Aareonakakanfo:









Emi ko ni yen ooo eleko.O ma wunmi ki n wa ni iru ipo yen to je wipe emi ni oo si ma fi atori na awon alaileko nyamiri.O ye ka ni iru ipo yen ni iga oba eleko.Abi kilero?

Ahh, alakoba! K'omo okoro wa re rojo mi ni kotu agbaye.

Mo man r'owo re ke, ogbe Yoruba laruge....laipe papa ba sen baa lo, yala, ao ma ka ni pa sise wa nihin ninu iwe irohin. Gbogbo eyi ti ati se sehin oti de idaji eyi ta gb'okanle timbe niwaju. Emi gaan fun ra mi oti gba so egun wo..... Elemele o ja de laipe. .

ilekemd:


Na who you dey mentor?

Ahhh awon omolomo

You sef...which kin question be this one sweetie?

ilekemd:


Rara, mo n binu si e.

Ahh, ma binu si mi dear.

Omo dudu o
Omo dudu le mi nfe
Omo dudu o, jowo, mo feran re o...
Ti n ba de London
Ma wa f'owo oko ran se
Omo dudu o, jowo mo feran re o...

quimicababes:


I actually don't speak pidgin but trini creole but we use dey and stuff as d caribbean is influenced by various cultures...african included.
I don't speak nor read Yoruba.

Ahhh Such tragedy. Let one of my brothers on this thread mentor You.

MayorofLagos, since you're already a mentor, please mentor this beautiful young lady. Mentor nukan la ni ko se o.

MayorofLagos:


Ahh, ma binu si mi dear.

Omo dudu o
Omo dudu le mi nfe
Omo dudu o, jowo, mo feran re o...
Ti n ba de London
Ma wa f'owo oko ran se
Omo dudu o, jowo mo feran re o...

Save this for Ooni of ife's daughter.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqrlNCfMug0

Iya'Badan for entertainment

MayorofLagos:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqrlNCfMug0

Iya'Badan for entertainment

lmaoo my mom sent me this video a while ago.

Why did I imagine shym3x & his "swag" after watching this video?

Del-York International Spearheads “Bem-Vindo A Nollywood’’ Film Festival In São Paulo, Brazil

LAGOS, NIGERIA, 25 October 2011 – Del-York International is teaming up with Kinopedia Ltd and the Departamento de Expansão Cultural da Secretaria de Cultura, Prefeitura de São Paulo to host the first Nollywood film festival in South America from 18th–27th November 2011.

This milestone will be held at the Cine Olido in São Paulo, Brazil,, which will host a roundtable discussion featuring some of Nollywood’s most respected practitioners as well as showcase a retrospective of nine films by the award-winning director Tunde Kelani.

Since the Festival marks the beginning of a multi-year cultural exchange with the government of Brazil, The film festival aims at promoting Del-York’s mission to inaugurate a sustainable relationship between the Nigerian film industry “Nollywood” and the Brazilian people, by celebrating the Yoruba heritage and traditions shared by both nations. especially those that trace their origin to the Yoruba tribe in Nigeria and Africa at large,which is commendably portrayed in Tunde Kelani’s films.

Tunde Kelani, a celebrated advocate of Yoruba culture, has long been considered to be one of Nigeria’s most accomplished filmmakers. His four-decade-long career started in the early 1970s as a television cameraman. When the devaluation of the Naira decreased filmmakers’ purchasing power, Kelani ceased his work as a cinematographer to direct and produce his own films on video format with the establishment of Mainframe Television and Movie Productions in 1992 – producing such beloved classics as “Saworoide” (1999) and “Thunderbolt: Magun” (2001).
Kelani’s words: “The list of nine films selected for the Ffilm festival are important, because the films are valuable not only to the Yorubas in the homeland, but especially to Yorubas in the Diaspora, who despite 200 years to 300 years of slave-trade and how they got to that side of the world, they have remained true and close to the culture.”

