₦airaland Forum

IkeOnyia:
I hope that these concrete roads will later be coated with asphalt because left like that, they will damage the tyres of cars.

They do not damage tires.

Sirleo05:
Imagine how many times America, China, Canada or any European countries will celebrate any Road construction either completed or otherwise by cutting ribbons the way we do here. We celebrate road , bridge etc like say tomorrow no dey

We do the same for Breweries except one is more useful than the other.

Obidients would rather swim to Calabar than take that road.......we should all encourage them to do just that.

MrUnitedstatesA:
Those lying patriots will always avoid threads like this
https://www.nairaland.com/8614041/african-countries-ranked-infrastructure-access

Because it exposes the worthlessness of their useless government. Which kind of country produces and exports so much oil but the people have no electricity or infrastructure to enjoy? Look at how far other Africans are opening the gap between us and them but we are here stark on stupid titles like giant of Africa. Most populous shythole. Nonsense.

You are a supporter of Obi who said infrastructure is not a priority. Isn't it hypocritical of you to knock the government for not investing in infrastructure?

Flangelo12:
Thanks for adding me to this.

Let's remember, Obi thinks it is a waste of time.

You probably think so too.

Don't mind them. On the other hand they will argue that spending money on infrastructure is a waste of money. Confused people.

mrvitalis:
You support APC so I don't expect much from you

A road that has several alternative would generate enough new business to over 10 billion dollars loan... In a 220 billion dollars economy?

Maybe you guys don't know how economics works sha

As for the rest chat gpt generates answer won't even bother

In 5 years intrest would start pillng and naira would surely reach 3500 then we can enjoy the new road

That is not the only road being constructed across the country. They are collectively very important to the social and economic development of the country.
You are free to disagree but I know the majority of Nigerians are with the government.

mrvitalis:
So where do you think a government who revenue is less than debt service +recurrent expenditure would get money to build a road like this?

Loan? How exactly would this loan be rapid?

Printing more money and buying dollars abi? And the results ? Inflation, weaker naira

Is the road really worth it?

The road is totally worth it because it makes it easier for businesses to operate more efficiently. If that happens more businesses will be created and existing ones will grow bigger, and if this happens more people will become employed and earn wages and salary.


This is where government revenue comes in:
Taxes:
Governments primarily make money by imposing taxes on individuals and businesses, including income, corporate, sales (GST/VAT), and property taxes. Other significant revenue streams include fees for services (tolls, passports), fines, profits from government owned corporations, and issuing debt (bonds) to borrow money.
Primary Revenue Sources:
Personal Income Taxes: The largest source of revenue for many federal governments, levied on salaries, wages, and investments.
Corporate Taxes: Taxes levied on the profits of businesses.
Consumption Taxes: Taxes on goods and services, such as the Goods and Services Tax (GST) or Harmonized Sales Tax (HST).
Payroll Taxes: Contributions for social insurance programs like Employment Insurance or Social Security.
Excise Taxes and Duties: Specific taxes on items like alcohol, tobacco, gasoline, and imported goods.
Other Revenue Generation Methods:
Government Enterprises: Profits from government-owned entities (e.g., postal services, transportation).
Fees and Fines: User fees for services, licenses, tolls, and penalties for infractions.
Natural Resource Revenue: Royalties from oil, gas, and mineral extraction.
Debt Financing: Issuing government bonds and Treasury bills to investors to cover budget deficits.
Central Bank Revenue: Interest earned on government bonds held by the central bank.

mrvitalis:
So a man has 12 children and 3 wife's, he is already struggling with debts.. His monthly salary and barely feed his family not to talk about intrest on loans he has taken before

But miraculously he gets another loan of 2 billion naira

He then decide to book family vacation
sends his children to the most expensive school
Start building a mansion in the village
Buys super luxury cars

One of his children said that they should have invested this money into a business that can yield profit to pay back the debt first so the family won't be in more difficult problem

The other children call him enemy of progress, show him pictures of the cars n vacation then ask if those are not nice things

Government is not exactly like a business. The primary purpose of a government is public service not profit.

chiagozien:
The same oya soldiers that dehomey women defeated or another one?



How come they lost kwara to fulanis?

You are absolutely right. The closest thing your forefathers did in comparison was village wrestling.

Then they will come to Nairaland to lament about trash on Lagos roads.

You covered his face so he can do it again? Animals.

brain54:
Such a thing to say about your country...


No matter how bad or irresponsible it is. Most especially when peoples lives not cattle is involved.


It's a shame!

They are traitors.

Only enemies of progress are against the highway.

Svoboda:
Yes, he died long before before Kabila assumed power in the late nineties. But in the 60s during the Congo war, Fidel Castro despatched Guevara to help organize the rebels against the Belgian backed Congolese govt. Laurent Kabila was the head of the lumumbist rebels. Che observed he always appeared late to work and drunk. Che got frustrated and left.

Thanks.

Svoboda:
Wagner is the daughter of a German Catholic priest who resigned and married her mother in Dr congo. I think she could have grown up getting used to scandals. That said, scandals of this nature are very common in the congos. Kabila snr had his fair share, just like kabila jnr. Laurent Kabila was always drunk and liked womanising. That much was said by Che Gueverra. Sassou Ngueso of Congo Brz also had his scandals. His daughter's alleged sex tape was once leaked and was watched on the internet. It's all romance and power play in the francophone power corridors.

