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TheOnlyUyai:
Is that not still slavery? Take this from someone that knows the nitty-gritty of the job. Asides from that, you will work to always please your bosses. Very toxic environment. Abegii.

Well, I worked there for a year and I spoke from experience.

Call Centre was not a bad experience aha

TheOnlyUyai:
Slavery job. Lol.

It's better than the cleaning forget.

They have flexible schedule.. the only thing is you won't have time for your own personal development

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Go to multichoice.. they take OND guys as customer service agents.

Pay is 35k and they also give Food and Transportation allowance sef

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What's the total cost of setting all these up especially the tools needed cos getting emails is a big work on its own sef. Buying domain is easy but email marketing and advertising are the bulk of the problem so please kindly give ideas on how to go about them (you've kind of explained advertising to some extent sha)

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jaycerichh:
I'm coming back to say, yes it actually did blend after some hours of waiting

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jclassiq:
Ok so digital switchover means it's no longer free-to-air? That's bad.

Yeah. Very bad

This show fell..

Silverbird TV weren't wise enough at all with the digital switchover thing they did.

How do you do a digital switchover in a country of 200 million people with less than quarter of the population using a digital receiver/decoder back then?

If not now that GOTV and STARTIMES entered the market and we have about 10million households with digital receiver/decoder.


Ben Bruce used to preach common sense but he forgot to apply his own teachings.

Anyways, congrats to the beautiful Oluchi.

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https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/08/gov-emmanuels-infrastructural-transformation-commendable-outstanding-atiku/

Former Nigerian Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has described Governor Udom Emmanuel’s led massive economic development and infrastructural transformation in Akwa Ibom State as commendable and worthy of emulation.

The former Vice President stated this on Tuesday, when he paid a visit to the state as part of his tour across the nation to ascertain the state of affairs in the country.

The 2019 PDP presidential candidate appreciated the level of economic development in the state and commended previous leaders for their selfless contributions which laid the foundation for rapid economic and industrial growth.

In his words, “Quite a number of things have endeared me to Governor Udom Emmanuel, the infrastructural development in the state, the other sectors of the economy in the state particularly the industrialization policy of the governor and couple with social sector development health care and education these are very key areas of human development and he has not left them untouched. He has made a very remarkable impact so that actually impressed me”.

“I used to come to this state when it was barely nothing, and I want to pay tributes to Governor Victor Attah who laid the foundation this state today. We are here today to further cement that relationship, that brotherhood so that we can further take this state to the next level and the country also to the next level. We want to commend your brotherly welcome and hospitality extended to us which we acknowledge Akwa Ibom is at the top”, he said.

Atiku who decried the downward economic situation of the nation, however said, comparatively, Nigeria fared better under the leadership of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) saying.

Hear him, “Just compare the economic indices during the PDP and also the APC reign, the growth in GDP and industrialization and other sectors of the economy, we did extremely well and we also promoted the growth of the private sector”.

Also speaking, former Governor of Niger State, Babangida Aliyu Muazu, described Governor Emmanuel as a silent achiever.

According to Muazu, “Governor Udom Emmanuel has done so well with little noise in Akwa Ibom State, and has also succeeded in taming those that do not know that their tenure ends in eight years. He is one of the few with the ability to ensure that our party the PDP remains united”.

Receiving the guests, Governor Udom Emmanuel welcomed the former Vice President and his entourage to Akwa Ibom State, describing him as a detribalized leader who is committed towards the growth and progress of the nation.

’You are someone that we admire, today if you check the leaders of this country there are few leaders like you who are highly detribalized”, he noted.

Governor Emmanuel stated that Akwa Ibom though richly endowed with mineral resources has not been given a fair share of its resources, lamenting the deprivation of the state evident in the near absence of federal government projects.

In his words, “You are one of the leaders I believe if God had given you an opportunity earlier than now, probably, Akwa Ibom wouldn’t have been where we are now, we have been badly cheated. A state that sits on 36.5% oil and gas reserves of this nation let them tell you what the federal government’s presence is, every single dual-carriage way you drive here is done by the state government, every single structure you see in the state outside the Police they posted to me they have not given me anything.

“I don’t even have a depot to store downstream petroleum product, I am developing one of the smartest and modern airport development in this continent, the simplest appreciation I would have gotten from the federal government would have been to give me a fuel Jet A1 dump as an Oil and Gas producing state”.

He thanked the team for commending his strides in the state, and restated that he is committed to making life meaningful to people in the state through efficient management of the resources accrued.

