₦airaland Forum

cjrane: I completely disagree that because one is your enemy you should not emulate best practices where it is possible. By your argument we should copy the second terminal because it was built by my state Delta and disregard the obviously better designed terminal because it was designed for Jigawa? That is being childish.

The Americans and Russians went to the moon because they imbibed their enemy (Nazi) V-2 rocket technology and improved upon it. The Americans were able to produce an atom bomb and win WW2 because they allowed ( their enemies) German and Italian scientists to teach them how to break up an atom and harness the energy into a massive explosion.

My point being that we should copy great designs as Chima mentioned no matter how we feel about the person. Sometimes, great designs are simply a product of ingenuity & taste and not necessarily cost. For example, Saudi Arabia spent about the same amount of money in building Riyadh and Jeddah as UAE spent in building Abu Dhabi and Dubai. But it is without doubt that the King of UAE was more keen on aesthetics and exquisite design, which made the UAE an architectural masterpiece compared to Saudi. Therefore, if Jigawa or Kano is able to do something right, you should imbibe what they did right and not necessarily have to reject everything out of prejudice. The meat in Chima's post was all about preserving land around the airport for further expansion as it grows. I don't think Chima was inferring in anyway that Jigawa was better than any SE state. That inference was your own

IGBOSON1: ^^^I've echoed similar sentiments in the past on the poor finishing at the local wing of AIIA, as well as the need to build one or two 4-star hotels around the airport area like we see in other cities around the world with Int'l airports!

I'm a perfectionist, and this is why i tend to complain a lot about the low standard and poor quality of projects delivered in the South East! I've noticed that the Enugu Governor shares the same high standards as i do (the state secretariat being a case in point), so i'm hoping that before he leaves office next year, he would have set the ball rolling concerning providing AIIA with most of what it needs to be a successful venture!

HappyJoe: Won't happen in Enugu - or any Nigerian airport. Our incompetence is legendary.

spyder880: Some small areas where the drainage system is covered.

CFCfan: Yeah, you said what was on my mind. I didn't mean an underground tunnel; just a walkway that would link both terminals.
I'd prefer a glass cladding along with a roof. Provision should be made for special vehicles to transport aged folks within the walkway/corridor.

CFCfan: spyder880: I hope the Chinese will construct a tunnel linking the domestic terminal with the international one. The tunnel will facilitate easier transfers from both terminals, thereby avoiding the mistake made during the construction of both MM1 and MM2 (Murtala Moh'd airport).

MOBJECTIVE: Items exempt from VAT in Nigeria include the following:
1. All medical and pharmaceutical products
2. Basic food items
3. Books and educational materials
4. Baby products
5. Locally produced fertilizer, agricultural and veterinary medicine, farming
machinery and farming transportation equipment
6. All exported goods
7. Plant and machinery imported for use in the Export Processing Zone
8. Plant, machinery and equipment purchased for utilization of gas in
downstream petroleum operations
9. Tractors, ploughs, agricultural equipment and implements purchased for
agricultural purposes.3

so cocoa, rubber and food produce which are exported do not help Nigeria. except the people/states that export them and through the minimal foreign exchange they earn nigeria. Shocker

eaglechild: I am also against further balkanization.

Apparently this is not a very popular opinion, but my reasons are that we also need to build economically viable states.

Remember governance in Nigeria is expensive and state creation will astronomically increase recurrent expenditure which may not necessarily be balanced by revenue generated by the new state, this will only put further strain on our economy.
LG tier of government is moribund in most states so if you have a corrupt state governor, the state is gone and the grass root development is thrown out the window.

I am for creation of Anioma state and tagging it a SE state.

eeeeeee: Thanks spyder
Keke don dey full Enugu small small.
Let it not turn to Owerri or Uyo situation.

DecemberIV: Bros an educated person will present evidence that general buhari is not a stallion of honesty instead, so we can know its a lie.

IGBOSON1: ^^^Serves him right! I'm guessing he didn't think of his victims and their families when he was terrorizing the entire neighbourhood!

If you don't take a tough stance against these bastards they'll never learn! They're even lucky sef say no be me be governor.....i would have been much more unforgiving!

Sincere9gerian: Since the FG sacked the controversial former CBN governor, Mallam Sanusi, followed by the appointment of a new CBN governor, the nation has witnessed a steady rise in the foreign reserve and excess crude account. In addition, the naira has been relatively stable.

It will be recalled that before this period, the nation's foreign reserve and excess crude account was on a free fall. The foreign reserve fell from near $50 billion by end of 2012 to about $37 billion early this year. The excess crude account also fell from about $10 billion to a little above $3 billion within the same time frame.

However, the kicking out of the ENEMY WITHIN the govt, Mallam Sanusi, and appointment of a new CBN governor reversed the downward trend in both indices. The nation's foreign reserve has now risen to almost $40 billion. In fact, Nigeria’s foreign exchange reserves rose by $1.436 billion to $39.333 billion between July 4, 2014, and August 5, 2014 representing an increase of 3.65 percent over $37.897 billion recorded in July this year.

spyder880: This university is large, there are places you don't need to go, like this road stretching into the bushes of Amurri town. Space for future developments.

spyder880: Bank road inside ESUT Agbani.

spyder880: This is the newly completed faculty of engineering sciences. This building seems to be built by the Sullivan administration. I doubt if it has been put to use as engineering students are still in Enugu town, sharing space with IMT students at the Old site.

prophetone: Mediocrity is where road markings are celebrated as achievements. Those are for safety and not 'driving pleasure' before you clear an innocent hawker while admiring zebra crossings.

NetBizguy: Please bros don't annoyed oo!, ok. erhm..., Is it True that APC means Association of Past Criminals, We were asked the meaning of APC in our take home assignment, I thought the answer was "Amalgamation of Political Crooks" before my mum told me its "Association of Past Criminals" I will like to confirm the correct answer or do you think there is another correct one, Please help the thing carries 10marks. Thanks

musiwa93: [size=18pt]what I am trying to say. Is that Fani kayode made a big mistake.. You dont just approve anything without going there to check.

I dont think Obasanjo had no time to verify the oil well. fani kayode I believe should first have gone there and verify first, if they have any oil and where and what people produce before Obasanjo sign the document.

I am telling you, some people are telling lies. you know i have made the same claim for 4 years.. it is not fair to majority of the people.. And everybody is looking at the oil well on the internet and they can see, they are been scammed. which is one of the many reason for the violent.

Fani should have gone there to look at the oil well. It would have save us serious problem. that you people face now.
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spyder880: OK, this is a foundation I did at world bank Owerri, soil colour?

spyder880: Since the OP has changed his mind about showing us pictures of Enugu, let me help him.

This is Agbani road, around the police college junction. Note the road markings, and the traffic lights as they help us to a pleasurable driving experience