₦airaland Forum

Racoon:
See the reward a thug got for being the weapon of political warfare in Edo State.

tot:
Stop lying!
Government Debt to GDP in Singapore is expected to be 106.00 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Singapore Government Debt to GDP is projected to trend around 110.00 percent in 2020, according to our econometric models.
https://tradingeconomics.com/singapore/government-debt-to-gdp

I have had discussions with colleagues based in Singapore, do not ever make the mistake of comparing Singapore to Lagos, they are not mates in any way. A country & city that has so developed itself several international companies have their expats posted there.

Singapore's unemployment rate is 2.2%, our dear Nigeria is trending at double digits 23%. You guys should hide your faces in shame defending rubbish.

cc: abibun

Kapeter:
Ogun and Ondo will survive.
Infact every Oodua states doesn't need any useless Nigeria.

Like it was in the past.

Spatta:
Taking Pictures with all the world President, Speaks an abominable English Language, Disgracing Nigerians and making the world think this is the best we have to offer for a President, Returns to Aso rock to sleep and continues his Nepotism and Mamman Daura extension of old friendship while doing nothing to better the lives of citizens, or Abha Kyari appointment and arresting of any opposition
With this Clueless President, we have never had it so worse

BabaO2:
Oshiomole and Allen Onyeama got it right, dismantling of the region destroyed the core value of Nigeria. Mouthing ethnic nationalism in the present nigeria is a big challenge that can never be solved

ursullalinda:
Jega we don't need this advice, kindly go to Aso villa and whisper it to ur friend.

solmusdesigns:
mumu talk, Singapore debt to gdp is 150% .. lagos debt is less than 2billion usd and thier IGR a year is half that figure

you say tinubu milks lagos, atleast prove it with facts and figures.. even JonaDunce couldnt prosecute or jail tinubu since he's got no evidence

According to NBS, the net Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) allocation in the first half of the year is put at N1.20 trillion, while the total revenue available to the states including the FCT is put at N1.89 trillion.

It, however, said that the value of foreign debt stood at 4.23 billion dollars, while domestic debt hit N3.85 trillion at the end of 2018.

The bureau said that the IGR was derived from Ministries, Departments and Agencies’ (MDAs) revenues, Direct Assessment, Pay As You Earn (PAYE), Road Taxes and other Taxes.

The data showed that Lagos state led the collection table with N263.25 billion, while Rivers collected N151.8 billion, Delta N145 billion, Akwa Ibom N106.7 billion and FCT N72.8 billion.

https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2019/10/11/lagos-leads-as-36-states-generate-n691-11bn-as-revenue/

solmusdesigns:
wise up to what exactly?

dude reason beyond partisan politics.. Lagos is the only state in Nigeria moving towards positive index in all developmental statistics... if you like hate Tinubu from now till you die, he earned what delta and rivers earned but gave lagos a brt system, and many infrastructure like housing development and Lasema

solmusdesigns:
mumu talk, Singapore debt to gdp is 150% .. lagos debt is less than 2billion usd and thier IGR a year is half that figure

you say tinubu milks lagos, atleast prove it with facts and figures.. even JonaDunce couldnt prosecute or jail tinubu since he's got no evidence

Freegift75:
www.saharareporters.com/2016/03/19/code-conduct-tribunal-freed-bola-tinubu-error--rotimi-jacobs


On Friday, Kanu Agabi, the lead prosecution counsel to the Senate President had made reference to the
decision of the Tribunal in the Tinubu’s trial, asking that the former Kwara State Governor should also be allowed to go home.

This, according to him was because Saraki was also not informed of the charges or asked to defend himself against the allegations before the CCB brought him before the Tribunal.

“The result of the investigation by Bureau is expected to be presented to Your Lordship. Where is it?” Where is the reference? We don’t have it; you can strike it out and let them start afresh.

“He has not been invited; he should be invited like Tinubu. He is the Senate President of this country. We have not been invited; it is not discriminatory.

“My Lord, the reason you said you allow Tinubu to go home was that ten other governors were invited, but he was not invited, the defendant is a former governor,” Agabi said while asking the Chairman of the Tribunal to strike out the charges against the Senate President.

But while countering the argument, Jacobs told the Tribunal that the CCB did not need to invite the defendants to make any clarification on the discrepancies in his assets because section 3, part one of the third schedule of the 1999 Constitution
has removed such conditions.

