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naijadrivablog:
Nice, but why not first build in Nigeria (like in Lagos or another city), especially a rentable house, before buying a house in the UK?

Just a little case now, those Tax hungry people would seize it or something.

Because the Bank de facto "owns" the house...
Until he fully pays off the mortgage (loan) in about 25-30 years.

In Nigeria, he would have to pay EVERYTHING upfront!
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GOOD MOVE...
That place is largely unfit for human habitation.
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naptu2:
That's what happened to Maroko. They said that they wanted to make it safe, so that the ocean would stop flooding the place, but gigantic buildings appeared on the place after they sand-filled it and none of the former inhabitants got their property back. It became the home of millionaires.

No, it was not...
There was NEVER any promise to return the displaced to Maroko.

Maroko was deemed largely unsafe and a den of thieves (and of course it was both)...
But the primary reason it was demolished (and only a military man could have done it) was the many of residents were legally SQUATTERS!

Btw, whatever one may say about their relocation to Ikota and Jakande...
Those places were still much BETTER than the tin and wooden shacks at Maroko.

To make omelettes, you gotta break some eggs...
There's hardly any development without some form of dislocation, we just have to minimize the impact.
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ojun50:
And how will dis help the people from the village

Tele-medicine, tele-education, etc....
If your govt was competent, this helps "village people" overcome poor infrastructure.
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Anambralstson:
The three governors CKC produced are Peter Obi, Willie Obiano and Peter Odili former Rivers state,

A good man, a drunk and a legendary looter...

Anambralstson:
*Dr. Philip Emeagwali.

Failed PhD candidate and con artiste...
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They likely believed that even though you applied for visitors' visa, you probably weren't planning on coming back...
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Jimi24:
Nigeria has better comparative for rice than Thailand and Malaysia. We can grow rice 3 times a year. We have more arable land than China even though China is a much bigger country. Cost of labour in Nigeria is now one of the lowest in the world. Nigeria's problem is mechanization, seeds and modification or finishing of existing irrigation projects.
Most people saying we dont have comparative advantage are being thoughtless and shallow. Think, get a sheet of paper and actually do the maths. If the problem is indiscipline and corruption then its not a comparative advantage issue.
We have comparative advantage in petroleum products as well but because of corruption, laziness and slackness it actually appears we don't have.

People should get serious, get to work and stop criticizing a good policy because they dont like Buhari

But it is NOT a "comparative advantage" when the value chain from farm to table is WOEFUL...
Some of which you've already noted - seedings (and thus yield per acre), input (fertilizers, etc.), irrigation, storage, logistics, transportation, etc.
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Why is this news?!
Nigeria has ALWAYS been the world's leading producer of yams and cassava!

Meanwhile, Nigerian yams have been exported FROM GHANA for years...
Because Nigerian regulatory authorities have been lax in meeting international standards.
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In Nigeria, "church" and "con" are often interchangeable terms...
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IronGalaxy:
iim calling it as I see it. You are coons

Crude insults merely betray a lack of substance and a CRUDE upbringing. Will not dignify it.
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Ranchhoddas:
Lol

If you know you know. Even that factory cannot cost $300 million.

Ojukoroju stealing

How exactly is it "stealing"?
It is a PRIVATE investment by a PRIVATE sector company.

These are backward integration projects...
With everything from plantations to captive power plants.

The similar Dangote project in Niger State is $450m...
But PRIVATE investors can estimate whatever they please (Dangote Sugar is listed and cannot).
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OkCornel:
This my friend is the right question to ask. Hopefully this would have some positive effect on the value chain for home grown sugar cane in the long run.

BUA could;
1) Lease hectares of land and grow sugar cane en masse

2) Foster backward linkage with farmers and other small to medium scale farms to augment existing supply.

3) In the long run, consider production of ethanol as biofuel.

Overall ripple effects... more jobs and forex savings.

Anyways, time will tell.

The BUA and Dangote sugar projects maximize the extended value chain in sugar production by using by-products for the production of fuel ethanol, animal feeds, in-house electricity (w/ surplus power generated by the plants supplied to the national grid).
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BigGuyMan:
You know nothing fr

I do not dignify childish personal insults....
They merely betray a lack of substance and a CRUDE upbringing.
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IronGalaxy:
I'm talking about Grammy's you're talking about white people, no surprises though since you're the biggest coons in Africa

Btw even last year we won a Grammy, which ancient history are you on about?

