₦airaland Forum

PHAYOL81:
Not many offices but only two and those two have different terrains they work on for detailed and proper services, even though they get areas they must align and work together too. First one is LASURA. All LASURA does is to look into plannings of an already inhabited areas and draw blueprints on how best to implement infrastructural development into the system to improve the lifestyle and ecosystem of the area for optimal, quality and productive upgrades. Example is the urban renewal process ongoing at MAKOKO, YABA and BADAGRY. Another is the proposed plans for OTTO COMMUNITY, IKOSI-EJIRIN and IMOTA.
Then, there is the ministry of physical planning and urban development; a team that has its commissioner and permanent secretary, both of whom were present at the event. The team specializes in setting plans/blueprint for developing areas with the aim of creating a smart city project. They themselves hints on infrastructural facilities that would hasten growth (both economically and physically) in the new ecosystem for improved lifestyle and development in the state in general. Example is the LEKKI FTZ, LAGOS FTZ, IBEJU-LEKKI development, ORANGE ISLAND, PERIWINKLE ISLAND, EKO ATLANTIC CITY etc.
The other one stated is the aide; one who advises the governor/government on how to improve blueprints submitted by either/both above-mentioned offices. He deliberates with the governor on what to add/subtract and why. He also advises on how to procure right materials (finance, tools, products and labour) towards the actualization of the urban regeneration projects.



Of course, no LG/LCDA is untouched when it comes to the road project in the state as we speak. If they continue in this new pace SANWO OLU brings and they compliment that with quality deliveries, sooner than later, issues of bad roads in Lagos would be a thing of the past.
About the mass transit, you're absolutely right. If they deliver on the blue and red rail lines by the last quarter of 2022 as promised and are able to secure people's confidence over the waterway transport system, Lagos state would quickly jump up the ratings as a model smart city in Africa.
May God continue to bless Lagos state
May God bless all South Western States of Nigeria in general
May God bless all Yoruba land
May God bless all Yoruba indigenes

Thanks for that informative reply

So in a nutshell, LASURA works on already existing towns and finds ways to modernize and improve them, while physical planning and urban development is concerned with new projects ? Sounds cool

But those urban renewal projects at Makoko and yaba, badagry, what are they constructing ? Is it just roads ?

Lastly the projects you mentioned : LEKKI FTZ, LAGOS FTZ, IBEJU-LEKKI development, ORANGE ISLAND, PERIWINKLE ISLAND, EKO ATLANTIC CITY etc. which you attributed to the ministry of physical planning and urban development, isn’t that an unfair attribution? I thought those projects were a result of the private sector alone ?

Thanks for your explanation once again

To many duplicates of functions:

General Manager, Lagos State Urban Renewal Authority ( LASURA)

-Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development

Special Adviser to the Governor on Urban Development

-Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development

Why do we have so many offices with thesame function ?

Can’t wait for this game

But I’m scared sha

Which club do you think wants it more? Which players are hungrier for the cup ?

wazobia68:
Nigeria can only print Naira, we don't print dollars. So if the country is not earning enough foreign exchange through exports etc, we will have shortage of foreign exchange which will likely lead to devaluation. That is simple economics. The Nigerian economy is not diversified, we rely heavily on crude oil export for our dollar needs. So if there is disruption in crude sales/price, we have this problem.
Now, Nigeria is not selling enough crude oil, due to OPEC restrictions as a result of covid 19 pandemic. Most countries are not operating fully so the demand for crude is reduced. Also India, I believe our biggest oil market have cut oil imports due to the ravaging effect of covid 19.
In a nutshell, this is the major reason.

We have other factors like, fuel importation, low productivity, population growth, education etc

Well explained, thanks

Can any of the more intelligent and economic savvy ones here please explain how exchange rates work and why the naira to dollar rate was better during GEJ’s regime ?

Was it buhari’s policies that caused this ? Or some other factor ?

BSdetector:
Hmm, I thought Moors were modern day arabs and moroccans.

It was a Muslim coalition.

But the majority of the moorish soldiers and sultans were subsaharan Africans

I am no Afrocentric but history does a good job hiding Africa’s greatness

BSdetector:
This afro-centric shit is rettarded....china and India are both Asians but one is a country of street shittin cow fvcking rapists while the other is a super power on the rise. Imagine putting the Chinese, indians and pakis in one nation.

