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Abagworo: If its natives, Anambra still leads and closely followed by Imo. If its diaspora, Anambra still leads followed by Imo. I've transversed both States well and I'm so sure of what I've written. There can never be a credible census in Nigeria but the area between Owerri and Awka is obviously the most populous rural area in Nigeria.Population density is different from actual population. The high density is due to limited land mass. The actual figure can only be from a credible census. Perceptions are not facts. |
Afam4eva: Only few states in the US still do the death penalty. I remember a few years back a stadium that was named after former California governor and former Hollywood star, Arnold Schwarzenegger in Austria was rescinded because a death penalty occurred in his state of California. More countries are abolishing it by the day and your dear country is trying to introduce it for crimes such as kidnapping.There are 103 countries that have death penalty in their books. Highly populated countries India.China.USA. Japan. Brazil all have it as part of their law enforcement. |
50calibre: Says who? At a time when many free countries have either abolished or working towards abolishing the death penalty, is it sensible to be passing such laws?The biggest "free country USA" very much has it in the books. The only region that have tended to abolish it is only west Europe. So it's not universal as you seem to suggest |
There are better ways to enforce the laws without insulting the poor woman. It wouldn't cost the governor anything by actually being polite to her and explaining to her why selling on the road is dangerous to her and others using the road. Class is not really the food you eat but how you eat it. |
US still use poles except in newer subdivisions. Japan and other south Asian countries use poles. But there has been a gradual change to bring the cables underground as it is more cost effective in the long run. Also in the case of environmental disasters power is usually not affected if buried underground minus earthquakes. |
Please Mr. Governor not everyone from your state is a christian or Muslim. Some don't even subscribe to any religion. Stop pushing the state towards some form of theocracy. Next you will enthrone Canon law before leaving office. The services from the state should not be entrusted to any particular religious order. We are a secular democracy until the constitution says otherwise. |
Delta Flies New Route to Profits: Older Jets, published in today’s Wall Street Journal (paid subscription required or free metered view). After reading this article, this author has a strong sense that Delta management understands how leveraging integrated capabilities in deep operations and supply chain expertise can influence business outcomes. It is also a great study in bucking accepted industry practices and thinking outside the norm. Case in point, the WSJ points out that while emerging discount carriers pursue a strategy of standardized aircraft and are in a rush to acquire the latest in more fuel efficient and technology sophisticated aircraft, t[b]he Delta aircraft fleet is both old and complex, with an average fleet age at over 16 years. That compares to Jet Blue’s average fleet age of 6 years, or Southwest Airlines average of 11 years. According to the WSJ, among Delta’s total of 725 aircraft, there are over 10 different models, including 19 DC-9’s with an average age of 34.4 years. [/b]Delta just acquired and is refurbishing 49 used McDonnell Douglas MD-90 aircraft to add to its feet, along with 88 Boeing 717’s formerly flown by Air-Tran Airways, now acquired by Southwest, whose fleet is standardized on the Boeing 737 aircraft. Thus far this year, the airline has run 86.3 percent of its domestic flights on-time, fourth among the top 15 U.S. air carriers, and according to the WSJ, the largest fleet profile airline to be most punctual. Delta is eschewing the much higher capital costs of new aircraft acquisition with a belief that older aircraft, while older and more expensive to operate, can be more reliable if supported by a robust maintenance and inspection program. |
Is SURE-P account static - meaning that it must be 32 dollars differential or is it subject to other global market forces. Secondly is the ECA also static.. Doesn't the oil market in itself very fluid in nature. In other words accurial on a monthly basis are subject to global market forces irrespective of the legislative basal margins |
What's this fixation with the catholic church. Does that mean that according to the governor most services in the state cannot be performed without involving the Catholic church.. It is really a very dangerous precedent. |
The restroom looks somewhat dated. The living has only the paintings and the flooring going for it. The design is just too ordinary.. As it does not seem to be going for the minimalist look if that is what it is trying to achieve. The high ceiling is great but the openness is marred by the placement of the windows or openings along the walls that cheapened it. My perception. |
bloggernaija: Ignorance ^Google is your friend Sir. Stay well |