Che Guevara? I thought he died long before Kabila.

The rat is a member of the parliament.

Honorable Ratta Mouseley, representing London underground.

Happiness is freely given by the almighty. Being broke doesn't make you happy either.

TheGreat99:
How has the road improved your life? Still unemployed, buying data to comment rubbish on Nairaland

You wish.

givedemwotowoto:
A primary school kid doesn't know anything about the economy. Go join them if you missed that stage in life.

Not true, my nine year old cousin would lecture you on the importance of transportation in a given economy.
You have absolutely no clue. This is clearly above your pay grade.

givedemwotowoto:
Maybe you needed me to write "in isolation" at the end? You want to go back to doing your ABCs?

What you wrote is below the reasoning of a primary school kid.

givedemwotowoto:
Roads are a means of transportation, not a catalyst for growth.

Growth comes from production: factories, farms, electricity, jobs, skills (from education investment), manpower (which Nigeria has) and security. Roads only work when there is something to move and people who can afford to move it.

What can we call this? Ignorance? So, after all the production from the factories and the farms you will pack everything on a witche's broom and fly them to where your products are needed?

CodeTemplarr:
⁶Me i am not an anywhere-belle-face analyst so wont deny the wisdom in your post but the folly of this project shouldn't be ignored either.

The road is too costly. Too mega in nature. From 10 lanes to 6 six lanes. Wont open coastal economy anywhere close to how Lekki did for lagos. Lagos is naturally comgested and a property developers heaven.
This road is only supported by southerners and in a political system highly susceptible to 8 years rotational arrangement, Broda Yekini has completed less than 10% of the road in about 31% of the window possibly available. That leaves the actual completion date closer to 2047 when another southerner will be completing the project if the APC rotational plan of 8 years between north and south is still active.
Between now and 2047, there is going to be a sure explosion of population and when you factor in the housing deficit, Healthcare system deficit, agricultural challenges. Security. Standard of living trend. Hmmm. I pray that road doesn't stop after only 50km from Lagos and Calabar ends.

2047? Just like the Dangote Refinery which is not supposed to be operational in the next 40 years?
The road doesn't stop investment in Healthcare or agriculture or whatever.
The road will be completed and with it a lot of development.
While you are being pessimistic some people are already planning to build gas stations along the highway.

Doing all of this given that the economy is just getting out of the woods.
You have to be a die hard hater not to give him his props.

Let us gather here and blame Sanwo Olu.

Kaczynski:
It's 2026 and Nigerians are wriggling brain sick about roads. The average Nigerian is utterly low IQ.

But your extremely high IQ cannot see the correlation between good infrastructure and economic development!
Ride on Mr. Smart.

Pitobi said infrastructure is not one of the pressing issues we should address. I guess that should come after we are thoroughly drunk on Hero Beer.
God bless Asiwaju for showing foresight.

Get the street vendors to clean their environment or leave.
I don't understand how they are so comfortable sitting there in trash just like in Aba.

Very sad....preventable waste of life.

WizardOfNG:
Bro "basic responsibility" for any State directly correlates with management of acceptable burden a State is expected to be able to deal with.

It is unreasonable people who just expect a State to be burdened unreasonably ( humongous population explosion) to then insist said State must manage the physically unfeasible burde and keep managing such as it multiplies rapidly daily.

I politely asked you to consult knowledgeable expert but you rejected that and repeated your previous argument verbatim.

That is AI's well-researched ideal population for Lagos with stated conservative and upper limit population for Lagos i.e her normal State management cburden. Most of us would preferentially settle on conservative ideal population which allows Lagos to be "comfortable, well-planned". Push come to shove we would accept upper limit that means Lagos would be "dense but functional'.

What on earth do you then call the 22-26 .illion estimated population of Lagos that is virtually twice what town-planning considers ideal populationof lagos (at 13.i million) using models comparing cities of the world and successful maagement of population per size of geographical space?

Can't you then deduce that if Lagos is this unfeasibly burdened then more money should be availabke to her perhaps perhaps via tax payment from the many empty and ignorant noisemeaker who avoid paying taxes yet are most uncouth insulting Lagos and her leaders?

Look at images supplied and scroll to last two chapters of "Reality check" and "bottom line" to note the problems unfeasible population growth, via massive influx from other States, is causing Lagos that need the "infrastructure of Tokyo or Seoul" to deal with her current population yet does not have that and is unlikely to have such in 50 to 70 years even

Hope you now understand that nothing you argue here is making logical or solutions-provision sense.

Bro, there are too empty barrels on Nairaland. All they know is to make noise and parrot other nonsense they heard somewhere online.
They can't think, and there's little anyone can do about it.

Elusive001:
I hail those related with una ooooo. The way una dey reason is truly not easy oooo

I agree with you completely. I see solutions when you are yet to figure out if there was any problems at all.

AMINDA:
Let us see evidence of how Tinubu stood by the Owo massacre victims or with Olu Falae when his daughter was killed. He even went further to rub it in on the victims by asking "where are the herders and where are the cows?" Do you think we have forgotten? If Tinubu can become a pseudo spokesman for Miyetti Allah in order to get Fulani votes, why do you vilify Atiku for deleting a mere tweet?

Tinubu was at Owo to commiserate with the people. Where were your own leaders?