₦airaland Forum

ElsonMorali:
Wasn't aware that Nigeria produced steel. Or has Ajaokuta started functioning?

Government should invest in steel production? I totally agree. But it isn't something that can be rushed in time for providing the much needed relief that the refill will being to users of that express way.

Let's Hope that the agreement signed with the Chinese stipulates that at least 80% of the work force must be Nigerians.

Kagarko:
Fine!

if we're going to get world class rail system.

God bless Nigeria and Nigerians

Spylord48:
Everytime
To do this,to do that,to build this to build that.
For how long will our politicians continue to use this word "TO"? Every time To yet there is nothing on ground to show for it.During election their keyword will be "To" do this, build that construct this yet we never see anything they are doing. They are only constructing and commissioning with their mouths and on papers!!

Spylord48:
Everytime
To do this,to do that,to build this to build that.
For how long will our politicians continue to use this word "TO"? Every time To yet there is nothing on ground to show for it.During election their keyword will be "To" do this, build that construct this yet we never see anything they are doing. They are only constructing and commissioning with their mouths and on papers!!

Danladi7:
I hate democracy.


The prayer of every opposition is for the ruling party to fall and fail

deomelo:
Let's just say ipobs, anti-Nigerian elements, angry, bitter, disgruntled and bad bele losers are mad and bitter about this wonderful Nigerian progress and development.


Bad bele shall remain your portion while Nigeria shall remain in the fast lane of progress and development.

Clerverly:
Keneking's english ...

heysquare:
to just criticize what u av no knowledge of. I was surprised to see d track of d train being laid perfectly on Sunday wen I passed tru d area d project was ongoing . about three weeks ago I saw dem doing d groundwork in fagba-area of lagos. I wil revisit d place today to get d pictures

Spylord48:
Everytime
To do this,to do that,to build this to build that.
For how long will our politicians continue to use this word "TO"? Every time To yet there is nothing on ground to show for it.During election their keyword will be "To" do this, build that construct this yet we never see anything they are doing. They are only constructing and commissioning with their mouths and on papers!!

free2ryhme:



so we award or embark on infrastructure contract that help increase employment, yet Nigeria government allowed the Chinese to import the steel and materials that is needed for this railway. This was a good time to invest in steel production that would be used to produce track for all these railway.
Nigeria government and their bad contract. we borrow money from the Chinese, pay interest, purchase the material from them and hire their own worker. These deals are always bad for Nigerian's

cc:real

nedu2000:
The one along lag/badagry exp that CCECC is over 10yrs now and not close to completion,just confusion.

U2077:
Read today's Guardian newspaper editorial and you can't help but weep for our dear country.
At all financial turns, contractual deals and bilateral agreements, we keep cheating, fooling , robbing and roping ourselves the more.
Nigeria is so richly blessed, no need for loans, so much money sitting in bank vaults, surplus forex in the country at the moment but all to no avail.
The new $5.5 billion is totally uncalled for ,pray the National Assembly deflates it

judgedredd22:
yet the only thing the clueless so-called finance minister knows is tax this and tax that, while the nations finances is headed downhill without brakes

free2ryhme:



so we award or embark on infrastructure contract that help increase employment, yet Nigeria government allowed the Chinese to import the steel and materials that is needed for this railway. This was a good time to invest in steel production that would be used to produce track for all these railway.
Nigeria government and their bad contract. we borrow money from the Chinese, pay interest, purchase the material from them and hire their own worker. These deals are always bad for Nigerian's

cc:real

free2ryhme:
believe a Chinese man at your own risk

myboy2010:
efcc are not doing there work... they should check the excesses from the transport ministry led by amaechi

mfm04622:
Lagos state is not funding that on as they should. Different matters

mapet:
Se o ya were?

free2ryhme:



so we award or embark on infrastructure contract that help increase employment, yet Nigeria government allowed the Chinese to import the steel and materials that is needed for this railway. This was a good time to invest in steel production that would be used to produce track for all these railway.
Nigeria government and their bad contract. we borrow money from the Chinese, pay interest, purchase the material from them and hire their own worker. These deals are always bad for Nigerian's

cc:real

FG approves 60% local content for railway projects
By Abdullateef Aliyu, Lagos | Publish Date: Aug 9 2017 2:00AM
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FG approves 60% local content for railway projects
The Federal Executive Council has approved a local content policy for the ongoing Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge rail project
Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi disclosed this while monitoring the progress of work on the $1.5bn project.



At the monthly project briefing yesterday were the Secretary to the Lagos State Government, Mr Olatunji Bello, the Managing Director of Lagos Metropolitan Area Transportation Authority (LAMATA) Mr Abiodun Dabiri, for Lagos State Government, the Ogun State Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure Mr Olalekan Adegbite, Chairman of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Engr Usman Abubakar, the Managing Director, Engr. Fidet Okhiria, and staff of CCECC, the contractor handling the project.
Under the local content policy, he said the contractor has been directed to ensure that nothing less than 60 percent is reserved for local sourcing of manpower.

https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/business/fg-approves-60-local-content-for-railway-projects/209150.html

myboy2010:
what a good question I will prefer you to answer to know your status

Satioshi:
Laying of tracks has already started in Fagba market and is progressing on both sides. How is this man oblivious of this?

savagefinder:

fearless2014: :
Fellow Lagosians, let us all join hands together are fight away these lying demons from our state, they will soon start demolition of the bridges that are serving us and will never rebuild it, hoping to campaign with them for 2019.


Please chase them away.

I think you are only hindering progress.. Lagos state has beyond doubt shown that they stick to their words.. Eko Atlantic city that we thought was a hoax is a reality..


Modified.. You were right

jaxxy:
Don't see how custain bridges come into play yet. And its definitely sm mediocre railway system dat no decent person may comfortably wana use as usual dats main problem.

obailala:

QueenOfNepal: :
The only thing that this government will end up doing is taking a snapshot of Amaechi uncompleted monorail and then splash it all over social media through the likes of Cleverly Deomelo and Goke7 then tjpse ones will now start swearing that the project is 89% completed whereas you are standing underneath the destroyed Jibowu bridge grin

Abii oo... Just the same way some slimy pdp/jonathanian fraudsters took screen shots of computer generated images of roads in Cameroon just before the last general elections and claimed GEJ had built 25,000km of world standard roads including the Lagos-Ibadan, Onitsha-Enugu, PH-Enugu, Benin-Lokoja, PH-Owerri, Elele-Owerri, 2nd Niger Bridge etc.

rchilee:
You need to see Amaechi uncompleted rail in Ph

SmartMugu:
Why destroy the existing bridges when the rail can be channeled above them or underground? We've seen that done in many countries around the world.

IkemChris:
These people are clueless. So is there no way to re route the tracks? Considering the fact that the bridges they are talking about is very important to people in Lagos. Why can't we use the cost for demolition to do other things like re-aligning the bridge of the railroad track to pass through other routes or if possible increasing the height of the railroad bridge. Don't start what you can't finish Mr Minister