plaindealer:


30 Year abandoned project completed, commissioned and put into use in less than 3 years.

To God Be The Glory

A great day to be a proud Nigeria

With a great, focused, patriotic and dedicated Nigerian leader, we can achieve anything.

God Bless PMB

God Bless Nigeria.

This is the real value of the railway - movement of heavy freight cheaply and efficiently across the country. It’s less about moving passengers from Lagos to Kano, though that is an added bonus.

If trucks were to move what is on this train, about 20 trucks would be required, with attendant nuisance and destruction of the roads.

Odogwu46:
The truth is, if the northerners want anything from the South, East and West they get it no matter the price attached. Just mark my words this is the purpose for rebuilding the those rail tracks not for passengers use.

After this laying of pipe from warri to Kaduna those trail and tracks will be abandoned.

Only God will help this country.

Well.. this is your opinion from your corrupt mind/perspective. The government in power thinks differently

babaolofin:


Was it in good faith that Yaradua killed Olokola LNG project the only project OBJ conceived for South West ? Was it in good faith that Yaradua announced the establishment of University of Petroleum in Kaduna while PTI Effurun was abandoned. It was the outcry of people and the fear of Militants that made him cancelled the idea. Under Buhari, see what is happening.

PTI has since been upgraded to a University.

Olokola LNG was not killed by Yaradua but by the private investors who didn't think it was a good investment. Nonetheless OBJ facilitated many projects in the SW including Papalanto and Omotoso power plants amongst others

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other countries are celebrating 24/7 electricty, launching satelites and going to space Nigeria is still celebrating trains.
not even speed trains for that matter.

Did your your useless PDP did anything massive during their period in power. Wasted 16 years.

pafra:


Kindly be informed

They major in transporting passagers. Mon. Fri
The coaches are filled to capacity.
It's about the best thing citizens enjoy for now in the warri axis. To agbor - uromi - agenebode - ajakuta - itakpe from there you can take a bus to Abuja for 2k

Bro's it is cheap, efficient, safe and comfortable.

If you are not in the station b4 7am you might not get a seat. Always filled to capacity

The goods aspect is just by the way. The carry other goods apart from the pipe

Forget politics it is sustainable. The railways was one of the biggest employers of Labour back in the days and well paid then. You still have railway quarters in most parts of the country.

Keep politics aside. This one is good the truth be told

As I said, by 2023 we can start doing checks.
Moreover I compared both previous regime and this regime based on statistics available on ground.... on infrastructure, by 2023 we can compare both and take records

Odogwu46:
The truth is, if the northerners want anything from the South, East and West they get it no matter the price attached. Just mark my words this is the purpose for rebuilding the those rail tracks not for passengers use.

After this laying of pipe from warri to Kaduna those trail and tracks will be abandoned.

Only God will help this country.

I get where you are coming from. We have all been mentally abused by the antics of our politicians and government.
But even at that, your comments are a bit shallow.
Besides, Wakki to Itakpe is not a high passenger traffic route, so passenger traffic on the train could never have been the idea. As any one in Nigeria knows, the train was designed to serve Ajaokuta steel complex. If the line is extended from Akaokuta to Abuja, it can connect from there to Kano and can serve as a means of heavy duty equipment to that axis from the port and movement of food from that axis to Warri port for export.

What matters is that the rail is made to run economically and on a commercial basis to benefit the wider economy.

Meanwhile companies across the country are already talking to NRC to see train can be used to move stuff and businesses will spring up around the corridor, but instead of seeing opportunity you focus on the northern southern politics.

Harrisonwo:
Its annoying seeing supposedly grown up behaving like kids here. They forgot government is a continuum and secondly the score card of any regime is evaluated after the end of the regime. The excuse of previous regime earning #51trn and doing nothing is itself a fallacy.
Oil was sold at over $100 (higher crude is sold, higher the landing cost since we don't refine), infrastructure was done, debts and borrowing was kept low, subsidy for petroleum imports were paid, PMS was sold at an affordable price, economy was enabling for SME leading to job creation, taxations was keep low, inflation was at a single digit, note to even talk about the cost of living.
Comparing with the current regime;
Crude oil earning is below $100 meaning less earnings, less subsidy to pay. Multiple and high tax rate, harsh business environ leading to job loss, double digit inflation, high cost of living, currency devaluation, high debt and borrowing, high PMS cost.

