₦airaland Forum

PHIPEX: Are you sure of this picture? It's too good to be true.

theoctopus: Just to add that I did confirm from PHCN staff yesterday that they have been getting paid. So give and take, by end of september, we will have completely new faces and new business entities to relate with. Now we know where to go to lay our complains and who to hold responsible. No more buying of transformer for PHCN or extortion. Hopefully, before december, when the new companies have fully settled, the issue of wrong billing will be gone and the prepaid meters will be distributed. Happy days are here again!

Drexel Mars: I thought these fools said Sahara Reporters are lairs?

naptu2: I was going to post this article on the other thread.

Have you figured out how to post the pictures?

I'm watching the NTA news in case they show video footage. Channels should post pictures of the event on youtube later.

Prof Corruption: Amaechi is wrong this time around.

The Minister of Transport, Idris Umar, on Friday said that the Nigeria Railway Corporation, NRC, would receive additional 200 wagons by December to boost transportation in the country.

Mr. Umar said this while flagging-off and inaugurating four new locomotives and two telescopic cranes at the Apapa Port, Lagos.

The Minister, who was represented by Kawu Baraje, the corporation’s Board Chairman, said that the NRC was set to reclaim its lost glory as a catalyst for development in Nigeria.

He said that the corporation would collaborate with the customs and other security agents in order to ensure efficient business activities at the port.

Mr. Baraje, in his remarks, said that the completion of the rehabilitation of the Western line had made it possible for the corporation to introduce freight and passenger trains’ service.

“About one month ago, weekly Lagos-Kano intercity passenger train service was introduced to increase the number of services already provided. Today the corporation is flagging-off a container train service from Lagos to Kaduna and Kano. It is also inaugurating two newly acquired telescopic cranes and four 1800HP locomotive engines,” Mr. Baraje said.

The Managing Director of the corporation, Adeseyi Sijuwade, recalled that container train services in Nigeria were suspended 17 years ago due to poor infrastructure.

Mr. Sijuwade said that the acquisition of the facilities was part of Federal Government’s efforts to sustain the drive to transform the nation’s socio-economic development.

He said that the four locomotives were known as class 23 locomotives in the fleet of locomotives.

“The four new locomotives to be inaugurated are self loaded with on-board computer, double drivers’ panel, and fully air-conditioned cabins. The engine in each of the locomotives is Caterpillar’s 1800 model 3512B engine with capability of a design speed of 100kmph,” Mr. Sijuwade said.

He said that the NRC was now better equipped to deal with emergencies, with the two new 100 tons railway cranes.

In his solidarity speech, Comptroller of Customs at the port, Charles Edike, said that the inauguration of the container traffic train would help to stop the activities of miscreant at the port as well as enhance transaction of goods and services.

“An agent does not have to carry his papers to clear at the police, customs or NAFDAC. Any person can do his classification and business clearance through the portal in the computer. Except there is a mistake that is when the custom or any of the security agencies will look for that person,” Mr. Edike said.

He added that any goods that are prohibited would not be logged into the system because the computer will not allow that.

taharqa: can you put up this link plz

asha 80: believe who?

yunglykmine: I don't know if this is actually a priority now...
*grabs popcorn & Fanta* chilling to read from other posters.

asha 80: is it todayl's thisday?well that 247ureports said that he lobbied and failed.i wonder if this is a new round of lobbying.i would suprised and downright angry should grant him such request after all dangote and adenuga were not granted such requests in the past.it is clear emeka offor cannot handle this.moreover reserve bidders can take the thing to court if it happens.

asha 80: i wonder if it is 'nemesis'.

esquire04: That's a great lie...... When wld our FG stop misleadin Nigerins. 2 units are still down, only 4 are running

johnhack: well, all what said here is completely true.i was previledged to be doing my IT in egbin and we r tirelessly working wit dis japanes ple. All d time and dates he mentioned r true wit exact MW inclusive

Gbawe: Are you clinically insane? Is this not part of a BRT (bus rapid transport) scheme which is in turn a part of an impressive transport agenda taking in a comprehensive light rail scheme to provide adequate transport throughout Ogun State? How many performing governors have such a comprehensive transport agenda let alone "clueless ones"? M0r0n. Mumu just rushes in to play opposition politics while his brain has been left in the village he last visited to dispense herbal medicine. I even highlighted, with bold print, what is written below at the beginning of the thread. I guess there is no way to mitigate for grade A olodo like you.

Sincere 9gerian: Some people have no shame. Imagine the celebration of the launch of 150 taxi cabs. Incredible. Even the most clueless governors and those that are/were tagged "non-performers" also launched even bigger taxi cab schemes. Yet these are the same clowns that talk of mediocrity when it comes to certain achievements of GEJ. What could be more mediocre than celebrating taxi cab schemes? Shameless hypocrites

gratiaeo: You de mind the ofenmanu people?

asha 80: awodman i think i have found out the reason interstate could pay the remaining 75 percent money for the bid.i would have posted the link if not that i typing with my phone.just go to 247ureports.com.it seems offor has fallen on financial hardtimes.