According to the 2011 World Bank report, “The Untold Story of Growth & Employment Potential in Nigeria’s Entertainment Industry,” Nollywood has already demonstrated significant impact on poverty alleviation through the creation of jobs especially for the youth. However, one challenge to its continued growth is that the industry lacks a branding strategy to compete with other well-established industries on a global scale. As such, the “Bem-vindo a Nollywood” Film Festival will formally introduce Nigerian films to Brazilian audiences and contribute to establishing the industry on the international stage, thus growing Nollywood’s export potential and multiplying its ability to create employment."
http://www.supplemagazine.org/del-york-spearheads-%E2%80%9Cbem-vindo-a-nollywood%E2%80%99%E2%80%99-film-festival-in-sao-paulo.html

FG To Send Yoruba Language Teachers To Brazil


MR Aminu Nabegu, Director, Monitoring, Evaluation and Research in the Directorate of Technical Aid Corps, at the weekend said Federal Government had concluded plans to send Yoruba language teachers to Brazil.
Aminu told newsmen in Abuja that the teachers would teach Yoruba in the country, adding that dialogue to perfect the deployment plan was currently ongoing between Nigeria and Brazil.
According to him, once the agreement is perfected, the government will deploy the teachers and some cultural experts to Brazil.
He said that the teachers would be sent to schools in the Bahie region of Brazil where the bulk of Yoruba speaking communities are located.
“That is where we have large number of people believed to be the descendants of Oduduwa in Yoruba kingdom.
“When you get there, you will see some the features you find in places like Ibadan, Lagos and Abeokuta,” he said.
Aminu disclosed that a centre for the study of Yoruba culture and language had been opened in Brazil.
He also said that the Federal Government had extended similar gesture to Yoruba communities in Benin Republic.

- See more at: http://www.nigerianobservernews.com/2015/03/22/fg-to-send-yoruba-language-teachers-to-brazil/#sthash.v2G2qoTf.dpuf

Benin Republic Yoruba ..... Not too different from Nigerian Yoruba



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPY2IO-uQ2o

ilekemd:


Save this for Ooni of ife's daughter.

Lmao...Lagos is in good and very healthy relations already with Ife.

I may just head to Offa and get a Princess from there... to turn their orientation inward to Olokun.

We need a Yoruba Republic which can help us reconnect with Yoruba elsewhere. This nation restricts our interaction.

How true is this?

MayorofLagos:


Lmao...Lagos is in good and very healthy relations already with Ife.

I may just head to Offa and get a Princess from there... to turn their orientation inward to Olokun.

Mi ti gbo. In ku ise.

Not sure if this is a repost



[size=14pt]35 New Firms Open For Business In Ogun State In Two Years[/size]

The Ogun state's industrialisation project has received a strong boost as thirty-five new firms have opened their production plants in the state's industrial estates in the last two years.

Some of the new companies are WEMPCO STEEL MILLS, DANGOTE CEMENT, MAY&BAKER and GOLDEN PASTA. Others are GOODWILL CERAMICS, ADE DISTRIBUTION AND INVESTMENT LIMITED AND AFRICAN FOUNDRIES LIMITED. Apart from that, 80 new companies presently have their applications before the state government via the ministry of commerce and industry. This disclosure was made by the State's commissioner for commerce and industry, Bimbo Ashiru, "We need to realise that commerce and industry is the key. Let me put it this way, if you are talking about internally generated revenue, it has to be driven by commercial activities in the state.

The state, in its bid to maintain its position as the largest industrial estate in Nigeria, has introduced many incentives for investors and this include a one-stop shop which has reduced bureaucratic bottlenecks in seeking the necessary permits to do business in the state. Mineral resources in the state include Limestone, Bitumen, Phosphate, Kaolin, Tar sand and clay some of which can be mined for the next 500 years, according to analysis.

