₦airaland Forum

PrecisionFx:
Shut up ur mouth. If u were born in 2001, goan ask ur father about the period in Obasanjos regime wen the only cement importer in Nigeria was Dangote Cement.

It continued till 2007 and Yaradua cancelled that monopoly n granted Cement import licenses back to other importers.

Small children everywhere

PrecisionFx:
NO, we are not sufficient in cement production. Ibeto cement, Bua, Nigercem, etc are all imported.

Dangote also imports cement n bag it in Nigeria, but let's leave that for another day.

PrecisionFx:
Facts make things valid, not repetition.

PrecisionFx:
Do u know there was a time only Dangote imported cement in Nigeria?

PrecisionFx:
Dangote is a failed businessman.

Now mind u, He laundered money for the high and mighty in Nigeria, that's how he makes most of his money.

Platony:
Be sincere with urself,...Lets call a spade a spade. Is Ghana not better than Nigeria??

maestroferdi:
I am afraid I cannot get the thrust of your assertions.

Sort of wide off the mark...

spyg1:
the only surviving assembling plant in Nigeria. if you know you know

dukie25:
He is off to UK before you spell Ajala

Platony:
I haven't been to Ghana b4 but I strongly believe Ghana is better.

Jman06:
Ghana is doing better than Nigeria in everything

holysaint1:
The real question here should be, what will now become of the danfo buses and its likes ?

because we know what these guys were into before they became danfo drivers.

And lastly, i hope these people have made available a suitable road for these very low buses to ply... cause if its on these our already dilapidated roads, then they should be ready to visit the repair shop at least twice ever y week.

Biodun556:
The buses were assembled in Lagos by the state government itselt. Innoson couldn't have done better.

The state government may have plans to build commercial buses in the state in future as you can see assembly plant in the picture.

Innoson doesn't produce engine but makes body of vehicles and many of his vehicles are imported and then re branded.

maestroferdi:
Oga, I dont want to sound snarky but there is no intellectual input in what you wrote above.

There is more to critical thinking than rehashing hackneyed phrases, mouthing cliches and surrendering to the pull of group thinking/herd instinct.

Who told you that it is a taboo for government to lead the way in industrialization and job creation?

Ever head of the countries called China, India, South Korea, Singapore and other Asian tigers?

Wake up guy, the bus has left....

maestroferdi:
Why not commission factories and industries which will create employment and value to society?

Why must Lagos remain synonymous with BRT and buses? Fashola did it, Ambode did it and this Sanwo-Olu chap will also do it...

What is wrong with black people? You are helping promote Chinese businesses and think we should be applauding you?

9jaArea:
OP nice job, though it will be more informative if you describe the intelligent features and how they work.

I hope the manufacturer has a maintenance workshop located in Lagos? A modern wash should also be put in place to keep these beauties clean.

Okay, he should've added a reference then.

OdenKelechi:
It's sad to think of what these buses would look like before the end of the year

Fhemmmy:
Please i will like to know what makes this buses intelligent . . . .Besides, hope they will be able to maintain the intelligence if there is one

Dino98:
I was even about to ask how they are intelligent buses. What and what can they do??

Fasanyadaniel:
first where are the buses bought by the X governor?
In a year or 2 what will become of these newly acquired once?

The next you will see is the incoming governor buying another set instead of maintaining the one in ground.

hisexcellency34:
Intelligent buses? So you mean the buses can drive itself and prevent accident?

Kreamie:
Intelligent buses?

Lmaoooo

biztip:
what is intelligent about these well painted molues

poseidon12:
That's true. Nigeria is a heap of mess.

kennygee:
Who be this one again?

This one that looks like she's carrying a bag of cement on each hip.

Looks like the Nigerian politician that booked her for the holiday didn't pay as much as she was expecting.

Shior.

kenomobola:
Let me also clarify my stance. The government (state, local government, and the federal government) are not always 100% liable, the citizenry also have some portion of the blame to share. What I will never agree to is a government coming out and pointing accusatory fingers, when they have not done their part.
Why do you think things are as messed up as they are? Active government connivance, that's what. When the citizens, and their governments stick to tenets and provisions of the law, without fear or favour, we will progress.

maoolakanm:
SOMEONE WHO SLEEPS AND WAKE UP WITH DICK ,WHAT ELSE DO YOU EXPECT?.

passyhansome:
ALL OF A SUDDEN, SIMI THAT USE TO BE QUIET IS NOW LOUD, PEOPLE CHANGE, CHANGE IS CONSTANT

ladiesreject:
why this lady just suddenly become active for social media after she marry?

shey na now she suppose lay low?

Chai, na wao

humblespirit:
Ambode is too weak to govern Lagos state,: They can't try this shit with Fashola.

kenomobola:
Question; who do you think collects money from these people to setup their shops and stalls at these points, why are these traders emboldened? Simple, the same government that prohibits people from selling there, turns around and collects money from these same people for using said illegal spaces. So, who is deceiving who here, it's either there is 100% compliance or none at all.
This hypocrisy is evident in all spheres of life over here. Collapsed buildings, who gave the approvals? Has any government official been prosecuted? No. I can go on and on, the list is endless. As I noted earlier, the day we start telling ourselves the naked, unadulterated truth, we will start progressing.

Rossikk:
Nigeria HAS progressed considerably in the last 60 years. At independence we we had no power stations, expressways, or universities, and there was mass illiteracy, poverty and malnutrition. We have come a long way since then, even though we still have a long way to go.

Blaming the citizens for the government's failure to build proper roads is madness.

nograv:
Couldn’t agree more

The debate has to change. Change comes from the top down, never the other way around.

You may get mass movements agitating for something, but it only happened if those at the top went along with it.

The leadership in Nigeria is sadly very self serving, not one after all their travels has sought to bring back the innovations they have seen.

When you ride on a bullet train in Asia or see a well developed city like New York, you wonder why we haven’t done the same in Naija?

kenomobola:
Thank you for this. Most Nigerians are suffering from Stockholm syndrome, they're in love with their oppressors. What is happening in Lagos state is a reflection of what happens in Nigeria as a whole.
There is some subtle brainwashing being perpetrated in Lagos. If you listen carefully to Lagos state government ads, they never take responsibility for anything. It's always the citizens; blocked drainages, insecurity, land speculators, collapsed buildings, etc.
For those who claim the government is broke, answer these questions:
1. Why are serving governors and retired governors getting stupendous amounts of money.
2. What is the government (at all tiers) doing with all the taxes and revenue they generate, including the huge amounts generated from VAT (which everyone pays).
3. Why are members of the national assembly having bogus salaries and allowances.
4. Anytime government officials go out of the country, why are there too many people on the entourage.

The day we start telling ourselves the truth, we will start making progress.

Rossikk:
We need a NATIONAL STANDARD for all urban roads whereby all roads without covered drains and sidewalks will be deemed UNCOMPLETED PROJECTS, with resources made available to complete them incrementally, and all future roads built without such provisions will render the contractors liable to IMPRISONMENT. Within 5 years of passing this law, our urban centres will be transformed in this country.

Rossikk:
Dude, there's no ''but'' but'' ''but'' in this......if traders block the sidewalks, it is the state govt's job to clear them away, or fine them.

It is no reason not to build covered drains and sidewalks.

Why are you people content to live like animals, giving all sorts of stupid excuses?

Those open drains, do you realise they are very dangerous to the health, apart from being eyesores?

I just don't get how you people reason.