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If asked for the synonym of the word "opulence", I will simply point at these cars. Especially the 2018 Versions.

Interesting.



After this reality show, as soon as he gets home, it will be straight to the bathroom to wash himself with a full bottle of detol.

harryfeese:
So what's your point?

Can Germany build cars or not?

It was made in Nigeria then?

Don't kid yourself. Any country can assemble a car.

So, if every country can, then why are you angry that Nigeria can?


Oh, by the way, if a builder buys bricks from a brick-molding factory to build a house, when the house is built, who takes credit for building the house? The brick-molders?

Nice one.

harryfeese:
'Assembled' in Nigeria is not quite same as 'made' in Nigeria is it?

I reckon the parts are shipped from china. Its not made in Nigeria.

I reckon that you believe that all the parts of a Mercedes Benz are made in Germany.

Nice one.

usman15gmail:
By placing a ban on agbero hope you know that it will also affect the security sector of the state because most of them will have no other option than to become armed robbers due to lack of job

Bro. This was the exact same thing people said before the ban of Okada on major roads in Lagos.

And to think that this car was the bomb that year.

Omo. The best cars are yet to be made. I will buy those ones. Let me console myself joor.

Earthbound:
How do you solve traffic problems with in a state whose size is 3,577 km2 with about 25-30 million people?

Even the world's smartest minds will have a tough time with this.

The only solution is for the government to develop other states to decongest Lagos for us. How? The solution is simple. Create a new law to rotate the nation's capital every 25 years and see magic happen.

I'd advocate for tube stations in the metropolis, along with WIDER road networks. Whoever planned this city had poor foresight.

Mexico City, Mexico, Cairo, Beijing, Sao Beijing, etc. These are some cities that have similar population densities as Lagos. In these cities, you don’t have people spending half their days in traffic.

Meanwhile, the question you asked in your first paragraph has its answer in your last paragraph.

Nice one.

Thanks Autojosh. We need more of these.

Number 1.

I will enforce the ban on Agberos in Lagos. Most people don’t know that there is an existing law in Lagos state that bans the activities of the agberos (NURTW, RTEAN, etc.) from roads in Lagos state.

Agberos activities are one of the main causes of hike in transport fares. And they also cause traffic hold-ups at most bus stops.

Since that law was instituted, there has been an absolute lack of will power by successive administrations to enforce this law.

If I were to be in Ambode’s shoes, I will enforce this law, and remove Agberos from the roads.
The elimination of Agberos will bring about freer flow of traffic.

Number 2.

After the removing Agberos from the roads, I will take over the responsibility of levying the commercial motorists. This will be in a more refined and humane way. An agency for that purpose will be set up.

I will then use the billions that hitherto goes into the private pockets of the Agberos to repair and maintain roads and eliminate potholes.

I must say this is a beautiful project. I hope the can maintain it.

Now, to answer your question. Well, as for me, and looking at the photos, all I see are the building and interlocking tiles.

So, the main cost will be on the building and the interiors. If I was to quote to build this bus terminal, I will quote N100million.

However, any government contractor that wish to win such a contract should also include in his quotes monies for kickbacks and bribes.

So, at the end of the day, such a project might turn out to cost tax payers about N5billion.

This is the very sad reality in Naija.

The car in the first picture though.

It looks like a 1940 Bugatti.


I am so sure the Wizkid and Davido of that era flaunted theirs that period.


Vanity.

imhotep:
That green white green flag did not exist in 1960

The Green-White-Green flag of Nigeria was designed in 1959 and first officially hoisted on 1 October 1960.

The only Okada rider I know that wears recommended glasses is Charlie Boy.

This is what a thinking government does with scarce state resources.


Meanwhile....

timifakay:
So you would rather ride unprotected and risk greater injury in the event of an accident?
And the olive salary structure is fine as it is.
How many o'level jobs pay equivalent of over 40k which police Constables collect?

Your topics are getting worse by the day... Not like they were spectacular at any point in time though.

I think this article is one done on a lighter note. Nothing meant to be taken seriously.

Also, I disagree with you, autojosh topics are getting more interesting.

However, I think you sound pained.

Interesting tips.

Interesting thread.

Wonder why did this not make front page:

Lalasticlala, Semid4lyfe, Seun, Ishilove, Mynd44, Marpol, Obinoscopy

Iyajelili:
Na you dey rain now autojosh.....enjoy your shine

That is what happens when a blogger post quality contents.