The State's industrial estates include Abeokuta-Lagos/Abeokuta estate, Ota-Idi Iroko estate, Agbara-OPIC estate, Ijebu Ode-Ikangba estate, and Ogijo-Ikorodu estate, others are Ilaro-Ibeshe estate, Sagamu-Benin road estate and Ijebu Igbo-Oru estate.
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[size=14pt]Ogun, the Gateway State, Is Open for Business
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Nigeria's Ogun State is a major industrial hub for the country and the West African sub-region. The transformation of the state is well underway, with agriculture being a key component of Governor Ibikunle Amosun's five point cardinal plan. The state that feeds Lagos, Nigeria's commercial capital, is now taking advantage of the ever-increasing population of Lagos to speed up its own development

Ogun State is one of six states in the southwest geopolitical zone of Nigeria. Its proximity to Lagos, the country's bustling commercial capital which borders it to the south, makes Ogun State a melting pot of socio-economic activities.


Ogun also shares borders with Oyo and Osun States to the north; Ondo to the east; and the Republic of Benin to the west. This gives it easy access to the markets of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), which covers 16 countries in the sub-region.

The state also has one of the deepest shorelines of the Atlantic Ocean, which is already being developed into a deep sea container port in Olokola. Abeokuta is Ogun's A capital and largest city. Other important towns in the I State include Sagamu, Ijebu-Ode and Ilaro. The Olumo Rock in Abeokuta is one of the popular tourist attractions in the State.

Ogun is indeed a state with unlimited economic and social potential. The steady growth in the number of companies investing in the state is perhaps the best indicator of the quality of its business environment. Ogun is open for business and has extended an invitation to foreign investors.

The people

The Yoruba are the main ethnic group in Ogun. Traditional arts and crafts, cloth dyeing and sculpture are some cultural aspects of the people. The state has produced prominent leaders in virtually every field of human endeavour. They include Nigeria's former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo; the former premier of the Western Region, Chief Obafemi Awolowo; the doyen of accountancy in Nigeria, Chief Akintola Williams; the Afro-beat legend, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti; the chairman of Globacom, Dr Mike Adenuga Jnr; and Africa's first Nobel laureate in literature, Professor Wole Soyinka.

Ogun has played host to dignitaries from all over the world. In March this year, the former US president, Bill Clinton, was a special guest at the 18th edition of ThisDay Annual Awards which, this year, were held under the theme: "Celebrating Nigeria Best Teachers", and were held in Abeokuta.

History

Ogun State is popularly referred to as "The Gateway State" by virtue of its strategic location. It serves as the link to the rest of the country and beyond. Created in February 1976, the state's current population is estimated at 4.8 million. The movement of people and industries from congested Lagos to Ogun has contributed hugely to the growth in population and economic activities in the state. Ogun is the second most industrialised state in Nigeria, after Lagos.

Most manufacturing companies with head offices in Lagos have taken advantage of the vast space, cheaper cost of doing business, and nearness to Nigeria's former capital, to set up factories in Ogun. May & Baker Nigeria Plc, Nestle Nigeria Plc, and Lafarge Cement WAPCO Plc are just a few of the prominent multinational companies doing business in Ogun.

Education

Education is another sector where Ogun has comparative advantage over other states. It has 9 (federal, state, and private) registered universities--the highest in the country. The federal university is in Abeokuta--the Federal University of Agriculture--while the state universities are Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye (formerly known as Ogun State University), and the Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED) at Ijebu Ode. Some of the more prominent private universities in the state include Covenant University, Redeemer's University and Babcock University. …

[size=14pt]Cost Of Doing Business Cheaper In Ogun State
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Wale Adegbite, chairman, Eagle Packaging and Vice-Chairman of Manufacturing Association of Nigeria, MAN, Ogun State branch, tells FUNSHO BALOGUN that industrial firms find the cost of doing business cheaper in the state
There has been this, lately, or rather since The last couple of years have witnessed an influx of industrial concerns into Ogun State. To what can we ascribe this development?

Adegbite
Adegbite
There are many attractions. I think the first is location. Location, location and location, as they say, in business. We all know that Lagos is the biggest market for any product in Nigeria. And Ogun State is extremely close, or rather, the closest to market. Being in Ogun State means you can capitalise on probably the biggest market in West Africa, which is Lagos.