Say Yes to tribalism, Say no to Berlin Maps, Say no to forced unity, the weak tribes slow the strong ones down

As much as I try to live peaceably with all African tribes, this here, what you just said, is pure wisdom

I remain a moor in ideology tho

It was niggaz from all tribes controlling Europe for centuries

But I see your point

Peace

Late reply, but I just revisited this album yesterday

I must say it is up there as one of nas best, with illmatic, I am, stillmatic and it was written

Classic record

I don’t support this new super league, because it takes away the enigma of the champions league

plaindealer:
Nigeria GDP $448 Billion.

Ghana GDP $66 Billion.

Ghana can not survive without Nigeria's industrial output and goods and services.

Demarketing Nigeria is ignorance, self-loathing, self-destructive, unpatriotic and gross inferiority complex.


Failed errands.

Most Nigerians do not feel a responsibility towards their nation and flag

They are very unpatriotic

we must spread the message of unity

Thanks for the good vibes sir

ajl:
These people in government have no shame. Which foreign company will want to come to a country where they will be forced to run on generator because of epileptic power supply. You'll go check your Fulani written 1999 constitution. That's where your bondage lies.

Fulanis are also your countrymen

The average Fulani doesn’t hate everyone else

They have bad ones amongst them, so does every other tribe

Love our diversity

Naija 4 life

The general sentiment I sense from Nigerians is one of despondency and hopelessness

The country has its issues, and no one seems to have any hope for a better life in this country

And again, Nigerians hate their country

Ghanaians are proud

Kenyans same

You don’t see them dragging their country and countrymen publicly

I dream of the day Nigerians can be proud to be Nigerians

I believe the diversity of this country can be a strength, like the former USSR, so I don’t want a split

I still love Nigeria and Nigerians sha

Peace

Shadysen:
We are getting there soon...speaking in tongues now written,hmm.

There is no prosperous state in Nigeria

With their Decadent infrastructure

I prefer Osinbajo

Tinubu is not the president we need

He is the one holding back lagos state

I can’t wait for Buhari to leave office, very insensitive president

I like Osinbajo, he knows what is going on and acts

twosquare:
Lol...that's really not so...you can only think that if you live in your world. Listen to native programs and you will see that no interwoven...ethnic identity is very much alive, if not, OBJ won't warn Buhari about Nigeria being so divided like they have ever seen before. So, that's it.

If we divide across language lines you do realize there will be more than one country from Edo state alone ? Is this feasible to you ?

Seunpaul01:
Exactly, Yoruban.

You have a point. Restructuring!

The bias judgement and partiality from the upper level of government ll still be an issue. Fight on who ll rule the nation ll still continue where one n tribe ll still feel marginalised. The north ll still remain less educated and continue to engage in atrocities that would undermine the nation. Restructuring may not resolve the already bastardise image of Nigeria.


Many disadvantages that I can't think of right now.

Disintegration and going separate may be a long call and seems difficult to achieve BUT if restructuring can solve the problems I mentioned above, then Nigerians agitators should settle for it.

I just feel the nation is too interwoven to dissolve at this point

We are already Nigerians man

The number of people living in other regions is too high

Restructuring might even be hard if it demands people from other regions abide by some local obligations for example language

Seunpaul01:
See as Igbo flags dey contradict each other. Country never starts they don dey disagree with flag colours.

I support Yoruba but not the name they want to call their nation. It is uncivilized to use a name base on tale of ancestors to name a country, Yoruba nation would have sound well - The Republic of Yoruba, United States of Yorubas.

Just like there is Korea for Koreans, China for Chinese, Portugal for Portuguese, France for French, Russia for Russian etc... We should also have Yoruba for Yorubas..or Yorubarian I think the latter go well.

Your post makes sense. I am a Yoruban from the country of Yoruba

But on a serious note, restructuring is what we need.. Nigeria is a Giant

Don’t tame the beast by dissolving

But government can harness our diversity by restructuring

Okay

Lostz:
Shehu is the one in charge of real facts while femi feed on rumours like majority of us.

Onlyonebuhari:
People are not complying to lockdown.
Saw them yesterday gathered reading newspapers, I was shocked!