Celebrating a rail built just to transport pipeline and may be abandoned or mismanaged after the pipeline has been laid or even if they try privatizing it for passenger service, the high cost will make people look elsewhere eg Lagos ibadan rail..


Until after this regime finishes before we start comparing

Its either you dropped out of school of economics or you never attended.

Your analysis is shallow and tainted with fraudulent bias. More like beer parlour rants

JayJohnson:


Ask Nnamdi Cownu the coward!!

Lamidi is a coward and fraudster just like your dullard Buhari.

plaindealer:


30 Year abandoned project completed, commissioned and put into use in less than 3 years.

To God Be The Glory

A great day to be a proud Nigeria

With a great, focused, patriotic and dedicated Nigerian leader, we can achieve anything.

God Bless PMB

God Bless Nigeria.

you are a patriot.

plaindealer:


30 Year abandoned project completed, commissioned and put into use in less than 3 years.

To God Be The Glory

A great day to be a proud Nigeria

With a great, focused, patriotic and dedicated Nigerian leader, we can achieve anything.

God Bless PMB

God Bless Nigeria.

so how is this News?

plaindealer:


30 Year abandoned project completed, commissioned and put into use in less than 3 years.

To God Be The Glory

A great day to be a proud Nigeria

With a great, focused, patriotic and dedicated Nigerian leader, we can achieve anything.

God Bless PMB

God Bless Nigeria.

Forget this ur opata yarn.What he gives in infrastructure,he collects through human blood using HERDSMEN and Bandits. it's better the country have security of life and property than having a facility that can easily be wiped out by armed groups. Truly, he has done well here but I m not impressed.In mathematics, algebra; +1-1-1=-1 if train is +1 and economy -1 and security -1 we are still in a big deficit people.

Latvin:


PTI has since been upgraded to a University.

Olokola LNG was not killed by Yaradua but by the private investors who didn't think it was a good investment. Nonetheless OBJ facilitated many projects in the SW including Papalanto and Omotoso power plants amongst others

Everybody knows PTI has been upgraded. We fought for it before it was converted to University of Petroleum . Olokola LNG project was killed by Yaradua and not private investors . The Federal government abandoned the Project. If Obj had initiated the Project and see it to mid stage, no private investor would have opted out.

OKLNG project company comprises the Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. (NNPC), BG Group PLC, Chevron Corp. and Royal Dutch Shell PLC. Shell, Chevron and BG were pulled into the project because of Obj because they are sure of full commitment from Federal government. Brass and Escravos are on ground when OBJ initiated this project. The BG group withdrew their investment in 2012. Chevron withdrew few years later. The investors had drawn the attention of Yaradua to the Project without any response late 2007 and early 2008. They only remained in the Project looking for other opportunities. The project died with the end of Obj government. Companies prospecting for oil for over 30 years in the North are doing it as political projects and not for investment purposes, every time indirectly, Nigeria pays for all the cost involved. Olokola has free trade zone and the possibility of deep sea ports and the Gas Project would have impacted on other businesses in South West and industries in West Africa Sub region around Lagos.

You are bringing IPP which are scattered projects in different geo political zones. Is that a political project? National Integrated Power Project is a national project. Where is the power ?

This project is being guaranteed by loan from China. Nigeria would provide a sovereign guarantee for 85% of the pipeline’s cost.

The AKK link will cost a total of $2.59 billion, at the end, it might enter almost $7 billion with the guarantee to be funded by China’s Sinosure with a 12-year repayment period and three-year moratorium. NNPC will cover the outstanding 15% of the price tag.

Chinese financing is available for the project, linked to China Petroleum Pipeline Engineering Co. (CPPEC) working on the construction. The Chinese carried out the railway line reactivation for the Project. The loan, the project on completion cannot pay it in 12 years.

