid my eyes on.

am sorry nigerian men use money to woo s.a women,
why south African men use force and rape there women thats why they rape there women in every 26minute... Raping their women and killing people is the order of de day in your country....
#Bastards

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Please yesterday i was checking something on wikipedia and i saw Nigeria on the list of 27 African countries that are still practicing FGHM, i was amaze,
please which state in NIGERIA THAT FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION IS BEING CARRIED OUT??