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Gabkosh:
Hahahahaha, says person that their Fulani masters did not allow their security to see the light of the day kikikikii

You're here talking crap. And foolanis are busy wiping y'all out in your slummish shitthol, and you're not talking anything about it. Foolish afonja with foolish mentality

koning:
Is Anambra a city?. Why do you guys always talk about Anambra as if it is a city. There is no city in Anambra state named "anambra".

Awka, nnewi or Onitsha. Choose one.

Is Uyo, Enugu, Calabar a city. Answer me

InvertedHammer:
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When will Abuja develop into a major city with booming downtown? It is a glorified slum.

Looking down at Abuja from an international flight during arrival, one may think they are flying into Angwan Rogo.

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Abuja a glorified slum. You must be really high on shekpe. Most of you just sit in your slummish Village Begin to type nonsense. No state, I repeat, no state in Nigeria will ever come close to Abuja when it comes to development. Nonsense

Shma:
it is mombasa not bombasa
Abuja can't stand mombasa, So?

Mtchwwe

bluefilm:
Yes.

Enugu Amaka.

samorobo:
...baba dey para oooo

The guy want make I change am 4 am walai

gallivant:
Why can't you mind yours kid? Lol smh

You're always seeking for my attention. Focus on your gutter. Just stick to the gutter pig.

Shma:
Your fellow colleague was talking about promenade, I pressured he ment pleasure,
And going by that logic, Nairobi can't come close to Mombasa.
Going by amenities, Nairobi and mombasa beats Lagos.
Going by number of guys who love pleasure, naija wins.

Your nairobi and Bombasa can't even come close to Port Harcourt. You're very stupid.

Shma:
But as compared to Lagos, mombasa has it all.
I don't know about Durban.

Bombasa should first compete with Ibadan or kano. Your second village you call city is a complete joke.

popizaino:
This is the same way you told me I googled names of places in ghana the last time I argued here. Give it up man. Ghana is not your father's property that any Tom dick and Harry can't visit. The guy is truthful, and no amount of what you inquire from him will make it a lie.

How is it your concern. Can't you just mind your business and let them to defend their country.

Kazikazi:
Border closures between TZ and Zambia won't change a hunger situation in Kenya.It won't even change the current status of locusts in Kenya.It won't change the damage done by floods in kenya

samorobo:
Lol he would be very very bitter...

Allah nice one sammy

samorobo:
The Nigerian LNG Limited has awarded the engineering, procurement and construction contracts for its Train 7 project to the SCD JV Consortium, comprising Saipem of Italy, Japan’s Chiyoda and Daewoo of South Korea.

The NLNG announced the signing of the contracts at a webinar on Wednesday evening.

The company had in September 2019 said that it had issued a Letter of Intent for the EPC contracts to SCD JV Consortium.

The Train 7 project aims to increase the company’s production capacity from 22 metric tonnes per annum to about 30 MTPA, and will form part of the investment of over $10bn, including the upstream scope of the LNG value chain, according to the company.

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, said, “With the award of the EPC contracts, the construction phase of Train 7 can now commence in earnest.

“The award of an EPC contract in the industry is welcome news anywhere in the world. Although it might mean more competition for industry operators, it ultimately promises greater availability of cleaner energy necessary for the sustainability of the environment.”

The Managing Director, NLNG, said, “Today marks yet another milestone in Nigeria LNG’s journey in being a global LNG company helping to build a better Nigeria.”

“On December 27, 2019, our shareholders took the Final Investment Decision for the Train 7 Project, in a bid to expand our operations and increase our production and export capacity by 35 per cent from 22 to 30 million tonnes per annum.

“In September last year, the NLNG issued a Letter of Intent to the preferred bidder, SCD JV Consortium, who emerged through a very robust competitive process. That was a strong indication of our readiness for the project execution.”

The NLNG is jointly owned by the Federal Government, represented by the NNPC (49 per cent), and three international oil companies, namely Shell (25.6 per cent), Total (15 per cent) and Eni (10.4 per cent).

The Group Managing Director, NNP

Nice one? Rvpig should see this and weep for his country.

samorobo:
True..I am.most optimistic about NLNG...I will be post the latest development about that project...it's a game changer and perfect for our diversification plan..

It's indeed a game changer. Please do so, maybe I can join you to post some. I may even post my company where I work for. It's even in Google

TayserMahri:
Special effort was made to hide Ebele...

samorobo:
Lol this is beautiful...rvp and the rest doomsayers will never like this...that said.
It good to see that that facility will generate more revenue than oil....our diversification plan is rolling out just fine...
I am also gladen that the president has revisited the resuscitation of ajaokuta steel plant ..