A black person referring to blacks as "coons"...
Your white masters TRAINED you very well. SMH
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FamousMonk:
Forget the hair on the head,get the sense in the head before the year runs out.
You need that more.

She (women) can do BOTH...
They are NOT mutually-exclusive!
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Thegamingorca:
She's a disgrace to all women fighting for the right of being acknowledged as human beings and not mops with oily pussies.

Davido go soon tire for punannni, all men always do; if not now then when she expires. Nah then she go know say she was stupid to have left school and become his trophy. Useless girl, for her mind her destiny and dream since infancy is to straff davido senseless everynight. That's why she now left school. Nonsense, even prince William's wife, the duchess of Cambridge, who will be william queen when he ascends the throne bin still go school. Chioma is A big disgrace to all bossladys

Even David knows the importance that's why he still went back and completed his education.

In this day and age, you ought to have self respect and a sense of self worth to atleast be independent if all hell breaks and not be associated with some superstar for the rest of his life. She should strive to be chioma the superstar or something nice too. What if davido dies tomorrow. Will she stupidly now go to school or continue his music career for him? How will she afford to give her son quality stardom life that he deserves assuming davido leaves her with nothing. Will she go and marry his father lol?

She had better be productive that way she would make Davido Chase her for the rest of her life for fear of loosing her to someone better.

Imagine the fear she must go through daily that davido may leave her. Mark my words her son will call her a gold digger if she doesn't do something fast. Rubbish

Seeing her wear these fendi shoes makes me hate the fact that she is shamelessly flaunting davido's wealth. Something she herself will never buy for herself even if she has the money. Why can't she try to flaunt her own wealth. Shoes that will buy her entire father's household a to and fro trip to Dubai! It's not wise. Chioma pls go and finish school. Pls don't be a sheep or somebodys toilet paper because he's famous. Be a human being. Be you, chioma

Another bitter petty MISOGYNIST Nigerian male...
Chioma has her own "chef" business, so face your own life!
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WalkerMichael:
How do we spend as high as 300bn importing sugars annually when dangote produces?? What's wrong? Can anyone school me please?

Too much excuses for stealing money in every sector in this country sha.

Nigeria has regularly been among the world's leading sugar importers...
Local production and refining capacity is struggling to catch up, but there are several new projects.

Between BUA, Dangote and Olams...
There are refineries in Lagos, Rivers and projects in Niger, Taraba, Adamawa and Nasarawa states.

Until now, the refineries mostly refined imported raw sugar...
But under the Sugar Development Policy, new projects are backward-integrated (including plantation).
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Xisnin:
I hope BUA has a steady source for canes.
Factory without raw materials won't survive.

BUA has huge sugar plantations in Kwara and Kogi states...
With some of the largest ever fully automated drip irrigation projects in Africa.
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BigGuyMan:
300 Million dollar or 300 Million naira?

The kind of criminals wey we get as leaders for this useless country is really annoying.

It's a PRIVATE sector investment...
Your "leaders" have NOTHING to do with it.
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RonaldoVido:
The 35MW of Electricity caught my attention.

So you burn the useless part of the sugar cane plant to produce that much electricity.

Castles in the Air...

This will be BUA's THIRD sugar refinery...
The Lagos and PH plants generate their own electricity.

Dangote's $450m sugar refinery in Niger State will include a 45MW captive power plant. These projects maximize the extended value chain in sugar production by using by-products for the production of fuel ethanol, animal feeds, in-house electricity (w/ surplus power generated by the plants supplied to the national grid).
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grandstar:
This is utter nonsense. Do we have any comparative advantage in sugar production? Can't manufacturing be focused on where the country excels at?

What "comparative advantage" do we need?
We have sugarcane and fertile land, yet spend over $500m yearly importing raw sugar.
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fernandez1:
Good development..... Other States govnors should follows up....in no time all States will be developed

It's NOT a state government project...

These are all PRIVATE projects, and between BUA, Dangote and Olams...
There are other sugar refineries in Lagos, Rivers and projects in Niger, Taraba, Adamawa and Nasarawa states.