How did you see them

Means you were out too lol

Lostz:
femi is just a paid internet troll

Lol

Looks like a duplication of functions to me

What’s the difference between Garba shehu and Femi adesina’s roles ?

jakandeola:
. at least his finer Dan kanu and all d Biafra goats

You are a man assessing other men’s looks

Mizwisdom:
This life is a mystery. I can picture the mother trying to keep the boy away from his father as a kid, a man who did not contribute anything to his welfare. She was the one with him through childhood sicknesses, she did the hard work but now that he's all grown, the young man rebels and decides to search for his dad against her wish
The dad will surely reap where he did not sow, he'll turn the guy to a bank where he can withdraw money at will. After a few years the young man will learn the true nature of his father but he won't still severe the relationship. His father will use him until his last breath meanwhile the mum will gradually soften her stance (wetin she go do before?) It always ends this way and the cycle continues.

The father did sow the seed, actually.

I dream of a day when the globe would be cashless.. a fingerprint scan can do all debit or credit transactions

I dream of a day when young men and women can govern Nigeria

A day when a Yoruba can feel fully Igbo and an Igbo can see Yoruba as part of his own culture as well

A day when women are elevated and truly revered in African society

A day when gadgets are all wireless, a day when wires do not exist at all

A day when a totally new computer operating system replaces the pre existing ones

A day when popular culture is re-invented, new michael jacksons are born, new earth wind and fires

What if I want to transfer my tithe with my phone reverend is it okay ?

Naughtysite:
I don't like this TINUBU and FASHOLA style of campaign statements.

They sound selfish.

Ekweremmadu, Nigeria currently lacks good leadership and that is why the Igbos, Yorubas and Hausa's should vote in Atiku and Vote out Buhary.

Simple.

Tell them, your children don't have jobs, tell them hunger is prevalent, tell them cost of living is high because of bad leadership, rather than using ethnic bias to win votes.

Exactly

Idrisayuba8:
BUHARI INHERITED AN UNSTABLE ECONOMY
1. Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, said the Federal Government has borrowed about N473billion to pay salaries and fund the 2015 budget - May 2015
2. ‘’At least N30 trillion of Nigerian money has either been stolen, diverted or unaccounted for in the last few years under Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as Finance Minister’’. - Chukwuma Charles Soludo Feb. 4th, 2015.
3. N8.6 trillion stolen from Nigeria each year - AU report 2014 cited by Chukwuma Charles Soludo
4. ‘’The crises had begun to impact on the global economy, and we noticed some downward slide in oil prices in recent weeks. The Minister of Finance said there’s need to buckle up and ensure proper management of available resources to prepare Nigeria in case there is any recession.”- June 14th, 2012.
5. The Ministry of Finance is preparing just in case the crisis goes a bit deeper, Nigeria should be positioned to weather the storm and coast safely. Presently, we have no problem in terms of our finance management. Ministry of Finance- June 14th, 2012
6. ‘’Don’t Blame BUHARI, Jonathan Crumbled Nigeria’s Economy’’-Ngozi Okonjo Iweala – September 2016
7. The embezzled extraordinary story of Nigeria's $20 billion oil money 'leakage' unaccounted.- Sanusi Lamido Sanusi 2013
8. Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala told reporters at a press conference in November 2013 that a significant portion of that money was distributed to the powerful governors of Nigeria's 36 states instead of being saved for a rainy day.

9. “I was in government when the likes of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Aganga, Sanusi were crying that we should save; we collectively said we don’t want savings, and we are now in this mess. – Peter Obi 2017

10. Former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Sanusi Lamido Sanusi warned the Federal government that Nigeria was heading for serious economic crisis. His warnings followed his disclosure that the country lost $16 billion to subsidies that year (2011)

11. Former CBN governor Sanusi Lamido Sanusi noted under PDP government that the Nigerian foreign reserves had been depleted such that serious economic crisis would befall the nation if the oil prices crash continues in the international market (2011).

Why do Atiku sympathizers ignore these?

KenOne:
Ike Ekweremadu has just indicted himself and PDP by accepting that PDP did not give the South-East infrastructure for 16years.

PDP gave us senate and deputy president, CBN governor, finance minister, chief of army staff, PDP chairman, PDP secretary, inspector general of police.

So the only infrastructure to South-East by PDP according to Ekweremadu is just starting the 2nd Niger bridge and gateway to international community.

If you get all these appointment under PDP without infrastructure wetin you gain, my brothers wetin una gain ooo.

Exactly

Why must my tribesmen occupy the top positions? Does it provide food, power and shelter for the common man?