Boeing jumbo jet plane lands at wrong airport Ben Mutzabaugh and Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY10:12 a.m. EST November 21, 2013 A massive Boeing 747 Dreamlifter cargo plane landed at the wrong airport late Wednesday. The plane is now scheduled to depart the airport at 1 p.m. ET, according to The City of Wichita's Twitter account. Initially, there had been concern about whether the airport's 6,100-foot runway would be long enough for the Dreamlifter to take off from the airport. As for the initial incident, the plane was supposed to fly to the McConnell Air Force Base from New York JFK Airport. Instead, it set down instead at Jabara Airport near Wichita in an apparent mistake. "A Dreamlifter bound for McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita safely landed this evening at nearby Col. James Jabara Airport instead. We are working to determine next steps and will have additional information in the morning," Boeing said in a statement seen by local media. It appears as though the pilots confused the airports, according to air traffic control recordings. Citing audio from LiveATC.net, Wichita's KWCH TV reports the Dreamlifter was given clearance to land at McConnell AFB but instead landed about 9 miles north at Jabara around 9:20 p.m. CT Wednesday evening. According to the audio, the Dreamlifter pilots can be heard saying to the McConnell control tower: "Ahh, yes sir, we just landed at the other airport." The Wall Street Journal adds that even after landing, the recordings "indicate that the crew was still disoriented about its location, believing it had landed at Beech Factory Airport, which is home to Beechcraft Inc.'s facilities. In fact, the jumbo jet had landed at Jabara Airport just to the north. The City of Wichita's Twitter account said no one was injured and there were no reports of damage to property when the plane landed. The Dreamlifter was custom-built by Boeing to haul large pieces of its 787 Dreamliner from suppliers to the jetmaker's assembly line locations. Boeing claims the massive Dreamlifter aircraft can haul more cargo by volume than any airplane in the world. |
revolt: a very poor attEmpt @ sarcasm, anyways once more u show hw bland folks around here can be. I clearly stated my use of illustrations to hammer my point home, and all u could get from tht simple illustration was an egg being shared amongst family members, what do I expect? Wonder why u keep asking if I'm better than my parents and grandparents, that's giving urself a nod tht ur parents n grand parents went about naked while you go about with twigs in the 21century. The comparison shouldn't be between we n our parents its should be we juxtaposing btw the rest of the world and us. That line of thought which you suggest is cave mans way of thinkn.Your illustration sir am afraid did not illustrate or present any points to the the argument, rather it was a failed attempt at presenting poverty as a sign of cultural heritage... that a parent divided something in a certain way within their family does not in an way or form indicate the way other parents does that... it is not a cultural affliction but an indication of the maximization of favoratism within that family ---- your illustration never told us the nature of the family life... As always my parents and grandparents may have been wearing twigs, so did everyones parent in the world.,., since you forgot that clothing was also an invention ... By whom I wonder. You havent in anyway told us how it is that we are low class compared to the rest of the world. Am sure that if you have been to the rest of the world ... which I presume by your writing vastedly dependent on other people eyes you would not really make that kind of statement... Also by the the rest of the world, please give me facts not inuendos so that we have a point to debate, as your attempted illustration has shown some inadequacies... Lastly that you are not does not mean that the rest are Not .,., that your presumed society is Not , does not mean that the one I belong to does Not. Oh By the way what exactly is the pace of the world? N/B Never in my writing did I mention Egypt. ROSSIKE it seems is more knowledge that I in that Area.,., I would refer you to him. Stay well |
ba7man: @Kmariko. Your analysis isn't in-depth enough.But those materials from your arguments didnt just happen, they were invented by people and you alluded those inventions to IQ.. And from the trajectory of your argument only those with higher IQs can make those inventions.,., so I merely pointed that if you can name those people that made those materials possible that lead to coming together of a car - would then see that the connection between IQ and material does not really hold.. Then again you can still make the argument that the ability to put different oft disparate components together to create some thing new can only be done by individuals with high IQ... then we can have some new element to the debate |
ba7man: As we're arguing on who's smarter, the new S-Class with heads-up display screens has been launched. |
