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adellam16:
Broda ode that is speaking english. For all dese stories ur are saying, we all know u r just an entity to Fashola. A speck of dirt. So I beg u, pleeeeaaaaase use ur megabyte and download sense. After doing that u will now read my comment again, n understand that I did not insult Fashola, I was saying that the term used (built) was not supposed to b used as the guy did not build the bridge. Abi na him carry cement nd block construct am. When all ur brain na pain n vex full am. Gosh u really r a dunce.

nextstep:
Everybody wants to make their money pushing a tech they've invested time and money in... no problem. But the more I look at these pictures, the more I'm convinced that this is bullsh*t.

Will these cable cars really solve congestion? Have you seen any major city in the world use cable cars as a serious (not tourist) people mover? Not me. The carrying-capacity of these things is so low, their speed is so slow, and if something happens in a single car, the entire stretch of cable is f*cked.

I've been to their site www.doppelmayr.com which clearly shows that this thing is meant for resorts, forget their claim of 3,900 people/hr transport capacity. I can only understand it if it's just a pleasure ride for a few privileged commuters who can pay to skip all the traffic below (all 26 of them per hour). The Obudu cable car is nice and beautiful, perfect for that tourist site. But for a fast paced place like Lagos with million commuters, give me a break.

Lagos should just bite the bullet, get some bonds to build commuter rail and subways, just like the rest of the world. If they were serious they'd also solve the power issue once and for all and stop messing around with toy projects. But I suspect they'll stay with this cable car because it, like a lot of things in Nigeria, gives the appearance of being developed, without actually being developed.

Are gondolas the next big thing in urban transport?

These sentiments were echoed by Michael McDaniel, a designer from innovation firm Frog Design and advocate of an urban gondola for Austin, Texas, in an interview with Marketplace earlier this year. He estimated that the cost of building a gondola comes in at between $3 million and $12 million per mile, comparing favorably against $400 million per mile for subway systems and $36 million per mile for light rail systems.


http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/13/business/skypods-gondolas-urban-transport/

nextstep:
Everybody wants to make their money pushing a tech they've invested time and money in... no problem. But the more I look at these pictures, the more I'm convinced that this is bullsh*t.

Will these cable cars really solve congestion? Have you seen any major city in the world use cable cars as a serious (not tourist) people mover? Not me. The carrying-capacity of these things is so low, their speed is so slow, and if something happens in a single car, the entire stretch of cable is f*cked.

I've been to their site www.doppelmayr.com which clearly shows that this thing is meant for resorts, forget their claim of 3,900 people/hr transport capacity. I can only understand it if it's just a pleasure ride for a few privileged commuters who can pay to skip all the traffic below (all 26 of them per hour). The Obudu cable car is nice and beautiful, perfect for that tourist site. But for a fast paced place like Lagos with million commuters, give me a break.

Lagos should just bite the bullet, get some bonds to build commuter rail and subways, just like the rest of the world. If they were serious they'd also solve the power issue once and for all and stop messing around with toy projects. But I suspect they'll stay with this cable car because it, like a lot of things in Nigeria, gives the appearance of being developed, without actually being developed.

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Bolivia is now home to the world’s largest urban cable car system, connecting two of the world’s highest major cities, and transforming the lives of tens of thousands of commuters.

This is where the new cable car system comes in. Inaugurated in May this year, the publicly-owned Mi Teleférico consists of three lines connecting El Alto with central La Paz. Built at a cost of around US$250m, it is already capable of carrying up to 10,000 passengers in each direction per hour. A journey from central La Paz to El Alto’s world-famous 16 de Julio street market now takes a mere ten minutes.



https://eyeonlatinamerica.com/2014/10/31/cable-cars-reach-new-heights-in-bolivias-capital/

nextstep:
There are lot of well funded businesses that fail every year all over the world for various reasons: wrong market, incompetent execution, bad timing, and plain old bad luck. The people involved were all quite smart, with a lot of experience in all sorts of fields. Still businesses fail. Most have MBAs with well thought-out business plans, or scientific folks with solid understanding of theory and applied practice, which are vetted by third parties. Yet businesses fail.

The fact that one has an idea, has lined up investors or financing, and have the backing of a regulatory body does not mean that the business is solid gold. I'm not sure why you insist that these people are infallible. You are of the opinion that they have a good business case, and I'm arguing otherwise, with some of my reasons why this is not going to work:

- infrastructure is not ready for faultless operation which could leave passengers stranded up high (fuel or gas or backup)
- the market is not there (if this is supposed to ease congestion, they'd need a much faster mode of transport)
- it has limited scope. How many cable lines will be build to service different areas? Or is it only this single one being proposed?
- is this a charity? I don't see the numbers that suggest they'd recoup their cost this century

Even if you have a vested interest in this cable car, it would be more fruitful to explain why you think this is a sure banker.

nextstep:
Hah hah hah... I don't doubt that they are much smarter (and much much richer) than me. I was more doubtful of the supporting infrastructure.