Cc. Lalasticlala, Mynd44

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Security

Section 14(2)(b) of the 1999 Constitution provides that the security and welfare of the people shall be the primary purpose of government. The Emmanuel Udom led administration has done so much to ensure a peaceful and secure state. It has attained the status of the most peaceful State in Nigeria. Nigeria Police Force ranked Akwa Ibom as the lowest in crime index in Nigeria for the year 2017. In 2020, His Excellency donated 30 new patrol trucks to security agencies. Furthermore, the administration has carried out sensitization Campaign against Child Abuse, Child Trafficking, Child Abandonment and Baby Factory in the State. It has also granted amnesty to numerous militants in the state who are undergoing rehabilitation. The superb manner in which the administration handled the security challenges arising from the #EndSARS# protest is noteworthy. His Excellency is aware of the fact that no meaningful development that take place in an environment of insecurity, chaos and anarchy. Hence, all hands are on deck to ensure there is peace and security in the state.

In conclusion, the last six years of the present administration has been one in which the government has consistently delivered on the dividends of democracy. Just as path of the just is as the shining light, that shines more and more unto the perfect day , the indigenes of Akwa Ibom state can look forward to a better and brighter future in the last two years of Governor Udom’s administration.


Source: https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2021/08/13/six-years-of-result-driven-governance-under-emmanuel-udom/

Sports

It came as no surprise to many when His Excellency was awarded as Sports Governor of the Year 2017 by the National Sports Award, which aims to appreciate, honour and reward outsatanding sports men and women who through their performance on the international stage, have won laurels and brought glory to Nigeria, as well as administrators, managers, and other stakeholders whose exceptional contributions have significantly advancde the cause of sports. In the same year, the State was voted as best in Sports infrastructure, best in grass root sports development and best in fans supportership.

From the inception of the administration in 2015, it has been from one story of success to the other in the sports industry. Within few months of His Excellency’s administration, Akwa United won the FA Cup in 2015, a record in the 53 year old history of the prestigious tournament. The same feat was repeated in 2017. In that same year during the National Youth Sport Festival held in Kwara State, Akwa Ibom emerged second position.

Health

Governor Udom Emmanuel has left no stone unturned in the revamping of the health sector for effective healthcare delivery for the people of the state.

Before now, a great number of hospitals in the state were in the state of ineffectiveness with decayed structures, insufficient medical equipments for. In other cases, some of these hospitals were secondary habitats for reptiles: Ituk Mbang General Hospital, Ikono General Hospital, e.t.c, are good examples.

While the state government has intensified efforts to establish new hospitals across the state, the already existing ones are receiving a facelift. For example, General Hospital, Etinan, has been reconstructed and equipped with top-notch medical equipment. Residents of Ikono can attest to the fact that the General Hospital, Ikono, has not just been reconstructed but now has state-of-the-art medical equipment installed in the hospital. To ensure the procured equipment are utilised to the fullest and manned properly, 20 Biomedical Engineers were trained for maintenance of equipment while they will train others in turn.

While commissioning the remodeled and reconstructed General Hospital, Etinan, on September 23, 2017, and in appreciation of the feat recorded by Governor Udom Emmanuel in the health sector, the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo stated thus: “This is an extremely useful project, it is the type of project, I believe touches the lives of the people directly”.

Immanuel General Hospital, Eket, has also been remodeled and equipped. The hospital has been digitized to cater for healthcare challenges in line with the current times. It has been equipped with the most modern intensive care unit facilities. While commissioning the hospital, the Governor maintained that he was going to extend the same to Ikot Abasi and Ikot Ekpene General Hospitals

Human Capacity Development

Revolution in the education sector forms the crux of the Akwa Ibom State Government’s focus. This revolution, best described as war in the education sector, comes with a physical revamp of infrastructure, retraining of teachers, employment of new ones and security of facilities.

Governor Udom Emmanuel made this known on Saturday, January 2, 2021 at the Government House Banquet Hall, during a special solemn assembly to usher in the New Year 2021 and rededicate the state to God. He said “In 2021 we have declared war on education the same way we declared on healthcare in the state before Covid-19. We have a comprehensive education agenda…We’ve mapped out. We have an education think-tank. We’ve linked up with all the Akwa Ibom eggheads across the world and we meet with them on zoom; wherever you are, once we know you have something to contribute to the development of the state, education-wise, we contact you…We have been compiling and we are going to launch out aggressively. We will start with physical infrastructures of those schools…We will train the teachers; all the secondary schools in Uyo must be fenced round beginning from this January and we will provide security men in those schools to keep the facilities we buy in those schools. Let us correct this anomaly”.

Aviation Development

Ibom Air currently has a fleet of seven bombardiers CRJ 900 aircraft, and currently covers 6 destinations (Uyo, Lagos, Abuja, Calabar, Port Harcourt and Enugu), and makes 22 flights daily. The airline is considering domestic expansion in its travel routes. It may soon add the newly inaugurated Bayelsa International Airport to its domestic route network after the Bayelsa state government approached the Government of Akwa Ibom over partnership possibilities. The choice of the airline to serve Bayelsa was predicated on Akwa Ibom’s proximity and the smooth relations between the states. Furthermore, Ibom Air will soon expand its operations into Gambia. Following his meeting with the Gambian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mohamadou Musa Njie, Governor Udom stated as follows “We are actually planning a regional flight with Ibom Air, so we hope by next month we should take delivery of two brand new A220-300 series Airbuses, we want to use that for regional flights. I will get this to be discussed at the directors meeting of Ibom Air so that we can also consider Banjul”. In June 2021, the two new A220-300 series were added to the Ibom Air. While receiving the new aircrafts, Governor Udom stated that 10 Airbus A 220-300 series will be added to the fleet of Ibom Air before his tenure elapses in 2023.