Rotimi Jacobs, a senior advocate of Nigeria and the Federal Government prosecuting counsel in the 13 count charge of false assets declaration trial of
Senate President Bukola Saraki on Thursday said the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) was misled to discharge former Governor of Lagos State Bola Ahmed Tinubu when he was arraigned before it in November 2011.

NgeneUkwenu:
Sponsored write up....Daily Independent always a Useless IPOB Newspaper...

The same useless Newspaper that told us, Osinbajo had been replaced as VP...

Please pay them no heed....

They publish news from Under the bridge...

Awefatblock28:
We should commend the governor for this development

Lilimax:
Misplaced priority
Babajide Sanwolu, repair Lagos roads that are currently dead traps ?

PatrickOkunima:
A very good development, that is if he will implement it.

anonimi:
www.nairaland.com/attachments/2135824_image_jpeg9f360c5ab7736510df54c882e9dbf188


TTC in talks to sell old trains to Lagos. Are they safe enough?
AUGUST 10, 2011

As Toronto trainspotters gleefully take maiden rides on the TTC's Rocket, commuters in Lagos, Nigeria may be about to get some new trains of their own. Our old ones.

A TTC spokesperson has confirmed that the commission is negotiating with a private group to sell up to 260 used train cars to the West African megacity's new transit project.

"I can confirm that the TTC is in discussion with a third party that wants to purchase trains for Lagos," said commission spokesperson Brad Ross. "Over a period of time, they will be taken out of service and then transported over to Nigeria."

The cars being considered for sale are the TTC's old H-5 and H-6 models, which will be decommissioned as the TTC rolls out its new fleet of Rockets. Ross predicts the earliest they could be shipped to Nigeria is sometime in 2012.

Traffic snarls are already a major economic problem in the Nigerian capital, a booming city that will reach an estimated population of 25 million by 2015. A new above-ground rail system designed to carry 1.5 million people a day has already broken ground, and Lagos Governor Babtunde Fashola has said it "will be the most multi-dimensional and most impactful" of the government's efforts to reduce traffic congestion.

Fashola visited Toronto earlier this year to inspect the TTC trains.

The Lagos deal would be the first of its kind for the TTC. Decommissioned cars are usually sold for scrap metal and can fetch up to $1,500 dollar each. While Ross declined to discuss specific figures, he says the sticker price for Lagos is "significantly more" than scrap prices, putting the potential profits to the TTC in the millions of dollars.

It is not unusual for technology from western nations to end up in poorer countries. Marketplaces in Africa and Asia are flooded with North American clothes, computers, and even cars, but the purchase of larger technology like trains is rarer.

The cars will have to be significantly refurbished to fit existing infrastructure in Lagos, and some Nigerian media reports have lamented that the government appears to have settled on "tokundo," or used, trains instead of brand new vehicles.

Although half the cars are more than 30 years old, Ross is adamant they are perfectly safe and are only being decommissioned for capacity reasons. But he also admitted the TTC is not required to make sure the cars meet any safety standards before selling them.

"Once sold, it's up to the new operator to ensure they are in good working order," he said. "They do need to be maintained much more frequently than the new trains, simply because of their age. At some point they will run out their useful life."

Murtaza Haider, director of the Institute of Housing and Mobility at Ryerson University, said the age of the cars is definitely a cause for concern.

"We should be ensuring that there is some service life left in these vehicles and we're not going to be playing havoc with the lives of those who would ride these vehicles," Haider said. "There's metal fatigue, and that metal fatigue could result in dangerous conditions. I would be paying a close watch on this for the next ten years to see how many accidents do happen in Lagos."

He also warned that while rail systems are glamorous as far as transit infrastructure goes, they are not always as effective at reducing congestion as other options. Nevertheless, new rail systems are frequently preferred because governments can take advantage of kickbacks from large contracts.

According to media reports, the cost estimates for the Lagos rail project have varied wildly from $1.2 billion to $30 billion. In 2010, a Nigerian government watchdog accused Fashola's government of widespread corruption.

"More often than not, politicians favour rail transit because it is more expensive," Haider said. "It's almost useless in some cases, and less productive in most cases, than a bus system. But you can't buy busses for $30 billion. You can inflate prices and make a lot of money buying a rail system."