We have a country where several international airports have lost power for hours in recent memory. They had backups, but, you know, no fuel, abi no spare parts.
We have natural gas that can't be delivered to its destination because, you know, militants.
We have had IPP that can't remain powered for any reasonable length of time, or so I'm told, hence I'm not too confident that this particular independent plant, for a cable car, will somehow be different.

If they can demonstrate the system to work consistently for 2-5 years with no issues, then I will happily withdraw my skepticism and celebrate with them. It's just that dumb little me thinks money can be better spent fixing more pressing infrastructural problems, than introducing new ones. Nevertheless, the best of luck to them.

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Proforce. Ogun State Police Command..

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Chairman

Capt Dapo Olumide - Chief Executive Officer



http://ropewaystransport.com/index.php/en/

mapet:


@Aresa, can you imagine a typical mindset of someone that calls himself a Nigerian youth?

Ilovemystate:
Clown

I wanted to be a manufacturer. So we teamed up with some Colombians to set up Proforce in 2008. That was actually how we started the company. And the reason we founded the company, like I said, was due to the high level of insecurity in the country and all over the world. Nigeria is not isolated on this, because when you look at it, the same thing is happening in many countries across the world.

What exactly do you produce in your Ode Remo plant, and can the quality standard be compared with similar products elsewhere in the world?
We make a lot of tactical vehicles, cash-in-transit vans; infantry combat vehicles, armoured patrol boats, Unmanned Arial Vehicles (UAV’s) and architectural armouring. We are now putting together a prototype military tank. Majority of these vehicles are second to none when you look at the quality. We have brought in expatriates that have a combined 70 years experience in armoring, and these are people who were the top guys where they were working before. They have transferred the technology to Nigerians who are coming up seriously fast. In fact, we have a couple armoured personnel carriers (APCs) that the Nigerian team put together and when you look at the quality of the finish, you can match it in quality with the APC’s the expatriate team made.

The Doppelmayr/Garaventa Group



https://www.doppelmayr.com/en/products/

nextstep:
I really want this to take off, I really do.

But you know these things typically use electric motors to move... which means that around 6pm, in rush hour, you're above ground, and PHCN seizes light... And if you're unlucky that there's fuel scarcity, you're going to spend the night in that pod, dangling with no way to get down.

No thanks. Government: please solve the existing issues first, before you create new one.

The LCCT will operate completely independent of the state grid with each station having its own natural gas (primary) and diesel (standby) power generating plants with rotary UPS backup. Other centralized facilities including management offices, operational control rooms, maintenance workshops and a Eumetsat real-time satellite weather and predictive forecasting station. The Project will provide commuters with an affordable, safe, timely and stress-free mode of transportation around the metropolis.

http://ropewaystransport.com/index.php/en/

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Armoured Personnel Carriers (APC)

Our Four Wheeled Armoured Personnel Carriers (Pf2) provide adequate armoured mobility for infantry men and Law Enforcement Agents to move safely from the base camp through troubled areas to the battle field. Proforce APCs also are also engaged in light battles by the Army, police patrol and surveillance, military ambulance due to the versatility and ruggedity, which cannot be overemphasized. Protection has been integrated to NIJ standard III/CEN B6 with Anti-blast protection against Land mines, hand grenades, IEDs, etc.

In Nigeria the Pf2 and Pf3 have been supplied to OSUN State Government for the use by the Police in combating Armed Robbery in the State. Our APCs are rigorously tested and proven in the toughest environments and are certified and compliant with military norms and standards.

http://proforcedefence.com/armoured-personnel-carriers/

[b]PROFORCE LIMITED was incorporated in 2008 as a total defence solution provider specialized in armoured vehicles and personal protection. The company’s focus is on the delivery of confidence in protective mobility.

We have developed a vibrant market for security and mobile protective products within Nigeria and Africa.

PROFORCE has exploited its deep technical know-how to produce outstanding armored products for Government Agencies, Corporate Bodies, Diplomatic Communities and the Private Sector within Nigeria and Africa.

PROFORCE has Utilized Its superior craftsmanship to producing outstanding products using only Internationally Certified Ballistic Standard Materials (CEN Level B7/NIJ IV, CEN B6/NIJ III) and Military Standards STANAG 4569 Level 2/2A/2B.



Proforce manufactured products portfolio include the following:
Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs)
Armoured Tanks
Armoured SUVs
Armoured Cash-In-Transit Vehicles (CITs)
Tactical Armoured Vehicles (TAVs)
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV-Drones)
Armoured Saloons and Sedans
Bulletproof Helmets and Vests
Military Trucks
Infantry Combat Vehicles (ICVs)
Armoured Boats and Marine Vessels
Architectural Armouring (safe houses/rooms e.g. for banks and embassies[/b]

Henry240:
You are illiterate. I'm very well aware of this, however for the benefit of the others who are visiting or commenting in this thread. I decided to lecture you.