Secondly, the cost of doing business is still relatively cheaper in Ogun State than in Lagos State. And when I say cheap, I mean, for example, the cost of land.

Because Ogun State is much bigger than Lagos State, by definition it means that land in Ogun State will be cheaper than land in Lagos State. Then of course there is the issue of the availability of the land as well. Ogun State has a lot more land than Lagos State. For those reasons, you would expect that people would be more attracted to Ogun State is they want to set up a factory.

Thirdly, the Ogun State government is very investor-friendly. Apart from being a chartered accountant, the governor has also surrounded himself with a lot of private sector people. And so there is a very experienced private sector banker as the commissioner for Commerce and Industry, whose mission is to basically industrialise the state. These people know what it takes and what the industries want. They are making sure that all these things are provided. They also engage a lot with the manufacturers in the state. There is a constant engagement, where they ask what the problems are and what can be done to solve them. When you add all these things together, it makes Ogun State very investor-friendly.

Maybe the last point I should also mention is that Ogun State is also sitting on a gas pipeline. Although Lagos State also has gas pipelines in many parts. Ogun has, for example, gas pipelines in Agbara and Ota, which are two big industrial areas. So if you don’t want to rely on diesel generators, you can rely on that.

Ogun State also has quite a lot of independent power suppliers as well. They produce power and sell to industries, because there are quite a lot of industrial clusters in Ogun State. That also means that if you want to set up a factory, and you are near one of those IIPs, then you don’t need to bring any generator. You can just start paying the IPP, even if you don’t want to connect yourself to the unbundled PHCN. These are the various alternatives to the power from the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, where this Ogun axis is attached to. These are the reasons why Ogun State is a very desirable place to set up industries.

How easy is it to access power through the IPP’s and can the available IPPs boast enough capacity to handle the energy needs of the industries?

I am aware of three functional IPPs in Ota, and there may be more. In terms of capacity, there are a lot of people and industries that want their product (the energy), so they themselves have been increasing their capacity to meet the demand.

Would you say there is an improvement in road infrastructure along with the growth of industries?
We need to give a lot of credit to the government of Ogun State which is investing massively in the road infrastructure in Ogun State. In Ota, the major roads are being rebuilt. The only thing that remains is the rehabilitation of the feeder roads or the small roads leading to the actual location of all the factories because not all factories are on the main road.

Has the government been able to address issues concerning taxation which manufacturers complained about in the recent past? And is Ogun State now a tax-friendly place for manufacturers to operate?

Corporation tax is determined nationally, so a concession cannot be given in a particular state because it is a national policy. Ditto for income tax as well, which is also determined nationally. The only areas now would be what we can call the various levies that each state tends to impose on companies or people that carry out economic activities in the various states. As manufacturers, we will always complain that we are faced with different government agencies, all trying to extort money from us. And I think the difference we have in Ogun State is that there is a state governor and a commissioner willing to listen to us. And when we complain to them, they usually try to do something about it.

It is believed that acquiring land in Ogun State for industrial purposes is quite cheaper than doing so in Lagos. Can we talk about the Ogun State advantage in terms of actual figures and the factors responsible for this?
It is definitely cheaper to get land here in Ogun State than in Lagos. It may be difficult to give figures because even when we refer to Lagos, it depends on the location in the state. Some are more prime than others, and the same thing applies in Ogun State as well. But it is definitely cheaper to acquire land for purposes of manufacturing in Ogun State.

Is there really a significant difference in electricity supply in recent times to the industrial areas in the state when compared with what obtained before?

There are so many things that affect electricity in different areas. It is not so much the generating capacity, but also the distribution. For instance, if there is a problem with a transformer in an area, then you don’t have light. It is not that there is no electricity, it is just that it cannot be distributed because of the state of the transformer. What I must say is that the distributing company has become more responsive when you have issues with your transformer. They now lend to respond a little bit faster in trying to fix the problem. Courtesy of the faster response, we then tend to have more light than before.