While this developmental stride is commendable by president Buhari, we should not make it look like heaven on earth for Nigerians. That is where Nigerians often get it wrong with their leaders, they praise and eulogize their leaders when something is done good, they forget there are many other things that ought to have been done better. The praises and eulogies get into their leader's heads and they start mishaving. I remember when Buhari took office in 2015, there was a marked improvement in power supply, and Nigerians started singing praises that the Messiah has come. Now today, they cry over the same power supply. Nigerians should understand that their leaders are the people that ride on popularity and sensationalism, the more praises you are giving them over mediocre projects like roads and rails, the more opportunities you are denying yourselves over better developments like job creation, manufacturing and FDI's.

Basher8583:


Its either you dropped out of school of economics or you never attended.

Your analysis is shallow and tainted with fraudulent bias. More like beer parlour rants

If you can not counter with facts then you can kindly f-off.

babaolofin:


Everybody knows PTI has been upgraded. We fought for it before it was converted to University of Petroleum . Olokola LNG project was killed by Yaradua and not private investors . The Federal government abandoned the Project. If Obj had initiated the Project and see it to mid stage, no private investor would have opted out.

OKLNG project company comprises the Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. (NNPC), BG Group PLC, Chevron Corp. and Royal Dutch Shell PLC. Shell, Chevron and BG were pulled into the project because of Obj because they are sure of full commitment from Federal government. Brass and Escravos are on ground when OBJ initiated this project. The BG group withdrew their investment in 2012. Chevron withdrew few years later. The investors had drawn the attention of Yaradua to the Project without any response late 2007 and early 2008. They only remained in the Project looking for other opportunities. The project died with the end of Obj government. Companies prospecting for oil for over 30 years in the North are doing it as political projects and not for investment purposes, every time indirectly, Nigeria pays for all the cost involved. Olokola has free trade zone and the possibility of deep sea ports and the Gas Project would have impacted on other businesses in South West and industries in West Africa Sub region around Lagos.

You are bringing IPP which are scattered projects in different geo political zones. Is that a political project? National Integrated Power Project is a national project. Where is the power ?

The South West is the most industrialised region in Nigeria today. You can argue that most of that is privately driven but nonetheless. The market is well developed with the busiest seaport in West Africa, international airport, busiest roads, schools, industries and what have you. Most of the country's gas, fuel, power etc are consumed in the SW. My point is that SW cannot complain much about infrastructure marginalisation much as the SE or North can.

When OBJ was pushing OKLNG, Brass LNG which made more economic sense was being killed. In all, both Brass LNG and OKLNG were killed with NLNG Bonny being expanded - cheaper and made the most economic sense to these private investors and also to Nigeria as a whole.

babaolofin:


Everybody knows PTI has been upgraded. We fought for it before it was converted to University of Petroleum . Olokola LNG project was killed by Yaradua and not private investors . The Federal government abandoned the Project. If Obj had initiated the Project and see it to mid stage, no private investor would have opted out.

OKLNG project company comprises the Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. (NNPC), BG Group PLC, Chevron Corp. and Royal Dutch Shell PLC. Shell, Chevron and BG were pulled into the project because of Obj because they are sure of full commitment from Federal government. Brass and Escravos are on ground when OBJ initiated this project. The BG group withdrew their investment in 2012. Chevron withdrew few years later. The investors had drawn the attention of Yaradua to the Project without any response late 2007 and early 2008. They only remained in the Project looking for other opportunities. The project died with the end of Obj government. Companies prospecting for oil for over 30 years in the North are doing it as political projects and not for investment purposes, every time indirectly, Nigeria pays for all the cost involved. Olokola has free trade zone and the possibility of deep sea ports and the Gas Project would have impacted on other businesses in South West and industries in West Africa Sub region around Lagos.

You are bringing IPP which are scattered projects in different geo political zones. Is that a political project? National Integrated Power Project is a national project. Where is the power ?

This project is being guaranteed by loan from China. Nigeria would provide a sovereign guarantee for 85% of the pipeline’s cost.

The AKK link will cost a total of $2.59 billion, at the end, it might enter almost $7 billion with the guarantee to be funded by China’s Sinosure with a 12-year repayment period and three-year moratorium. NNPC will cover the outstanding 15% of the price tag.

Chinese financing is available for the project, linked to China Petroleum Pipeline Engineering Co. (CPPEC) working on the construction. The Chinese carried out the railway line reactivation for the Project. The loan, the project on completion cannot pay it in 12 years.

