₦airaland Forum

G1gbolahan:
Kudos to Ogbeni for his investments in education even amidst tight corners. The results will outlive him and Osun will be grateful to Aregbesola at some point. For he has made tough decisions, but he has made them with the future of the state in mind, and not necessarily his name

The Southwest geo-political zone has got the largest share of N88.7 billion for major projects in the 2016 proposed budget for the Ministry of Power, Works and Housing, a Daily Trust analysis has revealed.
The ministry has N433.4 billion total sum for the capital projects of the ministry and some agencies under it.
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The main ministry’s capital budget is N334.3 billion, NREA N15.3 billion, TCN N50 billion and FERMA N25 billion.
Other agencies are Electricity Management Services Limited (EMSL), N19 billion; National Power Training Institute, N1.8 billion and Nigeria Electricity Liability Management Limited, N2 billion.

The North-West has the second largest allocation of N30.1 billion; North-Central, N29 billion; South-South, N22.5 billion; South-East was allocated N2.9 billion; North-East has N9.4 billion.

The analysis showed that the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja brought up the rear with N926.7 million of the total sum.

The analysis showed that a total of 10 projects will be executed in the South-West by the ministry, the National Rural Electricity Agency (NREA) 10; the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) 7; and the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) 13.

A total of 44 projects has been earmarked for the North West. The ministry would execute 5, NREA 8, TCN 13 and FERMA 18, while a total of 40 projects will be done in the North-Central.
Similarly, the North-East will have a total of 20 projects; South-South and South-East will have 29 and 23 respectively and the FCT, seven.

Some of the major projects to be executed in the South-west are rehabilitation of Lagos- Ibadan road N50 billion; Apapa - Oshodi- Oworoshoki road N5billion; pavement strengthening and asphalt overlay of Ajebandele- Benin-Shagamu road in Ogun State N6.5 billion; construction of Apakun-Murtala Muhammed International Airport road in Lagos State N5 billion.

In the North-West, major projects include construction of 2x60MVA connection of Gurara to national grid N1.442 billion; construction of Kaduna eastern bypass, Kano western bypass and dualization of Kano-Katsina road N3 billion; 2nd Kaduna-Kano 33KV DC line N1.7 billion; completion of on-going electrification projects in Katsina State N383 million; and rehabilitation of existing /completion of rural electrification scheme in 9 communities in Kaduna State N306 million.

In the North-Central, the major projects are rehabilitation of Ilorin-Jebba-Mokwa-Bokani road N6 billion; completion of ongoing construction of prototype housing scheme Suleja N800 million; rehabilitation of Mokwa-Bida road in Niger State N774.6 million; electricity improvement in Langtang North and Langtang South in Plateau N37 million; up-grading and rehabilitation of headquarters building in Minna Niger State(HYPADEC) N82 million; generation of 700 mw from Zungeru hydropower project N750 million.

In the North-East, major projects include rehabilitation of Hadejia-Nguru-Gashau Bamayari road, N4 billion; completion of on-going electrification projects in 5 communities in Adamawa State, N480 million; on-going rural electrification of 6 communities in Bauchi State N195.5 million; provision of 160KW solar mini-grid electrification of Jibu and Wukari LGA of Taraba State N65 million; rehabilitation of existing /completion of rural electrification scheme in 12 communities in Yobe State N349. 5 million; rehabilitation/completion of rural electrification scheme in 13 communities in Borno State N432.6 million and completion of 23 on-going electrification projects in Gombe State N80.6 million.

The major projects in the South-South are the rehabilitation of Odukpani-Itu-Ikot Ekpene road in Cross River /Akwa Ibom states N6 billion; construction and installation of 10km of 33KV line and associated 2x15MVA 33/11kv sub-station at Ibuzor, Delta State N360 million; bill of engineering measurement for 33kv overhead line single circuit line from glory power station to Federal University at Otuoke with 2x2.5MVA N257.5 million.

For the South-East, it showed that some important projects are concession of 2nd Niger Bridge in Anambra and Delta States, N17 billion; completion of Enugu - Abakaliki road in Enugu/Ebonyi states N29.3; completion of rural electrification in 6 Abia State communities N425 million; provision of 100KW solar mini-grid electrification of Obinaochia, Umudim, Umunneochi LGA of Abia State N65 million; rehabilitation/completion of rural electrification scheme in 5 communities of Anambra State N322.5 million; rural electrification of 15 communities in Enugu State N364 million and completion of the construction of area zonal office in Enugu State N44.4 million.