[size=14pt]Industrial hub: Why more companies are moving to Ogun
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IT began as an innocent question but soon degenerated into a heated argument. And what is this question, one might? Between Lagos and Ogun, which has more industries? The Lagos fans would not imagine any state in the country taking the lead in terms of commerce and industrialisation. They were ready to put their last kobo on the line.

They readily cited the ports and some industries around the Ogba and Ikeja axis. But after a thorough analysis, it was generally agreed that Ogun State is now the industrial hub of the nation. The state governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun attested to this recently during the administration’s second anniversary.

Senator Amosun would tell anyone who cares to listen that Ogun has the largest number of industries and that the state is now a preferred choice destination for investment. And this boast is not hot air. An accountant of repute with many years of experience, Gov. Amosun has been able to muscle industries in the state which hitherto paid taxes and levies to the Lagos State to put their money where their mouth is. And he has succeeded in this regard such that from a base of an Internal Generated Revenue, IGR, of N730m as at May 2011 every month, it rose to N3.8b in May 2013 and is still counting.

Thus, according to the Governor,”today, Ogun State is not only open for business, it is business”.

For him, the economic gains are there for all to see. With 123 companies showing readiness to locate their manufacturing outfits in the state and 32 of this figure already on ground at different levels of operation, while 27 have fully commenced operations, Ogun no doubt is gradually becoming the hottest ‘industrial hub’ in town. Perhaps, it is against this backdrop that the State government says its Bureau of Lands and Survey is being restructured to make it more efficient with transparent and accountable operations.

Amosun said the state government is about completing the implementation of the Geographic Information System, GIS, with full automation land administration. This, he said, would pave way for the mapping of the entire State, facilitating easier access to land for local and foreign investors.

In addition to this, the state government is equally pursuing with vigour infrastructural development such that it can presently be described as a huge construction site.

Besides the six-lane Ita-Eko-Sokori-Totoro road and Grade separation (Flyover) bridge at Ibara roundabout which is the first of its kind in the state, there is also another flyover at the Lagos Garage along Folagbade Street and Mobalufon junction along the Sagamu-Benin Expressway.

Another such work in this axis is the Sagamu/Benin Express junction-Oba Erinwole junction project. There are also on-going projects on the Ilishan/ago-Iwoye road, Ilara/Ijoun/Egua/Oja Odan/Ilase road, the Mobalufon-Ejinrin road, the Lafenwa-Ayetoro, Ofada/Mowe/Ibafo road, amongst others.

According to a state government official, over 400km of rural roads have been opened up in the 20 local government areas in the state. In addition to infrastructural development, an area that the State government has continued to expend energy on is security. According to the Governor, despite the fact that the security agencies belong to the Federal Government, “we have continued to expend funds and other resources in order to ensure security of lives and properties of our people.”

As proof of this effort, residents of Sagamu trooped out in their hundreds recently when the State government commissioned some state-of-the-art armoured personnel carriers, APCs, during the second anniversary celebration of the administration. According to a resident in the area where the commissioning took place, that was the third in the series of APCs delivered to the area.

Said he: “We’re really grateful to the Governor for the effort he has put in to ensure our safety here. In fact, this is the third attempt of bringing this APC here. The first two were damaged before they were used because someone poured diesel where he’s supposed to put oil. I believe it was sabotage.” Continuing he said, prior to the provision of the APC, robbers were always on the rampage, terrorising banks and residents.

Securing lives and property

“So bad was the situation that the banks shut their doors to the public. Imagine the loss of revenue, both to the banks and State. So, we’re very glad that the Governor had gone to great length to secure lives and properties in this area,” explained this resident who simply describedhimself Ayodeji. All together, a total of 13 APCs, 200 security patrol vans fitted with security and communication gadgets and other security implements have been provided.

Besides the economy, Governor Amosun can also be said to be winning in the education sector. The construction of 18 model schools across the state is a testimony of this feat. The schools which are located in Ilaro, Onijanganjangan, Itele, Ado-Odo, Yemoji, Idi-Aba, Ofo, amongst were jump-started to take care of over 22,000 students who would have began roaming the streets as a result of the hand over of mission schools.