revolt: All these unneceSsary verbiage n verbosity in defense of African supremacy is quite laughable! Germany was bombed day n night for 72days(non stop), gvn economic blockades and embargoes to name a few, plus the British propaganda tht amplified and exaggerated the holocaust, yet in al these I need not say the rest. I hate when I read posts blaming the Europeans for our cave man status in 21century, or attributing environmental disadvantages as excuses for negroid retrogression! These poor dissertations fail to make refrences to the black mans untainted crude culture of bringing down his younger generations ie given superiority to older folks! Lemme illustrate with examples we all can relate to.Your example smacks of what is a family problem than a cultural problem ,. I dont know any culture that generally practices what I presume to be "your family situation .,., which I believe is a result of poverty -- to share one egg among so many people. Secondly not many Africans practiced kingdomship --- as I see from your vast knowledge of Western literature. Please do not use your own personal cultural setting to impune on other Sub-saharan Africans who have since moved on. General Macarthur the overseer in Japan once said that the japanese has the IQ of an American child.,., and fifty years later go figure. The point is that the ability to make things does not equal IQ.,., example who has a higher IQ Einstein or Soichiro Honda. Then again does it mean that IQ is very abstract and does not really translate to tangible everyday use product. Lastly my question to you is .,., compared to your parents and grand parents are you better of in terms of knowledge or not? |
As my teacher always say, history is when and where you want it to start. We are backwards compared to the west at a certain time in history - now. The west was backward compared to the mediterranian and China etc at a certain point in history. History and development of people are dynamic... The question one always ask in school was what was there before we started recording these "high IQ groups". Does that mean that the world was a blank slate. Off course not .. Because it does not explain why we have people of different races and color living in different parts of the world, for there must have been some travelling of some sort - which requires a bit of technique (technology if you insist) that made all races present in all parts of the world. Remember we did not have the construct called Africa, West, East and South... It was people moving and developing things as they move along. If we use some of the arguments above - can one say that Angola at this time in History is more superior than Portugal -there former colonial master as there is mass immigration from there to Angola due to lack of opportunity. The same could be said of Greece the "epicenter of once a might civilization".. Sub-saharan countries have come a long way, but since most are conditioned to hear bad news , they will not even notice. In case of doubt look at yourself and decide whether you have come a long way from where your parents and grand parents have been. |
We have heard it a million times; Africans ( meaning sub-saharan ) are lazy, unintelligent, stagnant, insular, ugly, no culture, stupid, apes, monkeys and all the names you can imagine.,., But the question I ask everytime is WHY THE HELL CANT YOU LEAVE US ALONE.,., You came to us we did not come to you, - yet you can't stand us.,., Yes you have told us that you are superior in every way, - we agree with you - yet you have to kill, maim and divide us to force it on us. why do you need to kill, enslave me to prove your superiority - Do you have a complex that we are unaware. Yes I have a low IQ but please leave me the hell alone to develop at my own pace... If you dont like my presence on earth there are a billion planetary bodies out there you can call home with your superior technology. Please we are very Happy here on our corner of the planetary body called earth... JUST BACK OFF AND LEAVE US THE HELL ALONE |
I think Whomever is incharge of FAA should be investigated and charged for manslaughter for his/her inability to make sure that doors on the plane were securely locked before take off as we have here in Nigeria. |
Having gone through all these, Gbulie have refused to answer the fundamental question.. 1. What exactly was the the purpose of the coup, ? To correct the corruptive tendencies of the politician ? To prevent the reoccurence of Operation Wetie ? To prevent the supposedly Jihad to be lunched on the 17th ? To install Awolowo?. FOR WHAT EXACTLY ? If these were their RAISON D'ETRE One wouldnt consider any of them brilliant thinkers for they would have known that these were the very least of the Nigeria project problems... For Nigeria at the time has not really gelled as a country The Socio-economic cleavage in the country was so enourmous that the first thing and the only reason any coup would have happened is to bridge the gap within and between the ethnic groups in the country. |
Can the world bank provide us with the factual or actuall population of Nigeria, if they were able to determine the actual number living in poverty. |
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@ Katsumoto Based on the above stats ( dates would have been nice ) you allude to,,, where on the development index ( individual or group indices/index ) in your opinion should countries (individuals) be at before they embark on space programs or other "non worthy" programs.. should there be a cut off level,,, for example if the countries are below 50 they should never embark on such projects... What indices should countries use to know the projects that are actually worthwhile in your opinion. thanks and have a great day |
