D'Tigress have almost qualified for the World Cup. The only thing that can stop them from going to the World Cup is if Mali beats them by more than 20 points tomorrow.
1) The first auto assembly plant in Nigeria was built by General Motors (Bedford) in Lagos in 1959.
2) The Federal Military Government wanted Nigeria to be a producer of automobiles so it went into joint venture businesses with some foreign auto makers and state governments. The foreign auto makers were the technical partners, the state governments provided land and got around 20% shares in the business, while the Federal Government was the majority shareholder.
3) These assembly plants were:
a) Peugeot Automobiles of Nigeria (PAN), Kaduna.
b) Volkswagen of Nigeria (VON), Lagos
c) Anambra Motor Manufacturing Company (ANAMMCO), Enugu (they made Mercedes Benz trucks and buses)
d) National Truck Manufacturing Company (NTM), Kano (they made Fiat trucks and tractors)
e) Leyland Motor Company, Ibadan (they made Leyland trucks and buses)
f) Steyr Motors Nigeria, Bauchi (they made tractors and infantry vehicles for the Nigerian Army).
4) President Obasanjo sold Federal Government shares in these companies.
5) The state governments still have shares in these companies and they have been working hard to ensure that the companies return to full production.
6) Some of the companies that bought the Federal Government shares are not able to run these companies properly and so state governments have been working hard to ensure that other companies take over the plants. For example, Anambra and Enugu state governments have worked hard to ensure that Godwin Okeke (G.U. Okeke) and others take over ANAMMCO, while El Rufai is doing everything possible to ensure that Dangote takes over PAN. Fashola worked hard to ensure that Stallion Motors revived VON and that BRT buses were assembled there.
(Stallion Motors also took over Leyland Ibadan)
naptu2: The process of getting Amcon to hand over the PAN plant to Dangote and the Kaduna State Government was too difficult, so Dangote approached Peugeot S.A (Stellantis) in France and got a license to build a new Peugeot plant in Kaduna. That is the plant that will be commissioned by President Buhari today.
(AMCON took over the shares of the former owner of PAN because they couldn't repay their debts).
PAN was in debt, so Amcon took it over. Dangote tried to buy PAN from Amcon but couldn't. He then approached Peugeot in France for a license to produce Peugeot vehicles. He go the license. Meanwhile, Peugeot (Stellantis) is no longer involved in the PAN plant and so PAN now makes vehicles by Chinese brands.
There's a similar situation with the ANAMMCO plant in Enugu. It was originally set up to assemble Mercedes Benz trucks and buses. However, it no longer assembles Mercedes Benz vehicles, instead it now assembles Chinese brands of trucks.
There is no relationship between PAN and DPAN (Dangote Peugeot Automobile Nigeria).
LordKushmann: I still don't get it.. How can another corporation be using your trademark and craftsmanship to wade into the market while you're still operating as a seperate entity in the same market.. There must be some remunerative clause somewhere between the two.
JOemmy: PAN is a dead brand why are they using their factory to assemble the products of other companies instead of their own? I don't even understand what dangote pan is trying to do here is dangote partnering with pan or what?
Asisat Oshoala scored a brace yesterday evening as FC Barcelona Femeni hammered second place Real Sociedad 1-9 away at the Zubieta in San Sebastien.
Oshoala, playing in her 100th game for Barcelona, opened the scoring in the 8th minute after the Sociedad keeper spilled the ball. Sociedad then piled on the pressure on Barca (former Barcelona player, Gemma Gili, being particularly effective in this regard), but with nothing to show for it. Oshoala doubled Barca's lead in the 44th minute, finishing a flowing counter attack by the Catalans.
Oshoala's brace takes her to the top of the league scorer's chart with 18 goals. This is despite the fact that she was out of action for 2 months due to injury. She is also now the 6th highest goal scorer in Barcelona Femeni history.
With Real Sociedad coming forward, the task was easier in the second half. Fridolina Rolfo made it three and quickly after that Irene Paredes and Martens scored four and five as the floodgates were finally opened.
Alexia, on the day that she matched former Barca captain Vicky Losada for appearances (376) for the sixth, then came Claudia Pina followed by Jenni, and in injury time after Real had managed to pull back a consolation goal, Marta Torrejón finished off the job with number nine.
The Access Bank Lagos City Marathon shall hold within the Lagos Metropolis on Saturday, 12th February, 2022, starting from 5.00am. The race shall be in two categories with different "Start Points" and distances to be covered.