Indeed, it was a sight to behold as school children lined the street leading to one of these school projects in Sagamu. They waved the national flag as the Governor’s convoy drove past. The scene was reminiscent of colonial Nigeria and this reporter did not hestiate to make this observation when the opportunity presented itself. As the Governor walked round the project site, this reporter spotted a gentleman whom she assumed was one of the teachers in the area. Her assumption was right.

Why were children made to line up in the heat of the sun waiting for the Governor. He gave a secretive smile, took a deep breath and said it’s a double-edge reason. What do you mean? this reporter asked.

“ Well,” he began by way of an explanation, “first, it’s a good opportunity for the children to see their governor and by waving at him, it is their own way of appreciating him for the good work he’s doing. In a way too, the children are encouraged to aspire because amongst them, some might want to take up public office in future,” he said as though delivering a lecture and he was not yet done.

Continuing, he said: “Even the adults you see were not coerced to be here. They came on their on own. I guess it’s a demonstration that they love what the state government is doing and this is their own way of saying thank you.” One wasn’t so convinced with this explanation.

Why for crying out loud would an entire village turn up for a mere project inspection exercise. The conclusion this reporter came to was this must be a political rally of some sort. The Governor was probably testing the waters for 2015. That certainly explained the huge crowd at every school project site. My friend (he refused to disclose his identity) shook his head in disagrement.

Annual allocation to education

“This government has done so well for us in terms of education and the people are happy. It’s not a political rally. This is just their way of telling the government we appreciate what you’re doing and like you to do more. You understand why I said the reasons for been here are two fold, he said and disappeared into the crowd.

Indeed, the government is holding its own in this sector also. What with its free education in all public primary and secondary schools. Official statistics put the annual allocation to education at between 22 and 25 percent in line with UNESCO’s recommendation.

What this means is an increase in school enrolment in government owned schools. Added to this is the rise in performance at external exams. For the state government, this positive yield leads to one direction- that Ogun youths would be eligible for tertiary education. And for Governor Amosun, with this development, a solid foundation for the production of high calibre manpower needed for the socio-economic development and industrialisation of the state is in sight.

[size=14pt]Dangote Unveils 19 Projects for Ogun Communitie[/size]


Indigenes of the host communities to the Dangote Cement Plc, in Ibese, Yewa and Ewekoro, in Ogun State, are in for better times, as the cement company announced the inauguration of some 19 different corporate social responsibility (SCR) projects for the communities.

In what is regarded as a major boost to the CSR profile of the leading cement manufacturer, the projects include water, education, electricity, roads, information technology (IT) etc.

It would be recalled that the company had, some years ago, instituted scholarships for the indigenes of any of the host communities in any higher institution and secondary schools. Over 90 of thembenefitted from the scholarships last year.

The management said, on Tuesday, that it was poised to make life more meaningful to all members of the over 16 communities bordering the cement plant and that all projects would meet the specific need of each community.

Executive Director, Stakeholder Management and Corporate Communication, Engr. Mansur Ahmed, explained that the projects were agreed upon after some consultation with the community’sroyal fathers, elders, and the youth leaders, so that the project could be relevant to their needs.

He thanked them for their co-operation with the Dangote Cement management, noting that it had made possible the peace being enjoyed in the host communities Ahmed promised the community leaders that Dangote Cement would continue to be alive to its responsibilities and urged them to come forward to offer useful ideas and advise that could propel the company to do more for them.

Ahmed said some of the projects included: three domestic boreholes for Elere, Babalawo and Kajola communities, 10 domestic boreholes for Afami, Ajibawo, Aga-Akinronbi, Aga-Owoyele, Aga-Ashade, AbuleOke, Abule Maria, Ijako-Orile, Wasimi-Imasayi and Balogun,four industrial boreholes for Ibeseand Imasayi, construction of 10 classrooms for Ibese and Construction of another 5 classrooms for Balogun communities.