I didn't even see this comments. Well, you're right? There are so many companies springing up this days apart from oil. At least, this will bring jobs for the youths and reduce the poverty in Nigeria. We get plenty company for naija ooh, Sammy. Atiku Alon has 300 companies here in Nigeria

samorobo:
What is utawezana...okonkwo is a Nigerian name...sounds igbo

Forget mtis abeg. Mtis don go take shekpe

TayserMahri:
Wanyama is african name. Victor is baptism name as the hoodwinked masses say... by the way, that only exists in European colonies. You wont find Harry Kane or Harry winks introducing themselves as...well, Harry is my baptism name while winks is the local tribesname. But Goodluck Jonathan is full blooded caucanderthal.

His name is Goodluck ebele Jonathan. Not goodluck Jonathan. Omo nawa for you oh e be like say you love dat name no be small

TayserMahri:
Its a general WA thing though. The obscene need to sound fully European. There's also Goodluck Jonathan and Jerry Rawlings.

What of Victor Wanyama

Igbosmoker:
Abuja
Lagos
Uyo
Enugu
Calabar

Which of these cities have the finest roads and good road network? I personally will go for Abuja

Enugu

Tissaia:
Neither Amechi doesn't have support of his people, while Tinubu doesn't have good image. The North wants Osibanjo or....

Sharaaaap

Akwa Ibom Coconut Refinery, Nigeria’s Future Beckons
Wednesday, May 13th, 2020 | News

By Essien Ndueso

When Governor Udom Emmanuel set out to lubricate the once virgin well of agriculture in Akwa Ibom State with the establishment of Africa’s biggest coconut oil refinery, most people had no idea of coconut’s enormous potentials. But the Governor went ahead, displaying his propensity to plan towards an economy beyond crude oil, as if he knew that a certain Coronavirus pandemic would soon bring the world on its knees.



The St. Gabriel Coconut Oil Factory located in Ikot Ekpuk, Mkpat Enin Local Government of the State is handled by VKS Nigeria Construction Limited. The factory which has a projected capacity of processing one million coconuts a day, will commence with a starting capacity of 300,000 coconuts daily. It was flagged off by Governor Emmanuel on May 24, 2017, as part of activities to mark his second year in Office. With a projection of being a future Nigeria might have to fall back on, the refinery project is visionary because of the multi-faceted use of the coconut. As Governor Emmanuel himself put it, the coconut has over 365 uses, implying that there is a different function for the coconut in each day of the year. In cosmetics products, automobiles industry, confectionery, physiotherapy, medicine and general catering, coconut asserts itself as the future the world had longed for.

In recent years, coconut oil has emerged as a potential ‘miracle’ food and source of revenue. Some health specialists and nutritionists have asserted that the coconut oil is capable of promoting health benefits, such as weight reduction, cholesterol lowering, prevention of cardiovascular diseases, and anti-inflammatory effect, among others.

The refinery project which is currently nearing completion has enjoyed the support of host communities, implying that they acceded to the Governor’s charge when he sued for the cooperation of youths in Ikot Abasi, Mkpat Enin and Eastern Obolo and sounded a note of warning to the leaders of the community to resist the temptation of harassing the contractors in order not to frustrate the progress of the factory. As a deal, during the flag off, the State House of Assembly member for Ikot Abasi / Eastern Obolo, Honourable Uduak Ududoh had registered the gratitude of his people to the governor for keeping his electoral promises of providing employment opportunities to indigenes of the area and assured of a pact of peace.

Indeed, the employment opportunities have been encouraging. The project manager, Mr Alper Yilmaz affirmed that eventhough at 80 percent completion no fewer than 1000 people had been engaged at various stages of the project execution which is currently at the state of production line installation. Before the current pandemic, some production lines had arrived and installations are underway, albeit hampered by the Covid-19 lockdown.

This writer visited the coconut refinery project and work had indeed reached an advanced stage. An indigene of the community and Assistant Safety Officer at the project site, Unyime Oliver, expressed gratitude to Governor Udom Emmanuel for having the once neglected Mkpat Enin in his development plan, which has granted youths of the community the opportunity to use the knowledge and skills acquired in School to work. The Warehouse Manager, Ibanga Nsisong averred the project as the first of its kind in West Africa, which will rescue over 5000 unemployed youths from awarding of contracts, to direct and indirect labour. Other workers recounted the challenges of job hunting they faced before the project commenced and described the project as a welcome development that will engage and create wealth for the youths of the community and the people of Akwa Ibom State.But the Health and Safety Supervisor, Mr Aniekan Samuel Peters, went a step further when he thanked the State Government for always releasing funds for equipment to ensure an accident free working environment and prayed for the sustainability of the project beyond the lifespan of the present administration.