The AKK pipeline is part of a Masterplan which previous administrations started and this present one is continuing. If they succeed in completing it, fine. If they don't, the next govt can continue or abandon it.

plaindealer:



Where was that stated?

Must you people always let us know that you do not know how to read and comprehend simple English?

Typical ipob, the useless, crooked and incompetent people that started and abandoned projects all over the place are always your heroes, the people the competent and patriotic people that rescue, complete and commission projects for Nigerians to finally benefit from are always your enemies.

Beats me why you and your kind are always so bitter, so angry, so upset and frustrated every time you see progress and development.

Must be a disease or deadly curse.

And this is progress, sir?

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Lamidi aka Nnamdi Cownu is a coward and fraudster just like your dullard Buhari.

Yes we know

The load this thing is carrying at a go is more than what ten trucks can convey

Latvin:


The South West is the most industrialised region in Nigeria today. You can argue that most of that is privately driven but nonetheless. The market is well developed with the busiest seaport in West Africa, international airport, busiest roads, schools, industries and what have you. Most of the country's gas, fuel, power etc are consumed in the SW. My point is that SW cannot complain much about infrastructure marginalisation much as the SE or North can.

When OBJ was pushing OKLNG, Brass LNG which made more economic sense was being killed. In all, both Brass LNG and OKLNG were killed with NLNG Bonny being expanded - cheaper and made the most economic sense to these private investors and also to Nigeria as a whole.

I have been asked to stop engaging you. You don't know anything about oil and gas. You said Brass was being killed when OBJ was pushing for gas project in South West around Benin Republic, Togo, Ghana, Ivory Coast up to Gambia and Senegal. Bonny expansion has nothing to do with Brass or OKLNG. OBASANJO's only project for South West was killed . If late Chief Wahab Folawiyo had not taken the risk of prospecting for oil in Benin Basin, you don't know it makes more economic sense to prospect for oil offshore Lagos than wasting billions of dollars for about 30 years prospecting for oil in other basins outside Niger delta basin. Chinese is presently at Chad Basin and moving to other Basin . The same Chinese people are behind this project.

This project is being guaranteed by loan from China. Nigeria would provide a sovereign guarantee for 85% of the pipeline’s cost.

The AKK link will cost a total of $2.59 billion, at the end, it might enter almost $7 billion with the guarantee to be funded by China’s Sinosure with a 12-year repayment period and three-year moratorium. NNPC will cover the outstanding 15% of the price tag.

Chinese financing is available for the project, linked to China Petroleum Pipeline Engineering Co. (CPPEC) working on the construction. The Chinese carried out the railway line reactivation for the Project. The loan, the project on completion cannot pay it in 12 years.

The railway line is just because of that project. Generations yet unborn will meet that loan.

The EWGP is mainly private initiatives. It can pay and support itself. The WAGP is also mainly private initiatives led by Chevron and others at the beginning.

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All these A.P.C propagandas sef



other countries are celebrating 24/7 electricty, launching satelites and going to space Nigeria is still celebrating trains.
not even speed trains for that matter.

Exactly the point OP is buttressing. We should have been celebrating something else. ALL THANKS TO PAST GOVERNMENTS! Hope you get that??

JayJohnson:


Yes we know

He promised you change yet your land is ravaged by insecurity and poverty.

babaolofin:


I have been asked to stop engaging you. You don't know anything about oil and gas. You said Brass was being killed when OBJ was pushing for gas project in South West around Benin Republic, Togo, Ghana, Ivory Coast up to Gambia and Senegal. Bonny expansion has nothing to do with Brass or OKLNG. OBASANJO's only project for South West was killed . If late Chief Wahab Folawiyo had not taken the risk of prospecting for oil in Benin Basin, you don't know it makes more economic sense to prospect for oil offshore Lagos than wasting billions of dollars for about 30 years prospecting for oil in other basins outside Niger delta basin. Chinese is presently at Chad Basin and moving to other Basin . The same Chinese Consortium is behind this project.

This project is being guaranteed by loan from China. Nigeria would provide a sovereign guarantee for 85% of the pipeline’s cost.