I was made to understand that the schools in the rural areas are the responsiblity of the LGAs not the state . The reason why some of the LGA chairmen were dropped in the november election. |
Sorry am not the writer. just saw it, thought it would be nice to share. |
ENUGU …TAKE A SECOND LOOK Friday, October 4, 2013 [size=14pt]Michael Nnebe[/size] mnfargo@gmail.com On Friday the second of August I sat alone in my living room watching the Tonight Show by Jay Leno. My phone rang, and I looked, it was my daughter Ashley calling from the United States. "How are you daddy?" She asked excitedly. "I'm alright darling." "Surprise, you are still up this late." "Yeah, I wanted to catch up on Jay's monologue on the Tonight Show before I go to bed." In the middle of our conversation my daughter told me that she was planning to see "Great Gatsby" that evening, a movie that was just released a few days earlier. I told her that I remember the story, that I had read the novel by F. Scot Fitzgerald and seen a much earlier version of the movie in New York some twenty years ago. After the conversation I immediately checked on my phone the website of Genesis Deluxe Cinema operating at the Polo Park Shoprite mall here in Enugu. It turned out that the movie was a worldwide release, and also showing here in Enugu. The next day I went to the mall, bought my ticket, popcorn and soda, and enjoyed the movie. When I left the cinema it was already late, about 9:45PM, and it was drizzling. As I drove out from Polo Park Mall through the well-lit dualized Abakaliki Road that led to Ogui junction, Chime Avenue junction, and ultimately into Bisala Road that leads to the Independence Layout section of town. I rarely go out at night, even when I go to the movies I try to catch an early showing in order to be home by nine o'clock. On that Saturday night, I noticed how clean and well-lit these vast networks of well-constructed roads in Enugu really are. I was so enchanted that I decided to drive around town that night and see more. I was astonished at how much this quiet sleepy Coal City has suddenly developed into a modern metropolis. I drove through the GRA to Trans Ekulu, from Abakpa to New Heaven, then to Coal Camp. From there I drove to Achara Layout, then to Uwani, and Ogui and Asata before returning to Independence Layout. One thing I noticed is that most of the major roads were all dualized and well-lit. Even the bus stops were all ultra modern, with solar powered lights that glows through the night. On my way back, somewhere around Presidential Road, it was still drizzling, and I noticed a police car parked around the WAEC junction, its roof lights flickering in their many bright colors, and two police officers in their trench coats standing next to the car, examining a motorist's document. For a split second I thought I was somewhere in Amsterdam, or London. I had to remind myself that I was actually still here in Enugu. It was not as if all these happened overnight, not quite, I had witnessed most of these transformations as they came, but this singular experience has made me to take stock in the city where I now call home. I must confess that I'm rather pleasantly surprised at how much Enugu has changed for the better. Though just one of the five state capitals in the Southeast, Enugu has for long been regarded as the headquarters of Igbo land. Perhaps this was as a result of its role as the former capital of the Eastern region. Whatever the reason, most Igbo heavyweights still make their homes here even if they are based in Abuja or Lagos. Nine out of ten of all Igbo big men, from Ekwueme to Ojukwu, from Iwuanyanwu to Arthur Eze, from Soludo to Ekweremadu and so forth all have a home here. I have often wondered why they feel compelled to own a home here even when they are now practically spending most of their times in Abuja or Lagos. Some come down for occasional weekends, others keep their families here and visit every weekend. And there is yet another class of Igbos who make Enugu their permanent home, and only travel from here to Abuja for contracts and Lagos for business. Lately, there is a new awakening that seems to be making this otherwise quiet city home for many businesses. The Shoprite Mall, the largest of its kind in Nigeria, has now opened at Polo Park for more than two years. A monorail project that is supposed to link people from the airport, through town and beyond had since been awarded to a Canadian company. But I understand that sourcing funding for the project remains a handicap. And in the last month, the Enugu international airport is finally up and running with Ethiopian Airline as the first to start operations with Emirates and others to follow. The city is very clean and the Inspector General of Police said that Enugu has the lowest crime rate in Nigeria according to their records. I don't want to give you any false impression; there are still some kidnappings around town though much smaller when compared to