He listed others as the award of scholarship to 77 beneficiaries between 2013 and 2014 sessions for secondary school pupils, polytechnic and university students, who were native of the host communities. The company is also providing Community Information Technology Training at Ibese, Aga-Olowo, and Ijako-Orile, where two batches of beneficiaries been trained, while the construction of Ibese/Ilaro road, and that of Ibese/Itori road for all the communities were on-going.

[size=14pt]Ogun Industrialisation Drive Attracts $200m Investment Boost
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The industrialisation drive of the Ogun State Government has attracted a 200 million dollar investment, which is expected to generate no fewer than 1000 employment. The Executive Board Member and Coordinator, Overseas Investments, Hayat Kimya Nigeria Limited, Mr. Ali Zeybek said "having carried out a thorough business survey of the ECOWAS countries, we chose Nigeria due to its vast capital market and Ogun state in particular due to its unequalled conducive business environment.

"We intend to invest at least between $180million to $200million at optimal capacity while not less than 1000 people will be on the company's payroll", he added. Zeybek revealed this when he led the management of the company to visit the state Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun in his office in Abeokuta today.

According to him, Hayat Kimya Nigeria Limited is not just a household name in Turkey, its hub, but also has indelible footprints in the production and supply of baby diaper, tissue, detergent and other household consumptions across Africa.Responding, Amosun said the state is strategically located for domestic circulation of goods and even to the international market because it shares borders with Lagos, Oyo, Ondo and Osun states as well as Benin Republic.

He urged them to use the opportunity to positively impact on the state through Corporate Social Responsibility and help train the youths in the state.
"We are not taking our investors for granted, that is why we are investing a lot in the area of security to put their minds at rest and ensure their comforts across the state while they do their business", the governor said.

[size=14pt]TGI expands Ogun economic base with N5bn investment in poultry, food processing
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The Tropical General Investment (TGI), a conglomerate of companies in agriculture, fishing and processing, chemical extractions, oil among others has concluded plans to expand its investment in Ogun state with about N5 billion, investing in poultry farming, food processing and chemical extractions. TGI, a conglomerate of companies, including Chi Farms, Chi Retail, WACOT, Cormart, Fludor,…

[size=14pt]‘Light rail project will attract more investments to Ogun’
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Ogun State Government has explained that the light rail project contract it signed with the Chinese Civil Engineering Construction Company (CCECC) last week was a contractor-finance arrangement, which will open the State economy to massive investment and create employment opportunities for the youths.

The Government, in a statement by Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Yusuph Olaniyonu, also described the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last election, Mr. Gboyega Isiaka, criticism of the project as a “reflection of his ignorance and narrow world view about developments, even within the country”.

According to the Government, “Any economy where goods and services cannot be easily moved from one point to another is doomed and the rail system has proved to be the best means of mass movement. It is equally the easiest way to preserve, safeguard and complement the new road network now emerging in Ogun State”.

It added, “With the Federal and neighbouring Lagos State Governments commencing the construction of a light rail network , Ogun State needs to quickly key into it so as not to be deprived of the resultant benefits”.

“Ogun State, by signing the contract with CCECC is only joining a
network that both the Federal and Lagos Governments are about to create. That is why we are using the same contractor as them.
This will save money, time and ensure compatibility”, the statement affirmed.

“We are surprised that Mr. Isiaka did not know about the proposed light rail until last week. We publicly signed the Memorandum of Understanding in 2013 so that the contractor could prepare the design for us”.

The design was in fact featured prominently in the 2014 state calendar and other publications of the State Government”, the Government noted.

The government however advised Isiaka to always check his facts well before rushing to make public statements, which are unbecoming of a man aspiring to govern the State.

Olaniyonu in the statement disclosed that minutes of the Executive Council and other records which indicated that the administration had done elaborate preliminary studies and held necessary discussions before embarking on the project.

The State Government added that the statement by Isiaka describing the rail project as a misplaced priority was only a reflection of his “myopic world view which would have kept Ogun State in her 1976 state if the PDP candidate had been elected Governor”.

“We are a forward-looking, progressive administration. Our plan is to create a modern, agro-based, industrialised and developed State. The light rail project is central to achieving this”, Olaniyonu disclosed.