MARATHON DEDICATED ROUTES
The first category of the Access Bank-Lagos City Marathon covers 42 km and shall commence from National Stadium Underbridge on Funsho Williams Avenue and shall go through Barracks >>> Ojuelegba on the main carriageway >>> Dorman Long Bridge >>> Fadeyi on Ikorodu Road >>>Obanikoro >>> Anthony to Gbagada >>> Third Mainland Bridge >>> Osborne Road >>> Alfred Rewane (Old Kingsway) Road >>> Falomo Roundabout >>> Bourdillon Road >>>Cable Bridge (Ikoyi - Lekki Link Bridge) >>> Admiralty Way >>>Lekki First Roundabout >>>Lekki Tollgate >>> Ozumba Mbadiwe Road >>>Akin Adesola Street >>> Bishop Oluwole Street and terminating at Eko Atlantic City.
The second category of the race covers 10 km, and starts from Durosimi Etti, Lekki Phase 1 and shall connect Lekki First Roundabout >>>Lekki Tollgate >>> Ozumba Mbadiwe Road >>>Akin Adesola Street>>> Bishop Oluwole and terminating at Eko Atlantic City ( Finish Point).
Hence, motorists and commuters plying these roads are hereby informed of the necessary closure of these routes in order to safeguard the runners and maintain the integrity of the marathon.
ALTERNATIVE ROUTES
Due to the road closure that is inevitable within the duration of the marathon, accessible alternative routes identified for road users include the following;
1) Motorists on Eko Bridge coming from Apongbon shall be diverted to Costain Roundabout to connect Ebute -Metta, Orile, Nigerian Breweries/ Abebe Village, Eric Moore, Bode Thomas, Adeniran Ogunsanya, and link destination as appropriate.
2) From Alaka Estate, motorists shall be diverted to Iponri or Iponri Estate to link Bode Thomas, Adeniran Ogunsanya or Babs Animasahun >>>connect destination.
3) Motorists from Masha inwards Stadium shall be diverted through Shitta Roundabout >>> Akerele Street for onward movement through Falolu or Adeniran Ogunsanya>>> connect destination.
4) Motorists from Apapa / Orile - Iganmu going towards Funsho Williams Avenue shall be diverted to Apapa Road or Nigerian Breweries/ Abebe Village >>> link Eric Moore, Bode Thomas, Babs Animashaun or Adeniran Ogunsanya >>>connect destination.
5) On Ikorodu Road, vehicular movement is allowed from Anthony inwards Fadeyi to Eko Bridge inwards Lagos but no movement shall be allowed from Fadeyi inwards Anthony. Motorists should also note that the making use of Anthony Interchange inwards Gbagada to connect Lagos/ Toll Gate shall be barred. However, traffic coming from Gbagada can access Ikorodu Road through the Anthony Interchange or before it.
6) From Apapa - Oshodi Expressway, that is from Mile 2, motorists shall be diverted through BOC Gases / Armed Forces Resettlement Centre into the service lane to connect Agege Motor Road. Traffic shall also be diverted to Town Planning Way through the service lane after descending Oshodi Oke to connect destination as appropriate since traffic shall be closed shortly before Anthony Interchange.
7) From Old Tollgate to Alapere, Ogudu, motorists cannot access Third Mainland Bridge. They shall be diverted to Gbagada on Oworonshoki - Oshodi - Apapa Expressway to connect destination.
8 ) From Ajah, motorists coming towards Ozumba Mbadiwe Road shall be diverted to Admiralty Way, Lekki Phase 1.
9) Motorists coming from Lekki through the Cable Bridge (Ikoyi - Lekki Link Bridge) shall be diverted to Gerrard Road as Alexander and Bourdillion Roads are temporarily closed to traffic.
10) From Bonny Camp Roundabout to Ozumba Mbadiwe Road, motorists shall be diverted to Kofo Abayomi Street through Old Mr Biggs.
NOTE: All adjoining streets and feeder roads leading to marathon dedicated route shall be temporarily closed to traffic to ensure a hitch free exercise and guarantee the safety and security of the athletes.
CONCLUSION
The organisers of the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon wish to request for the support, understanding and cooperation of the motoring public in adhering to the guidelines outlined above, and also wish to apologise for all inconveniences these closures and interruptions may cause their journeys. However, traffic control and security personnel have been detailed to handle critical junctions and intersections on all the alternatives routes so as to maintain law, order and sanity for the motorists.
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