the neighboring Anambra State. Homes are very affordable; you can still rent a duplex (single family house) in an affluent part of town for less than a quarter of what it would cost you to rent a flat in a comparable neighborhood in Abuja or Lagos. Sometime ago, out of curiosity I put a high-end property in the market just to know what I could get. About eight thousand square meters in the best part of town and probably the best constructed home anywhere in the southeast. The best offer I got was half a billion naira. I quickly took it off the market. Similar properties in Ikoyi or Maitama would easily go for upwards of two billion naira. Ironically I know a few Igbo boys who would rather buy a luxury flat in Banana Island with more than half a billion naira than own a solid home in Enugu. The point I'm trying to make here is that properties are comparatively very cheap though they are now creeping up gradually. For the record, I am not from Enugu State in case you think I'm promoting my hometown. My home town of Awka, also a capital, has become more commercialized, rather like Onitsha or Nnewi. Governor Sullivan Chime has done an incredible job of transforming Enugu even though the man is not even from this town. I wish that Peter Obi and all his predecessors have made an attempt at developing Awka. Each time I visit my hometown I'm busy avoiding potholes and kidnappers, and can't wait to return to Enugu. My beautiful home in Awka is now largely abandoned as there is no expectation that tranquility or security let alone good roads will come anytime soon. It is sad indeed, especially given that Enugu state gets a whole lot less revenue than Anambra state. Enugu remains unique in its features and civilization, far greater than any other Igbo town, and in my opinion represents a little bit of sanity in an otherwise crazy world of Nigeria. Michael Nnebe is a former Wall Street Investment Banker and the Author of several novels, including; Every Dream Has A Price, Riverside Park, Blood Covenant, Gloomy Shadows, Passing wishes, Prime Suspect, and others. |
It is really painfull that the current "elites" will delve into matters that happened before them without at least reading and understanding the broader context of issues when their fathers or mothers were at the helm of affairs. The cleavages within the nation was real before independence, during and continuing (at present) after independence. The threat of civil war has been there since 1940 and continuing.,., Apportioning blames or non blames here does not serve any intellectual value to "kids" reading "your" (ewarriors) piece here but help to perpetuate all those tribalistic atavistic values the past leaders imbibed to the nation. Probably the graph below will help these ewarriors that the past wasn't about Nigeria as a country but the fight for limited resources among the elites as is CURRENTLY obtained. Can the ewarriors really really tell the difference of what was then and now in the polity.
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[b][/b]By Wilson Uwujaren The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday told Justice Lateefa Okunnu of a Lagos High Court, sitting in Ikeja, that a director of the Lagos Business School, Prof. Pat Utomi, the first defence witness in the trial of a former Managing Director of BankPHB, now Keystone Bank, Francis Atuche and two others, took loan facilities to the tune of N59million at different times from the bank during his tenure as the vice chairman of the bank. This revelation came while Mr. Utomi was being cross-examined by the EFCC counsel, Kemi Pinheiro, SAN. Mr. Pinheiro, while presenting documents before the court said Mr. Utomi took facilities worth Fifty -Nine Million Naira from the bank during the tenure of Mr. Atuche. He said a forty million naira facility was granted to the witness on July 3, 2008, and another draft of ten million naira was also raised on September 23, 2008 in favour of the witness. He said the witness, through a company, U R Maintenance Limited, took another facility of five million naira. Pinheiro also said one Emmanuel Utomi; a relative of the witness received a cheque of four million naira allegedly on behalf of the witness from Clairemount Management Services, a company in which Mr. Atuche is alleged to be the sole signatory. Mr. Pinheiro said that at the time the Board of Directors of the bank were ratifying facilities granted by the bank, the facilities granted to the Mr. Utomi and many others were not disclosed. “I suggest to you that the application for these loans predated the meeting. The reason why you did not pose opposition to the ratification of those huge loans was because of the various huge facilities taken by you. You did not voice opposition to the grant of over one hundred billion naira facilities presented to you for ratification. It is the practice in every minutes that the purpose of facilities granted are stated in the minutes, but the minute of the Board of Directors meeting of July 9, 2008 was an exemption”, Mr. Pinheiro said. The witness however refuted the claims. He explained that he had started servicing the loans before the bank was allegedly “stolen”. Apart from Mr. Utomi, other board members also took various loan facilities