It is a Nigerian company, not a SW company.

MKO ABIOLA AIRPORT WILL HAVE LONGEST RUNWAY IN NIGERIA AFTER COMPLETION SAYS CONTRACTOR




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Osun, in Osun will emerge as the airport with the longest runway in the country.
With 3.5 kilometres runway, the airport under construction beats the Murtala Mohammed International Airport and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja with three kilometre and Abuja 2.8 kilometre and 2.8 respectively.

This was the promise made by the project engineers on site on Monday when Governor Rauf Aregbesola paid an unscheduled visit to the site of the project in Ido Osun.

Aregbesola, who was conducted round the airport by the Project Supervisor of the company handling the project, Aeronautical Engineering and Technical Services, Eng. Abubakar Abuyaro, inspected the runway for aircraft which is under construction and other facilities at the airport.



http://bioreports.net/mko-abiola-airport-will-have-longest-runway-in-nigeria-after-completion-says-contractor/

Standing5:
I would av loved to engage you in serious discussion concerning aregbe but ur antics isn't encouraging at all.

aresssa:
Every society's future depends on smart and intelligent leaders of tomorrow, but with these unintelligent and basement mentality ipob youths, their societies and villages are doomed and we can now see why their region is so backward.

Talk about a wasted generation born and raised with hate and bitterness.

Mummyejire:
Oh what a day!!! What a thread!!! Kudos to you aaresa. Na you be the man , Se won o mo itumo Project ni

Our brother from the other side really made my day...comedy extravaganza.

RealBae:
See this NEVER DO WELL BIGOT..

George university my left Nyassh...
Thats why they always get Zombie like you cheaply because whatever they sell to you, you grab with both hands.
As for your comment about my tribe, i dont condem tribe but individual and this has shown how you where brought up, Keep wallowing in tribal hate.
...Onuku...

RealBae:
The lie they sold to gullible mofos like you
She enter which US

Did you see the way dem dey broadcast Dullardiho anytime he travel to US...? A whole president wife enter US not even CNN, BBC, even our local champion here Channel TV carry d news, na only Sahara desert show una phooshopped picture and ZOMBIE raised to power 100 like you be jumping upandan.

Oma se o

When she return nko? Who show you say she don land for airport abi na Mediterranean see or back yard she take come back.. Mtcheeew

Receive deliverance from ZOMBIE spiritual sickness


If na Mama Peace mata now, una go jump in like hungry lion dey talk, e don reach Mrs Dullardiho mata , you dey go defence

Receive another spiritual bathing from Zombie sickness



YEYE DEY SMELL

Graduate student Onyinyechi Ogbozor (far left), nutrition and food studies, and her husband, Ford Foundation International Fellow Ernest Ogbozor, PhD candidate in the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution (far right), with Her Excellency, Aisha Muhammadu Buhari, first lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, at the Fairfax Campus on Aug. 4. Photo by Evan Cantwell.

Nigerian first lady Aisha Muhammadu Buhari visited George Mason University on Thursday to discuss the need for changes to increase positive health outcomes for Nigerian women and girls.



https://www2.gmu.edu/news/252376

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MagLev Pods Set To Transform Transport In Lago


The system is designed to fit within the Yellow Line of the Lagos’s Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA). Nigeria then intends to integrate this into a country wide network.

skyTrans is using an innovative implementation of an energy-efficient, elevated, magnetic levitation system. The system comes in two flavours, the skyTran Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) or Cargo Rapid Transit (CRT); carrying people or freight respectively.

Construction & infrastructure News Maglev Nigeria TransportConstruction & infrastructure News Maglev Nigeria Transport
The network is built up from autonomous computer controlled “pods”. These pods might look like jets but they work using MagLev. MagLev works by allowing pods to glide above the track, supported by magnetic repulsion and propelled by a linear motor. As the pods do not touch the track, there is no friction to slow them down. This means they can travel very quickly compared a traditional train.

Once a pod reaches a speed of 10mp they can then glide on the track without requiring additional power, or accelerate up to speeds of 155mph.

The major advantage of SkyTrans is not just technological. SkyTrans are hoping to deploy the system for a cost of £13m per mile, compared to an estimated cost of £160m for an underground system.

Jerry Sanders, skyTrans Chairman, has described the Lagos project as “open[ing] the door to a new era of transportation in Africa”. Stating that “one of the major impediments to African growth is its poor transportation infrastructure”.

Interested in finding out more about SkyTrans. View their TedX talk below.

http://www.borntoengineer.com/maglev-pods-set-transform-transport-lago/