Kudos, Autojosh!

Interesting post. i am surprised this has not hit the front page yet.

I am sure if it was a case of an alleged rape, it would long have made front page.

Rayhandrinni:
you de wyn me?

Didn't you read the part of the article that stated that the construction of that road was completed in 2014?

Who was president then?

I will rather go to hell than wear that on a Nigeria police salary.

Well done, sir!

FACT CHECK: Did Audu Ogbeh Lie About the Collapse of Thailand's Rice Mills?

On Friday, Audu Ogbeh, minister of agriculture, claimed that Thailand has accused President Muhammadu Buhari’s government of being responsible for the collapse of seven of its rice mills.

The minister quoted the Thailand’s ambassador to Nigeria as saying that the federal government has “dealt” with his country.

Ogbeh said this was because Nigeria’s importation of rice has fallen by 95 percent.

Consequently, he said, unemployment rate has risen by four percent in Thailand.

“Just like two weeks ago, the ambassador of Thailand came to my office and said to me that we have really dealt with them,” he said.

“But I asked what did we do wrong and he said unemployment in Thailand was one of the lowest in the world, 1.2 percent, it has gone up to four percent because seven giant rice mills have shut down because Nigeria’s import has fallen by 95 percent on rice alone.”

TheCable fact-checked the claims made by the agriculture minister.

CLAIM ONE: COLLAPSE OF SEVEN RICE MILLS IN THAILAND

TheCable carried out an extensive research and the minister’s claim that seven rice mills collapsed in Thailand owing to Nigeria’s low patronage could not be verified.

Instead, Thailand’s export has continued to grow. According to The Nation Thailand, overall exports in January this year alone rose to 17.6 percent with an income of $20.101 billion.

Significantly, rice exports grew to 37.2 percent year-on-year — an indication that rice mills are not collapsing in Thailand. Instead, rice producers in the country may be needing more mills!

Also, the Rice Exporters Association of Thailand said rice exports reached a record high in 2017.

Charoen Laothammatas, president of the association, said they would be able to export around 9.5 million tons of rice in 2018.

The quantity of rice imported from Thailand into Nigeria is not significant enough to lead to the collapse of any mill in the country.

Information on the association’s website puts Nigeria’s import in 2017 at 23,192 metric tonnes. What Nigeria imported in 2015 and 2016 were 644,131 and 58, 260 metric tonnes respectively.

These figures are less compared to what Benin Republic has imported. The country imported 1,811,164; 1,427,098 and 805,765 metric tonnes of rice in 2017, 2016 and 2015 respectively.

It is even suspected that most Benin imports end up in the Nigerian market through the land border.

CLAIM TWO: UNEMPLOYMENT IN THAILAND HAS RISEN TO FOUR PERCENT

Checks by TheCable found this claim to be false.

Trading Economics puts Thailand’s unemployment rate at 1.3 percent as at January 2018.

“The unemployment rate in Thailand inched up to 1.3 percent in January of 2018 from 1.2 percent in the same month a year earlier,” information on the website read.

“The number of unemployed went up by 26 thousand from the prior year to 475 thousand while the number of employed declined by 142 thousand to 37.07 million.

“In December 2017, the jobless rate was 1 percent. Unemployment Rate in Thailand averaged 1.45 percent from 2001 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 5.73 percent in January of 2001 and a record low of 0.39 percent in November of 2012.”

CONCLUSION

The claim that seven mills collapsed in Thailand because of Nigeria’s low patronage cannot be verified. The claim that Thailand’s unemployment is at four percent is false.
Maybe the ambassador, as quoted by Ogbeh, was only speaking tongue-in-cheek to show how insignificant Nigerian market is to Thailand — but Ogbeh, eager to celebrate his achievement in office, took a private joke to the public without crosschecking.


https://www.thecable.ng/fact-check-did-ogbeh-lie-about-collapse-of-thailands-rice-mills

The big hole on the road in the first picture, though.


That is not a pothole. That is a crater.


How are we sure that is not where one of the bombs during the Nigerian civil war landed?


Nigeria.

Very informative. Thanks.

Kobicove:
OP, who told you that the McLaren car company was established in the year 2010?

By the way I think all sports cars should only come with manual transmission...that's the best way to enjoy driving such a car

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Bros, kindly explain the blunder. Because I can't spot any.