from the bank. Mike Ajoku, a kinsman of Mr. Utomi from Ibusa in Delta state was granted a N428million (Four hundred and twenty eight million naira) loan facility. Fidelis Idita, also a kinsman of Mr. Utomi from the same community, took a loan facility from the bank. It was also alleged by the prosecution that one Consolidated Business Support Services got a facility of N1 Billion. The company is allegedly linked to one Ifeyinwa Osime, also a member of the bank’s board. Mr. Pinheiro said the reason most of these facilities granted were not listed when the CBN called for a list of debtors was because the board members were beneficiaries of the questionable facilities. He noted that Mr. Utomi, at some point, contradicted his earlier claims that the bank’s credit officer presented the list of all companies to the board for ratification when he couldn’t recall if the chief credit officer was male or female. “On the day over one hundred and twenty billion naira was allegedly ratified by the Board of Directors, you could not recall whether the chief credit officer who was alleged to have made the presentation before the Board was male or female,” Mr. Pinheiro said. The matter was adjourned to October 3, 4, 23, 24, 25; November 18 and December 3 and 4, 2013, for continuation of trial. http://premiumtimesng.com/news/145068-utomi-took-n59m-undisclosed-loan-bankphb-efcc.html |
Sincere 9gerian: I think the article is confusing issues. What I know is the eastern narrow guage railway rehabilitation which maybe completed before the end of the year.But the narrow guage terminates at PH but this one is standard and terminates at Ikot Ekpene Akwa -Ibom, thats why it would really be nice to confirm it. |
Does anyone have more information on this development.,., if you do please share the much you know.,.,Thanks and have a great day |
[b][/b]UNPRECEDENTED: Kaduna – Ikot Ekpene Rail Line To Start Operation POSTED BY TRANSFORMATIONWATCH ⋅ SEPTEMBER 9, 2013 ⋅ The Modern (Rail-Trackstandard gauge) rail line linking Kaduna – Ikot Ekpene will start commercial operation soonest as work on the project is almost completed by the contractors. The Contractors are working round the clock to beat the deadline given to them by the President. The Rail line, links Ikot Ekpene, Umuahia, Enugu, Oturkpo, Makurdi, Lafia, Jos and Kaduna. As part of its strategic plans for the development of rail infrastructure in Nigeria, the Federal Government has developed a comprehensive master plan for high speed rail across the federation. The government had in its vision 20:20-20, through which it plans to launch the country into the league of one of the most 20 developed economies of the world come year 2020, said it is committed to the development of transport infrastructure, which it described as catalyst for the development of any economy. Under the new master plan, which is part of 25-year development project for the rail system in the country covering the rehabilitation of the existing narrow gauge and construction of modern standard gauge, the government intends to run a sixstructure plan for the high speed rail lines covering the length and breadth of the nation. The six–structure rail system comprises of the Eagle Line, which covers the high sped line from Lagos – Oshogbo-Abuja- Gombe and then down to Maiduguri while the Southern Line starts from Enugu-Benin City- Ikeja Lagos down to Cotonou in the Republic of Benin. The River Line passes through Katsina-Kano-Kaduna-Abuja and terminates in Port Harcourt while the Eastern Line takes off from Kaduna-Jos-Makurdi and terminates at Ikot Ekpene. Similarly, the Delta Line covers Ibadan-Benin City-Port Harcourt and terminates in Calabar, the Cross River State capital while the Northern Line covers Sokoto-Kano-Maiduguri and terminates at N’Djamena, the Republic of Niger. Deputy Director, Public Relations unit of the Nigerian Railway Corporation NRC, Mr. David Ndakotsu, who confirmed the development in a telephone interview, disclosed that the high speed rail project is the 4th phase of the Federal Government’s rail development project. According to him, the government had before now concluded the first phase of the rail development and rehabilitation project, which includes the rehabilitation of most of the narrow gauge lines, which has also been concluded. He also disclosed that the government is currently on the second phase of the 25-year development project, most of which comprise of the development of standard and modern gauge, which will be followed by the third phase, which covers strictly the standard gauge rail lines and to be followed by the fourth phase, which covers the high speed rail systems. Minister of Transport, Mallam Idris Umar had during a ministerial media briefing on the midterm performance of the current administration, hinted that the government has done over 90 per cent of the rehabilitation of the entire existing narrow gauge lines spread across the country, most of which are at various stages of completion. - See more at: http://nigeriannewspapers.disnaija.com/national-mirror-online/fg-develops-high-speed-rail-master-plan/#sthash.SOi9QfYj.dpuf http://transformationwatch.com/2013/09/09/unprecedented-kaduna-ikot-ekpene-rail-line-to-start-operation/ Share this: |