The refinery itself, according to the Managing Director of VKS Nigeria Construction Limited, Onur Kumral, sits on a total landmass 78,487 square meters earmarked for the refinery, and this further shows the seriousness at a time when oil from coconut is more expensive than crude oil.

Aggressive construction began in 2017 after the flag off, and on September 25, 2018, Governor Udom Emmanuel inspected the level of work at the coconut refinery project site. Impressed at the pace of work, Governor Udom Emmanuel explained that the foreign market is already ready for the produce of the refinery and described the project as the biggest in Africa, and another project of his administration that will elevate the youths of Akwa Ibom state.

Speaking with newsmen shortly after the inspection, Governor Udom Emmanuel explained that the facility will employ thousands across the state and that the revenue from coconut oil surpasses the revenue from crude oil daily. He furthered that the refinery which will also process palm kernels, will give birth to smaller factories that will process other parts of the coconut fruit.

The facility boasts of administrative offices, production areas, technical spaces, industrial firefighting systems, water treatment plants, effluent treatment plants and residential quarters for technical and managerial staff as well as Green parking areas for tractors carrying raw materials.

If the factory is billed to process and refine over one million coconuts daily, is the state ready to provide the raw materials to feed production? There is the state coconut plantation on 11,000 hectares of land at the Eastern Obolo, Ikot Abasi, Mkpat Enin axis of the state which is meant to accommodate over two million coconut trees. Already, a clarion call has been sounded to all farmers in the state to cultivate coconut as it will be a major revenue spinner in the State’s economy in few months . To show the imperatives of this, the state government had few months ago directed all local government authorities in the state to dedicate at least 50 hectares of land for the cultivation of coconut while 230 public schools were also directed to plant at least 300 coconut trees in their respective premises. But all of these will still not be enough to feed the factory, meaning that all the coconuts produced in Nigeria and neighbouring African countries will have to find their way to the emerging coconut processing hub.

Following his visit to the state recently, renowned journalist and columnist Sam Omatseye had this to say about the Refinery in a piece titled ‘The Udom Challenge’, published in the Nation Newspaper of March 16, 2020, “For a region that teems with forests, it is open for work. The St Gabriel Coconut refinery is still under construction, with work at an advanced stage. It plans to refine 300,000 coconuts a day. This hub will spur agricultural work and employment to feed this buzz of factory needs. All over the state, Governor Emmanuel touts his completion agenda. He has challenged himself. To set up an infrastructure work is one thing, to turn them into fruits is another. Harvests, however, are afoot already.”

Governor Udom Emmanuel has indeed shown that his industrialization agenda in Akwa Ibom, is not a hoax. At least the giant flying birds, Ibom Air attest to the sincerity and commitment of his administration to match policies with action.

Apart from the Kings Flour Mill, the Jubilee Syringe Manufacturing company, Lion Plywood/Timber Manufacturing Company, the rice mills, Metering Solutions Company among others industries established by Governor Udom Emmanuel’s administration, the coconut refinery is one that will contribute in skyrocketing the economy of Akwa Ibom State as it gives hope to individual coconut farmers as a ready market for their farm produce and offers direct and indirect benefits to several others.

These fit the words of Frank Herbert that “good governance never depends upon laws but upon the personal qualities of those who govern”

Finnese001:
that babe is something else, though I feel her Alot because her comments are always funny

The babe just like commenting on anything concerning Igbo. All her comments are full of hates. And me and her go put leg for inside one tight trouser for this forum. Walai

Finnese001:
are you a prophet bro

how you take know say I got love for that babe

I just guess ne

Kazikazi:
Hohohoho
Pwahapwapwa Pwahapwapwa

Is this a boat or something?

They're even jubilating

Amarabae:
yes o, thats why even davido is worshipping his Igbo goddess,
its a big achievement.

Amara baby. Who dey make you vex like this nau. Chillax dear

Tissaia:
We ignos (the Jews, the developers, the intelligent, the choosing people) don't want anything that av to do with zoo, biafra will rise and our Messiah lamidi cownu will take us back to the promised Land.

Foolish fool all your post are just foolish and hopeless just like you don't go and find a solution to cure that poverty in that your foolish region. Dey here dey Mumu around. Na Igbo matter go kill you. And Na still Igbo guy go still chuk you prick Public ashawo

TayserMahri:
We dont meddle with anyone's internal affairs, unless those affairs directly impact our internal affairs. Reports of Kenya meddling with Somalia's internal affairs are grossly exaggerated.

What's even the alshabab problem. What did they want from Kenya. What are their biggest aim in Kenya

Tissaia:
Mtsww. I started disliking Buhari appointment this days, he forgets that's the North contributed 100% for his election. The appointments should be 80% northerners and 20% SW but they will shout democracy blah blah blah mtsww

This one own. I no know wether Na boy or girl. But your stupidity is beyond repair walai

Na today