The projects to be executed in the FCT are construction of ongoing extension of federal ministry of lands, housing and urban development Mabushi, N 93 million; completion of construction of ongoing rehabilitation of admin /classroom block at school of arch. techn., Kuje N286.5 million; provision of furnishings in the new extension of federal ministry of lands, housing and urban development, Mabushi, N125.9 million; completion of 3 communities on-going electrification projects in FCT N122.7 million; completion of on-going electrification projects in Kuchibuyi Sabon Gari, Bwari N40 million; additional work on rural electrification Sabon Gari Bwari-Kuchibuyi Byazhin in Bwari area council, N40 million and Katampe-National Stadium 132KV DC line, N124 million.

It was observed that a number of the projects cut-across several states, while there are also provisions in the capital votes for the purchase of some equipment by the ministry and the agencies, which were not reflected under any of the political zones.
Such projects include renovation of field offices in Kogi, Ondo, Abuja, Bayelsa, Benue, Nasarawa, Lagos, Osun, Zamfara, Abia, Ekiti, Gombe and Kwara N171 million; completion of provision of infrastructure (road & drains) for social housing at Oron, Akwa Ibom State, Keffi, Kwubor, Enugu State N540 million; construction of infrastructure, roads, drainages and asphalt finishing N430. 9 million; completion of the on-going construction of roads, drains and culverts N1.219 billion; and the construction of access roads & drainages linking and within the estate N582 million.

Under the Ministry of Transportation the South-East has the highest with seven projects amounting to N3.173bn.
The projects include the construction of terminal building in Enugu at 1.2 billion, upgrading of Akanu Ibiam airport runaway, Enugu at N1.087 billion, completion of APRON expansion at Owerri Airport at N273million and the construction of control tower and technical building at Enugu at N274.3million.
The South-West came second with 20 projects amounting to N2.6bn.The projects are at MMIA, Lagos Ibadan and Akure airports.
The South-South has seven projects worth N2.16 billion. The refurbishment of Port Harcourt airport was allocated N802m, Margaret Ekpo International Airport, Calabar (Phase 2) N173m, completion of APRON expansion at Port Harcourt airport at N302 million and the upgrade and remodelling of same airport would gulp N821 million.
The review also showed that the North-West got 11 projects estimated to gulp N1.5bn for Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Katsina airport terminal and upgrading of terminal building at Kaduna and construction of bi-metal fence at Sokoto.
The North Central has eight of the projects worth N1.247bn.
The North-East has the least in term of capital project in the areas of Airport Repairs, Expansion and Construction. The three projects are the rehabilitation of Azare airstrip N41m, the upgrade, refurbishment of the Maiduguri airport terminal building at N79m and the maintenance of Potiskum airstrip at N68m.
The transport ministry also proposed to construct of railways at N90bn, waterways at N52bn and Aerodromes at N17.6bn. The breakdown and spread of these three projects were not on the budget estimate of the ministry.

However, a close look at the budget proposal of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture showed that the capital estimate of the ministry was a single line item, as its breakdown was not included.
The N47bn proposed for capital project in the Federal Ministry of Agriculture was shared between the ministry and 40 institutions under it.
Speaking, the Senate Leader, Ali Ndume said “The budget came with a serious lopsidedness in term of allocation especially in the ministry of works. We will balance it because a situation whereby you have more than half of the budget of a particular ministry going to one zone out of the six zones is not good. We are jointly working with the executive to look at the budget.”
Speaking when he appeared before the Senate committee on works, the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola said the Southwest got the largest share in the area of roads to enable the federal government complete the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.
“These projects have been dragging for years. Give us the opportunity to change the way things are done before and hold us responsible at the end of day,” he said, assuring that other areas would be covered in due course.

Ymodulus:
I asked myself several times if you went to school. Did you read the emphatic stress in my reply? " in the movie ".

Gosh at this point I believe when asked who the fool is between I and you. The question needs no answer.

