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Come home, invest in your land – Akwa Ibom govt urges sons, daughters
Akwa Ibom State government has appealed to prominent sons and daughters across Nigeria and the diaspora to come home and invest their resources for the development of the state and for employment opportunities of the people.
The Commissioner for Trade and Investment, Iniobong Ekong made the appeal while fielding questions from journalists in Itu local government area of the state.
Akwa Ibom, despite being endowed with natural resources, land mass and influential people, is still regarded as a civil service state due to its lack of industry and factories to boost commercial activities.
In a bid to change the narrative the new Commissioner who represented Governor Umo Eno at the event said the state is creating an enabling environment for trade and investment by declaring state of emergency on power, building rural feeder roads for easy access as well as starting the process of reviewing the regulatory framework for ease of doing business which he said it’s on the floor of the state House of Assembly.
Reeling out the benefits of coming home to invest, the governor’s representative said, “The collateral benefits still tell on the collective success of our people. It is even much more if the person trying to make this progress comes from the diaspora. When I got into that facility, I was excited because it’s a step to the elevation of our people in all forms: in employment, in provision of social services, in engagement in trade, in investment in our economy.
“I therefore, challenge others to come home and invest. Come and help your people, build your people, have backbones, East or west, home is home. Nobody will judge you for what you have done in any other place than what you have done at home. Even animals take back their loot to their fox holes so human beings should be able to think back home.”
The commissioner said part of his challenges was how to push such businesses ” to the next gear” saying with the strategic provisions of the Governor, all would be achieved.
He said the project did not only show their commitment to delivering quality water solutions but also their dedication to the people and progress of Itu and Akwa Ibom even as he hoped the project would bring lasting partnership with the people.
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Man in shock after lady he lodged with in a hotel in Abuja flees with his car and other valuables
A Nigerian man is currently in shock after a young lady identified as Precious Chinyere , whom he took to a hotel in the Asokoro area in the FCT for a romantic getaway allegedly fled with his car and other personal belongings on Thursday, February 5,
The distraught man and Precious had visited the hotel and opted for a short time stay. Things took a different in the evening when the man noticed Precious had left the hotel room without notifying him and took along with her some of his personal belongings including phones and laptop and also his car.
The victim immediately reported the incident to the police.
When contacted, the spokesperson of the FCT police command, SP Josephine Adeh, told LIB that the matter is currently being investigated and that efforts are being made to apprehend the suspect.
The United States Mission in Nigeria has condemned the k!lling of more than 200 civilians in recent attacks on communities in Kwara State.
Recall that terrorists launched de@dly attacks on Woro and Nuku communities in Kaiama Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday night, k!lling unsuspecting citizens.
It was gathered that the gunmen invaded the villages, opened fire on residents and burned homes.
According to reports, the de@th toll from the unfortunate incident hit 200 on Thursday night.
Reacting, the US Mission Nigeria condemned the k!lling via a post on its official X handle.
The post reads, “The United States condemns the horrific attack in Kwara state in Nigeria, which claimed the lives of more than 160 people, with the de@th toll still unconfirmed and many still unaccounted for.
“We express our deepest condolences to the families of those affected by this senseless violence.
“We welcome President Tinubu’s order to deploy security forces to protect villages in the area and his directive to federal and state officials to provide aid to the community and bring the perpetrators of this atrocity to justice.”
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“I’ll never settle for a barber, yahoo boy or a poor man” — nail tech’s list of men she says she can’t marry sparks reactions online
A Nigerian nail technician has set social media talking after openly listing the kind of men she says she can never settle for.
In a now-viral post, she stated clearly that she refuses to “settle for less” and went on to mention professions and traits she considers a no-go area.
According to her, she can never settle for a barber, an aza man, a yahoo boy, a mechanic, an actor, a laundry man, a hype man, or a plumber. She also added that she wouldn’t marry a man with a high body count or a poor man.
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