[size=14pt]Ogun targets N23.55bn investment in alternative energy
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The Ogun State government has said it hopes to attract investments worth over $150m (N23.55bn) into its alternative energy programme from foreign providers. The state said it had already confirmed the interest of 10 foreign investors and would have them showcase various alternative options at the 2012 Nigeria Alternative Energy Expo.
Addressing journalists on the development, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Energy, Chief Taiwo Fagbemi, said the state was creating a platform for all stakeholders to network and transfer knowledge and skills. He said the state was committed to raising awareness and educating the public about climate change in Nigeria and Ogun State in particular, especially on the five cardinal point initiative of the Governor Ibikunle Amosun in the area of rural and infrastructural development.
According to him, conscious efforts are being made by the state to showcase local and international initiatives and technologies that are at the forefront of renewable energy and climate change resilience. “These are targeted at mobilising Nigerians across all sectors to act on climate change in all aspects of their lives, and to create a platform for private organisations, government and non-government organisations to showcase alternative energy solutions and climate change initiatives and technologies,” Fagbemi said.
He said the government was committed to bridging the gap between investors and renewable energy project development, as well as to present the state as a conducive place for investment and confirm its readiness for business. The special adviser added that the state was also providing the opportunity for committed investors to meet one-on-one with the governor.
Fagbemi said, “The Nigeria Alternative Energy Expo is designed to enable participants stay abreast of developments and highlight issues affecting the energy industry and further provide strategies, technologies and policies covering the wind, solar, biofuel, hydrocarbon, geothermal, ocean/tidal/wave, agriculture, environment, finance and hydrogen in Nigeria.
“We believe there is no other better time to be part of this exciting moment that the Nigerian government has pledged to deliver uninterrupted power through alternative energy.” The state, he said, was partnering Mathesis Consulting for the expo, with strong commitment of PAX SA and Katika Energy Limited in Germany and Nigeria. The event, which is slated for Abeokuta between October 29 and October 31, this year, will also feature an award ceremony tagged, ‘Nigeria Green Awards.’

Ogun has been blessed with Amosun

Eledumare, please bless Ekiti by impeaching Fayose





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The West African Cotton Company says it will invest about five billion Naira in the agricultural sector in Ogun State.

The company will also invest in other value added chains in the sector.

Proposal for the investment was made known on Tuesday, at a meeting between the State government officials and the management of the West African Cotton Company.

Governor Ibikunle Amosun assured the management of the company, would-be investors and business owners in the State of a better and conducive business environment that would ensure good returns on investments.

While also promising the necessary political will to drive the State’s economy, the Governor said it had become imperative, in view of the dwindling resources from the Federation Account, to seek other sources of revenue for the state.

The Nigerian government had laid a plan to diversify the economy, tapping the agricultural potentials of the nation, to shift the economy from huge reliance on crude oil to agriculture which was the mainstay of the economy before crude oil was discovered.

West African Cotton Company is positioning to benefit from the diversification, with the planned investment in the agricultural sector in Ogun State.

The company is engaged in cotton ginning, selling of cotton lint to textile mills, export of cotton lint, gin motes and textile mill wastes.

The company also imports cotton from other neighbouring West African countries for onward sales to local textile mills, which would boost production of local fabric and improve quality.

Aareonakakanfo:
I'll make sure i post a lot of South-west related news tomorrow so we can discuss.

Se o daju? Nitori pe, nkan ti e ma n se niyen.

Aareonakakanfo:





Ha! o n sako fun eleko.

O ran mi leti ni pa busayo alako elese pepeye

Busayo are you reading this? Nba je po gbo temi ni emi ni ba fe oo

Mo n ba busayo soro,busayo n so femi wipe

Aare,
No mind her. Im sending emissary to Ekiti. Im resigning.from amala and ewedu, na iyan and egusi soup be my own portion now.

Aareonakakanfo:


That's because a lot of people don't delibrate on it. We need to be strict regarding that

Oko, sugbon bawo?