Thanks

alablec:
SW & SE never teamed together for election except 2011. North only trusts SE as second fiddle but voted massively for Abiola (against Tofa, their son) and Obasanjo. The truth is that it's easier for M/Belt & SS to produce president than SE except with SW support which pride will never allowed majority of SE people to think about, hence room for self determination because North will never support SE.

some from SE are wishing North rule for ever but North is wise; they can only endure SE "wahala" but they don't ever want Yoruba "wahala". they enjoy the divide & rule tactics hence their joy over Igbo - Yoruba rancour/ division. They are aware that the day Yoruba & Igbo unite, the end to their well-planned hegemony.

loopman:
My own point is Northerners don't think like you!
The only time there was vote bloc in North 19 states.was the last election

OkutaNla:
It's not as bad as an Oil producing (Imo) state that has gone broke. At least we know how much Osun collects, please how much be Imo own, since Okorocha has come out to tell us the state is broke. Why not address that? At least Imo is in your region.

http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/general/imo-is-broke-okorocha/131102.html

Drchristian:
is olu falae under captive? hasn't d fulanis dat did it brought 2 justice? u people sud do d same than fleeing to d nearest sw and buying yoruba lands 4 security and to make money.

Is Olu Falae under captivity? Haven't d Fulanis dat did it been brought 2 justice? U people sud do d same rather than fleeing to d nearest SW state and buying Yoruba lands 4 security and to make money

NaLaugh:
As good as that sounds, it is not feasible in a country like Nigeria. It has too much diversity, as there are hundreds of local languages, so how does the hausa communicate with the Idoma etc.

There would probably be an ethnic civil war if Igbo, Yoruba or Hausa gets declared an official language.

bandol:
The game may change at the 11th hour. Ngige may join the race or Mrs. Uche Ekwunife would be absorbed back to PDP

Keneking:
lalasticlala ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Amazing decision by the Court. Next step is to approach the Supreme Court for re-installing him as Governor to complete his Term.

Great

Ishilove:
When living things age, they either age gracefully or age badly.

My 13 year old Bingo, Ruggedman belongs to the latter category. He will be 14 in November, but he might be stoneblind before then.

Ruggedman is already 90% deaf and the only way we can get his attention is by tapping him. He has cataracts in one eye, and it is already spreading to the second.

Now, my question to the house is this: is there something we can do to prevent the cataract overtaking the remaining the good eye? *sob*

Also, he is always coughing. He spends most of the day coughing. The vet in my area is incompetent (he collected big money to treat our Innocent, but the poor thing still died) so we are afraid of taking him there. Most of the dogs handled by this quack end up dying and we don't wanna hasten Ruggedman's imminent demise by handing him to the executioner.

*weep*

What can we do to help my darling Ruggedman? The perennial cough and fast approaching blindness is breaking my heart...

*wail*

kilokeys:
I mentioned "health surveillance".. Its the company's responsibility to know the health status of their staff, ergonomic abilities from time to time.

kilokeys:
It could have been preventable if routine health surveillance was put in place.

Working in a hot environment for 8 hrs a day for 3 years is an impending death sentence already.

kilokeys:
It could have been preventable if routine health surveillance was put in place.

Working in a hot environment for 8 hrs a day for 3 years is an impending death sentence already.

Freegift75:
Nothing to fear about. In a sane society, kanu ought to have rotten in cell by now. The accused still challenging the (accusser), this is end time case.

Seeing Kanu straight to his Kuje apartment

nan1:
WHAT A GREAT LOSS FOR FALEKE

joseph1832:
Oh Nyesom Wike do please shut up! I would have believed by now you would have understood what it means notto just throw frivolous accusation.

If Amaechi spent 150 million dollars, provide evidence to back up your claim and show us where Amaechi got the money from, and how the money was transfered, because if Amaechi didn't use bank transfer to transfer it, then, he's guilty of money laundering. Don't just engage in beer parlor criticisms just for the fun of it.

amaechi1:
If Amaechi spent only $150m as alleged then he is very prudent when compared with the amount Dasuki and co shared. Amaechi deserve commendation. Stop lamenting, the elections are over.

flokii:
buh he is not lying na..

85% of Nigerians abroad are either involved in one crime or another..

need we talk about drug trafficking, internet fraud etc... Nigeria doesn't have good reputation so why d fuss..

abduljabbar4:
Shut up there! If Buhari really wants to jail her he would do so whether by hook or crook. Or is he not a tyrant again? Wailers are extremely confused.

@topic now whether we like it or not there is nothing we can do since there is no evidence. This is what the wailers can't just emulate. They will say amaechi and tinubu are corrupt but non of them has ever provided any evidence against them. Foolish people

Liberty90:
You want to probe a former petroleum minister, former director at Shell Petroleum, former OPEC president and wife of a former chief of Naval staff...Rear Admiral Allison Madueke (Buhari,IBB,Abacha mate...privy to Buhari deeds as Petroleum Minister)? Do you know the amount of evidence she on Buhari when he was Petroleum minister? I assure you her team has tendered to expose Buhari, all of sudden, Buhari says there is no evidence. If you knew there was no evidence in the first instance, why begin the media war on her? Don't be fooled people with this all of a sudden 360 degree decision not to probe her. SHE HAS THREATENED TO EXPOSE ALL, INCLUDING BUHARI...HIS DEEDS AS PETROLEUM MINISTER! Gullible Nigerians!

