₦airaland Forum

Curlieweed: Do you know how much RVSG has spent since 1999 developing power generating assets? Comment on stuff you actually understand.

Ford Motor, the second-largest American automaker, is considering Nigeria as an option on its plan to open new manufacturing plants on the continent.

The company is looking to expand its manufacturing plants in Africa, as it introduces new models like the Mustang sports car and predicts industry-wide auto sales will grow 40 percent by 2020.

Jim Benintende, Ford’s head of operations in the Middle East and Africa is formulating an Africa growth strategy to increase Ford’s factories in Africa beyond its two plants in South Africa, with Nigeria being considered as an option, he revealed in a chat with Bloomberg.

However, Nigeria’s Boko Haram insurgency problem is cited as a major challenge.

“It’s going to be a rocky road for a bit of time,” Benintende said. “But you’ve got to take the long-term view in places like Nigeria. It’s the biggest economy in Africa. You can’t ignore that. It’s got abundant natural resources; it’s got a burgeoning middle class. There’s a lot of real good reasons to look at Nigeria for future investment.”

Benintende also is traveling the continent to explore Ford’s options in the region. He said he expects to submit a proposal to Fields next year with a detailed plan on how many factories and dealerships the automaker needs to add.

“We need to put Ford people on the ground, close to our customers,” Benintende said. “We can’t operate from an ivory tower.”

Meanwhile, General Electric (GE) another United States (U.S.) manufacturing giant has big spending plans for Africa. GE hopes to develop facilities, improve supply chains and train workers, according to a statement from the Fairfield, Connecticut-based company.

Announcing plans to invest $2 billion in the region by 2018 and double its workforce on the continent, GE’s Africa business includes supplying locomotives for Nigeria and aircraft engines for Kenya Airways. GE yesterday announced

The local payroll is thus expected to swell to 4,000 people during the next few years compared with about 2,000 now as the company expands into the continent’s eastern nations, according to Jay Ireland, GE’s Africa CEO.

Africa’s vehicle market is accelerating rapidly. Ford, projects that industry-wide sales will grow to 2.1 million vehicles over the next six years, from 1.5 million in 2013. Africa’s driving-age population is projected to soar 55 percent to 840 million people by 2023, from 540 million last year, Ford has said.

MyPWisINCORRECT: *Sneezes on altwireles* Heeeheeehheeeshian!!

MyPWisINCORRECT: How does this curtail the spread of Ebola?

SantaMafia: and what is your fvcking buisiness with what Ghana and IMF decide to do? are you not supposed to be searching for those your little apes somewhere in Sambisa forest or whatever sh1t place boko haram took them to? i thought that should be your major concern, not what Ghana and IMF decide or not decide? hahahahahahaha fuckedupeedness

SantaMafia: hahahahaha listen to this goat! what is life expectancy in your sh1thole? how many of your suffering and no-more-smiling shitnigerian goats have access to potable water? how many in your dustbin country can sleep with their two eyes closed at night? how many of your youths are employed? Jeez, people even eat from the dustbin in your magg0t-infested modafaking sh1thole

SantaMafia: hahahaha i thought shitnigeria is the original 419 country? which data did Ghana manipulate? what a mor0n!

SantaMafia: you are talking like a the biggest foooooooooooooooooool in thr world. Ghana was not the first country to rebase and what is wrong with rebasing,ediot? the rebasing was simply to enhance convenience. what was fraudulent or questionable about that? didn't your country contemplate rebasing at one point during soludo's time? so what crap are you bleating?

deenforme: From child molestation charges to No compassionate charges .

Its because of people like you

I have every reason to be greatfull to God to not be as bigoted as your likes are



No Shame , No integrity , No iota of truth

AkinEgba: Nigerian villages and smaller cities are still packed with human beings. Have you been to a town like Sapele (Delta State)? You see how packed it is. There are 1000s of such all over Nigeria. Besides, Lagos is seriously under-counted. The 2016 census will not be different unless we get external people to oversee it. Too much wuruwuru for Naija.

deenforme: Kai Nigerians

Our mentality is only surpassed by our blind passion

Sir Have you seen the refutation that the picture is a scam ?

simpleseyi: Your hatred for Islam has not stopped the growth of Islam over the years. Our prophet came about 600 years after Jesus, yet followers of the prophet are at par with church goers. Stop stalking Islam, instead tell your catholic priesst to stop molesting young boys and your men-of-god to stop extorting the poor masses like politicians.

Boyedex: Atlwireles AkinEgba I am tempted to doubt the 160 milla population thing too. When you visit many cities, only Lagos makes those numbers believeable. 2016 will probably be more revealing.

AkinEgba: But the article said something like ''closeness to oil ..........'', no?

AkinEgba: On the contrary, oil has made some lazy and unproductive, and I disagree that we are no more than 120M. I believe we should be topping 170M now and at least 60-70% of that number constitute unproductive Nigerians.

Did you mean AKS and Bayelsa? But those are states and not cities. What are the cities in those states? Uyo, Yenagoa? Hm! I think the money in those states, though humongous, is in the hands of the govt not individuals. Besides those are relatively smaller cities per population.[

AkinEgba: On the contrary, oil has made some lazy and unproductive, and I disagree that we are no more than 120M. I believe we should be topping 170M now and at least 60-70% of that number are unproductive Nigerians.

AkinEgba: Getting serious.........

It's more like Nigeria being the economic giant of Africa, but average Botswanans (for example) enjoy better and worthier living standards than average Nigerians. Large population is good only when majority of the people are productive and contributing to the economy. That is not the case in Nigeria, at least for now. With a relatively smaller population and a productive one at that (as with Aba and Onitsha) poverty is sure to be low.

For once, I wish Nigeria has no oil so that out of necessity our big population will be matched with the expected productivity level. Otherwise, we should work towards serious population control to match the current productivity level.