The AKK link will cost a total of $2.59 billion, at the end, it might enter almost $7 billion with the guarantee to be funded by China’s Sinosure with a 12-year repayment period and three-year moratorium. NNPC will cover the outstanding 15% of the price tag.

Chinese financing is available for the project, linked to China Petroleum Pipeline Engineering Co. (CPPEC) working on the construction. The Chinese carried out the railway line reactivation for the Project. The loan, the project on completion cannot pay it in 12 years.

The railway line is just because of that project. Generations yet unborn will meet that loan.

The EWGP is mainly private initiatives. It can pay and support itself. The WAGP is also mainly private initiatives led by Chevron and others at the beginning.

WAGP is operated by Chevron but Govt through NNPC has 60% in that Joint Venture, not so? Even the WAGP project is struggling to break even as gas customers in Benin, Togo and especially Ghana are not paying for gas supplied. At a point, Chevron contemplated selling their stake.

All I said about Brass LNG, OKLNG and Bonny LNG are verifiable. Brass LNG in Bayelsa was sidelined when OBJ kept pushing OKLNG. Many people challenged the sense in pushing OKLNG then when gas from the project was mainly for export.

Coming back to the so called lucrative EWGP and WAGP, their profitability is often overstated. Most of the gas is used for power generation and we know the power value chain is broken because customers don't pay. Gas suppliers hardly get their monies and FG has to bail out the system time and time again. This is the reason why FG is pushing for cost reflective power tariffs so that the whole chain can work.

My point is, it is easy to sit and say a certain region was denied infrastructure but a deeper look will reveal the facts behind the case.

Smh. This guy is clearly underaged. Just making noise as if you have the mind to respond to these people if you met them face to face.

My friend, go and finish your homework or better still ask your mummy to make food for you

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He promised us change change and he ran away rulling our virtual republic on Facebook, Fulani don kill us finish yet Cownu dey enjoy his life sleeping with 0l0sh0s in UK .

Harrisonwo:


As I said, by 2023 we can start doing checks.
Moreover I compared both previous regime and this regime based on statistics available on ground.... on infrastructure, by 2023 we can compare both and take records

I said forget about politics.
Forget comparison no need for that if we are not been political.
Let's just appreciate and enjoy the the train raid.

It won't take anything from you and won't make the current government better either.

HarunaWest:

See the problem y'all Have...If we criticize Buhari, you are quick to say it's Either IPOB or ODUDUWA...You think we in the North are happy either dude?
What is an achievement about railway haulage...We should be celebrating the end of insecurity, growth of the economy, stable power and water, jobs et al...How many DFI are coming into Nigeria at the moment? what are we really exporting,? Why are we importing so many basic stuff? Do you Know the AKK steel is still made in China What happened to Ajaokuta steel? Aladja steel why is the dollar rate so high?..
These are pertinent questions to be asked and not @sslicking cos of railway and all...I have been in a NGR train that moved haulage in this same Nigeria in far back 2002 so there is nothing new bout that...Open your mind and read alot and you will realize that our leaders are swindling us from time immemorial.
....

Don't mind the criminal. He thinks everyone is as stupid and as irrational as himself.

plaindealer:



Where was that stated?

Must you people always let us know that you do not know how to read and comprehend simple English?

Typical ipob, the useless, crooked and incompetent people that started and abandoned projects all over the place are always your heroes, the people the competent and patriotic people that rescue, complete and commission projects for Nigerians to finally benefit from are always your enemies.

Beats me why you and your kind are always so bitter, so angry, so upset and frustrated every time you see progress and development.

Must be a disease or deadly curse.

Will you shut your trap and answer his question?
You are asked a simple question, instead of you to answer the question you are running your mouth like tap water.

frowland:


Exactly the point OP is buttressing. We should have been celebrating something else. ALL THANKS TO PAST GOVERNMENTS! Hope you get that??

thanks to the present government for celebrating insecurity and recession. No wonder we now print billions to run the government. Shameless people.
When some people said they would rather vote for pig instead of human being they didn't know that the pig in aso rock will be this useless.

Owologbo:

thanks to the present government for celebrating insecurity and recession. No wonder we now print billions to run the government. Shameless people.
When some people said they would rather vote for pig instead of human being they didn't know that the pig in aso rock will be this useless.

Stick with the topic of discuss not red herring.