I don't have a problem with probes, investigations, e.t.c. what I am saying is...DON'T BE CORRUPT YOURSELF AND PRETEND TO BE FIGHTING CORRUPTION.

Psalm18:
Shameful

1.Oregon state university, USA chemistry class

2.University of Ghana students listen to their political science professor, Dr. Evans Aggrey-Darkoh in Accra, Ghana on October 14, 2015.

It will be difficult if not impossible to produce the next batch of successful chemist in that crowded hall.
Little wonder we cannot produce employable graduates.

Nuc needs to do more unannounced assessment visit and sanctions schools with more students than facilities.

Adminisher:
This is extremely STUPID, completely ignorant and low IQ.
Obasanjo practically handed over to Jonathan. Yaradua barely did 2 years. So the North has been out of power for MORE than 16 years. It is very important to think at a high level and stop being childish.

kaypound:
[b][/b]The tension in the land was abysmally high and palpable, in the months and days leading to the election. The country became more polarized more than ever before, such that the gap between the North and the South and between Christians and Muslims became quite pronounced.


The above situation was created by you and your kinsman by your hate campaign.
Nnamadi Sambo your vice was caught on camera saying Muslims should not vote for Christians.
Asari Dokubo was all.over media threaten the peace of the country if Jonathan didn't win.

APCsupporter:
By saying Buhari is their god, he has indirectly insulted Buhari and their religion in general and some illiterates out of anger can start burning down churches now. Think before u post

DailyPost:
Calamity is About to befall catholic Church As a whole , when this happen from the parish priest to the Bishop Every Body will park down to the Village , Mbaka is Not Just a priest , he is more that what everybody knw him as , .... just one crusade in enugu by Mbaka , the money generated is enough to Build 5 parishes in Enugu state.

Bishop of Enugu State , also know that a bishop can be posted to Borno , and the pope is watching what is happening.
if u don;t know ..... 93% of world catholics are in support of Rev, Fr Ejike Mbaka , allow mbaka to build his Ministry and Stadium ,..... even in religion we practice Politics .

The Catholic priest that is Biafra Inec Chairman. i wonder what the bishops said about that. from Nwa ikuku , ama na Onya --- VG

ideatoprince18:
........ ARe u from MALI ...... don't u know d diff btwn a reverend father n a pastor

madridguy:
Rev. Mbaka, the one and only pastor in Nigeria.

ZUBY77:
First of all, Nigeria is in West Africa. No doubt. It could simply be a mistake by the CNN reporter.
However, as a human being, I could chose to divide Africa into two depending on whatever context I was using.
Nigeria would either be in the southern part or northern part of Africa.
Guess where it is...

And using your Benue and Cross River examples means nothing, we are not in a geography class here.
If we are to go by just NORTH, SOUTH, EAST AND WEST, where would you place a country like Central Africa Republic?

ZUBY77:
This is what i wanted to say... Divide Africa into 2 and Nigeria goes to Northern Africa.
But then, our people usually grab irrelevant issues.

Demdem:
[b]
A petition written to efcc against him. He presented his own case and it was found out that the petition lack substance. That was far before he became minister.
If wike wants to know what he did with all the monies given to him, then he has all the records. Why ask him to tell him again? Who does that?
Only a blind bat will claim Amaechi did nothing as governor for eight yrs. We know what Odili left and we knew how Ameachi left. Only gullible fools will take all what wike says as Gospel truth.
Amaechi remain the best governor in Rivers history and that is a fact. A feat wike should pray to surpass.
Below are very few of what the monies were spent on.

https://www.nairaland.com/1987113/akpabio-vs-amaechi-stadium-lets
https://www.nairaland.com/1330443/amaechis-health-centres
https://www.nairaland.com/1442142/amaechis-schools-vs-akpabios-schools
https://www.nairaland.com/2091599/amaechi-secondary-schools-far-better
https://www.nairaland.com/1327120/amaechis-schools-port-harcourt
https://www.nairaland.com/1426942/amaechis-giant-strides-riverine-other
https://www.nairaland.com/724982/amaechi-songhai-farm-revolution-rivers[/b]