From: https://nowtoronto.com/news/next-stop-nigeria/

victorazyvictor:
..but your idol said "no office for first lady" where is the integrity?

seguno2:
Is that how change operates in your life

thundafire:
Dat frog eye for bourdillion ehn,let dis man be

davodyguy:
Go back to School and ask for refund.

You read but lack comprehensive skills.

I said 'was almost impeached'

Almost is not the same as actual occurrence.

Yes, Tinubu almost caused the Assembly under ikufori to impeach Fashola between 2009&2010.

Google is your friend.

You Tinubu fan boys, better learn that he doesn't mean well for any of you apart from himself

Impeachment Threat: More unrest for Fashola , as Festus Keyamo asks Court to Dismiss Fashola’s Suit

Huhuonline.com can confirm that counsel to the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr. Festus Keyamo has asked a High Court sitting in Lagos to strike out the suit instituted by a journalist, Mr. Richard Akinola to stop the state assembly from investigating financial impropriety levelled against the embattled Governor of Lagos state, Mr. Babatunde Fashola who has been having tough time with his predecessor/god-father, Bola Tinubu . Available facts have it that Festus Keyamo is going all out to ensuring that allegations of financial misappropriations and looting against the Governor are not swept under the carpet. Huhuonline.com understands that Mr. Festus is praying the court to dismiss the suit, arguing that the action is incompetent, frivolous, speculative and an abuse of legal process. Citing from Section 4 [6] and [7], Mr. Keyamo says the respondent were right to set up a 6-man panel which was not to try the governor but rather to be informed as to whether there was a basis to proceed further with the allegations.

It could be recalled that a court sitting in Ikorodu had granted an order restraining the State House Of Assembly from proceeding with its probe on allegations of financial impropriety levelled against the state Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola and the state lawmakers.

https://www.modernghana.com/news/264157/impeachment-threat-more-unrest-for-fashola-as-festus-keyamo-asks-court-to-dismiss-fasholas-suit.html

seguno2:
Kasala don burst.
Inside life of Bourdillon road of bullion vans.

anigbajumo:
Not possible,am a mobile person and always busy most times.I can be at anywhere in less than 24_72hrs.Am presently in oyo State In less than 24hrs I will be in Lagos then from there to any state in either SE or NW,my kind of work don't allow that....

richmind2019:
2 cup of garri,#20 sugar nd two pure water..

1 bottle groundnut...

anigbajumo:
Lol,you can't understand. My work no allow me to cook and already addicted to eatery

joetem:
Lol....anyways, I don't drive uber, but have cars on uber and I know what my drivers face, I empathize with them and won't support fraud, ,my point is, if he requested for offline and you are not cool with it, I still stand on my point, politely reject and talk calmly to him on why you feel it's not good to do so.
Really, poor minds are callous. Some of these drivers have families, responsibilities, how will they meet up? Think!!!

ornicus:
Foolish dunce. The moment you decide to engage in dodgy behavior you have already made the choice to endanger your family.

Don’t report me I have a family that depends on me.
It should be ‘ I should not do this, I have a family dependent on me’

You are a typical Nigerian, always looking to weasel out of the consequences of your actions on sentiment.

The us may as well have left osama, after all he also had a family dependent on him. If your family is important to you, you think of them before the act, not after the consequences.

Is that too hard for you to understand?

You were silent when your horde were calling me a broke rider. So shut your bitch mouth up when I give it back to them

Opinedecandid:
Borrow more, President Buhari.
Mess up Nigeria as much as you can.
Intimidate Nigerians with arrest, turture, detention and jail.
Distract us with Aisha's story, etc.
Cow us into cowardice and silence.

Then borrow plenty.
Leave the burden for the country.
Your children and children's children will also suffer the brunt, some how, I assure you.

rafhell:
We've entered one chance. Let's not forget that all the loans that this mother fucker called buhari has been collecting and misapproriating will be paid back by you and me.
Hausa or yoruba, Muslim or Christian, apc or pdp. We are in this together.

sarrki:
Buhari loves every nook of this country with passion

AntiWailer:
Celebs and noise.

U are in London and so fking wat ?

BigBashiru:
It's not the Nigerian govt that failed to give ppl a better life. Nigerians (the majority) are a slothful(lazy) people - poor hospitals is because nurses don't want to work, poor police force is because police decide to take bribes, Nigerians are too laid back culturally and are generally irresponsible.... so that's why Nigeria will remain a failed state