Giving his inaugural Address, on May 29, 2015, Governor Emmanuel said”I stand before you today not as a master but as a servant and not as a boss but as a co-labourer. I accept, with great humility and sense of responsibility, the mandate you have freely given to me to hold power in trust for you are your Governor. You have kept your part of the covenant and I intend to keep my part by executing the programmes I enunciated to you during my official declaration to run for the office of Governor. These include: … To transform the economy of our State via industrialization and sustain public-private sector initiative, thereby opening up opportunities for growth and improved living standards… To pursue the task of Rural Development and Integration with all vigour, bring the benefits and dividends of our democratic governance to every nook and cranny in the state, and provide basic amenities of life to all … To provide trade, commerce and tourism between Akwa Ibom and the rest of Nigeria, and in fact, the rest of the world.”


Six years down the line, the Udom administration has achieved so much in the course of transforming the Land of Promise from a Civil Service State, to an industrialized state. In the concluding part of this article, I highlight the achievements of the Udom led administration in the areas of health, education and security among others.

Industrialisation

The most important the goal of the Emmanuel Udom administration is to aggressively industrialize the state and continue to attract foreign investors, ensuring that the environment is made favorable for investments. The goal is to make Akwa Ibom the industrial hub of Nigeria. The government has started begun the industrialization process and has already recorded so much success.

While presenting the 2021 budget tagged the ‘Budget of Economic Reconstruction’, His Excellency stated that “It is our earnest belief that at the end of the budget year, the state will have moved very close to actualizing the dreams and aspirations of this administration, which is to transform this state from a ‘civil service’ state to an industrialized one”

In line with its industrialization drive, some of its ongoing and already completed job providing projects include the following: Coconut Plantation and Refinery, Quality Ceramics, Eket International Market, Eket, Phase 1, Ibom Airlines, Uyo International Market, Oron International Market, Tropicana Shoprite Mall, Ibom Deep Sea Port, Ibom Industrial Park/Jetty, Plywood Manufacturing Factory, Power plant, Jetty, Refinery, Gas processing plant, Waste to Wealth Plant.

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If you get to visit Uyo any time, be sure to visit the Akwa Ibom E-Library (IBB Way). Beyond the building’s inviting exterior and the aesthetics within, this place holds one of the most fascinating public art in Nigeria.

Titled The Reader 2 it is a feminine figure rising up to 30 feet and looking down at a book.

It’s the work of sculptor Ani Udosen, currently a Principal Curator at the National Gallery of Art in the state, just adjacent the library.

The story behind the work goes back to 1998, when Udosen completed his final-year project focused on the emancipation of the African woman through education.

“I tried to focus on the gender inequality as it concerns the education of women in Africa and Nigeria in particular,” Udosen told me after I had seen the exhibition at the Gallery of Art. “At the same time, I did an appraisal of some women in society that have gone far in their education exploits.”

Image 2: Ani Udosen (L) with Pelu Awofeso at the NGA studio in Uyo (Image by Ekemini Joseph)

That initial interest resulted in the composition of The Reader 1, a maiden seated on a book.

Then about a decade later (2009), he was commissioned to produce a befitting piece for the newly completed Akwa Ibom E-Library. He decided it was a golden opportunity to push the ‘emancipation’ message further, and to project a sense of what would be happening inside the building – education and learning.

“That was an opportunity to re-amplify a message that I had already put out there 10 years ago,” he said, taking a break from his current work-in-progress, the bust of Air Commodore Idongesit Nkanga, the first military governor of Akwa Ibom State and who passed away in December 2020. “So I did The Reader 2. I imagined it to be colossal, so monumental that it would be in proportion to the building that was meant to complement.”

With both The Reader 1 and The Reader 2, Ani used a style known in arts circles as cubism.

In simple terms, “it’s a way of rendering biological forms in geometry,” Ani explained. Inches from where we stood, some interns were busy sculpting their briefs for the day.

The Reader 2 isn’t the only work by Udosen at the E-Library. There’s also a smaller, less visible work he titled “Pride of Literacy”. It’s also a feminine figure done in metal.

“It’s a robotic-looking woman with a book. You find out that I do a lot of study on the subject of gender equality, trying to encourage women into higher education exploits,” he said as our conversation wrapped up.

Source: https://travu.ng/2021/07/28/the-story-behind-this-striking-sculpture-in-uyo/