The states should get credit for providing land...
But greater kudos belong to the Sugar Development Council, which grants tax holidays and other incentives.
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bayelsaowei:
Projects are never complete in this country...they are always ongoing...forever that is...

This is BUA's THIRD sugar refinery...
There are 2 others in Lagos and Port Harcourt!
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welturebotanical:
300 million naira or dollars..
What kind of company will invest 300million dollars on sugar production?
Please guys is that sector really profitable and reliable?

mu2sa2:
Op is it $300m or $30m? It's the latter figure i saw elsewhere.

voltron14:
Make una no vex me.

What in these photos looks like 300 million dollars of investment?

And remove that sugarcane plantation picture which was obviously lifted.

Don't know how much these refineries cost...
But the Dangote Sugar Refinery project in Niger State is costing $450m.

The BUA refineries (this is the third one) are state-of-the-art...
And includes private infrastructure such as a captive power plant.
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voltron14:
I'm not from Kwara, I love how the Saraki dynasty was dismantled, I'm pro APC but these photos aren't doing justice to a supposed 300 million dollar project.

Heck nothing suggests even 300 million Naira has been spent.

It is NOT a government project...
But it was started during the PDP administration.
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StaffofOrayan:
It's obvious 99% of Nigerians don't understand the role of lawmakers
We understand the roles of village chiefs more than senators

The role of lawmakers is to make laws...
Not to go rapping and dancing at taxpayers' expense!
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0monnak0da:
Goodluck and bye bye

LEARNING is a lifelong enterprise...
Glad that I could help you in that regard.

Bye Felicia!
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0monnak0da:
The issue is about those affected .
"government" is not an abstraction it is there for the people so government does not own stuff for spirits but for the people

Guy no vex o but please stop quoting me

You are not very bright and you really are a waste of my time

I ignore personal insults and attacks...
It merely betrays a lack of substance and a CRUDE upbringing.

Government does (or should) not exist for a small group, but for the generality of the population...
If the actions of a small group is putting the general population at risk, the government is RIGHT to act!
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GOOD MOVE LASG...
PLEASE EXTEND IT TO ALL THE OTHER FILTHY MARKETS!

EKO ONI BAJE!!
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0monnak0da:
Your logic is bizarre
Firstly there is no law that says only doctors can set up "clinics".
Anyone can set up a clinic if they comply with the law
If the clinic is set up legally then it should not be shut down
Clinics are PRIVATE businesses. Oyingbo market is a public market
Your analogy is crazy

Who owns the market
Was it set up illegally

Are you from Lagos?
If you do not know find out who owns the market before you start talking rubbish.

If it is a PUBLIC facility....
Why the b*tching when government decides to close its own facilities?

Anyway, a market is NOT just a space...
But the operations itself, and those are PRIVATE enterprises.

The PRIVATE use of PUBLIC facilities comes with rules/regulations...
If the "tenants" cannot obey such rules, they DESERVE to be punished accordingly. SMH
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0monnak0da:
Your logic is bizarre
Firstly there is no law that says only doctors can set up "clinics".
Anyone can set up a clinic if they comply with the law
If the clinic is set up legally then it should not be shut down
Clinics are PRIVATE businesses. Oyingbo market is a public market
Your analogy is crazy

Who owns the market
Was it set up illegally

Are you from Lagos?
If you do not know find out who owns the market before you start talking rubbish.

The market was not set up "illegally" (a word I NEVER used)...
But the regulations is that market association retain PSPs for waste management.

Accordingly, if this market failed to do so, they DESERVE the punishment...
It's no different from a properly set-up clinic being shut down for disobeying the rules governing its operation.

DAMN! Some Nigerians are laws are like water and oil! SMH
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Rasmega:
Africans and their stupid primitive thinking.

Edit: Some people haff quoted me, giving reasons and some countries where caste system, racism is still in practice.

For me, I don't care bout others. We need to start changing the way we think. Some archaic traditions needs to be dropped and stopped.

I suspect that almost everyone else is on the same side of the discourse as you...
Any blow-back you are getting is restricted to the DUMBNESS of the highlighted.
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