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diegwu02:
Noting really wrong, He was only surprised a Nigerian would be this revealing i.e openly expressing his sexual impairment as his moniker in a forum like nairaland filled with Sex starved females looking for Yam sized manhood.

Maybe he's trying to remind them that he should not be counted among their future conquest.

Good

Smalldick123:
NICE JOB HERE.
continue the good work

Nice job that is not completed after billions of dollars "spent" and promises since 2013 of completion?
Why are we so available for screwing by our own public servants

anonimi:
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TTC in talks to sell old trains to Lagos. Are they safe enough?
AUGUST 10, 2011

As Toronto trainspotters gleefully take maiden rides on the TTC's Rocket, commuters in Lagos, Nigeria may be about to get some new trains of their own. Our old ones.

A TTC spokesperson has confirmed that the commission is negotiating with a private group to sell up to 260 used train cars to the West African megacity's new transit project.

"I can confirm that the TTC is in discussion with a third party that wants to purchase trains for Lagos," said commission spokesperson Brad Ross. "Over a period of time, they will be taken out of service and then transported over to Nigeria."

The cars being considered for sale are the TTC's old H-5 and H-6 models, which will be decommissioned as the TTC rolls out its new fleet of Rockets. Ross predicts the earliest they could be shipped to Nigeria is sometime in 2012.

Traffic snarls are already a major economic problem in the Nigerian capital, a booming city that will reach an estimated population of 25 million by 2015. A new above-ground rail system designed to carry 1.5 million people a day has already broken ground, and Lagos Governor Babtunde Fashola has said it "will be the most multi-dimensional and most impactful" of the government's efforts to reduce traffic congestion.

Fashola visited Toronto earlier this year to inspect the TTC trains.

The Lagos deal would be the first of its kind for the TTC. Decommissioned cars are usually sold for scrap metal and can fetch up to $1,500 dollar each. While Ross declined to discuss specific figures, he says the sticker price for Lagos is "significantly more" than scrap prices, putting the potential profits to the TTC in the millions of dollars.

It is not unusual for technology from western nations to end up in poorer countries. Marketplaces in Africa and Asia are flooded with North American clothes, computers, and even cars, but the purchase of larger technology like trains is rarer.

The cars will have to be significantly refurbished to fit existing infrastructure in Lagos, and some Nigerian media reports have lamented that the government appears to have settled on "tokundo," or used, trains instead of brand new vehicles.

Although half the cars are more than 30 years old, Ross is adamant they are perfectly safe and are only being decommissioned for capacity reasons. But he also admitted the TTC is not required to make sure the cars meet any safety standards before selling them.

"Once sold, it's up to the new operator to ensure they are in good working order," he said. "They do need to be maintained much more frequently than the new trains, simply because of their age. At some point they will run out their useful life."

Murtaza Haider, director of the Institute of Housing and Mobility at Ryerson University, said the age of the cars is definitely a cause for concern.

"We should be ensuring that there is some service life left in these vehicles and we're not going to be playing havoc with the lives of those who would ride these vehicles," Haider said. "There's metal fatigue, and that metal fatigue could result in dangerous conditions. I would be paying a close watch on this for the next ten years to see how many accidents do happen in Lagos."

He also warned that while rail systems are glamorous as far as transit infrastructure goes, they are not always as effective at reducing congestion as other options. Nevertheless, new rail systems are frequently preferred because governments can take advantage of kickbacks from large contracts.

According to media reports, the cost estimates for the Lagos rail project have varied wildly from $1.2 billion to $30 billion. In 2010, a Nigerian government watchdog accused Fashola's government of widespread corruption.

"More often than not, politicians favour rail transit because it is more expensive," Haider said. "It's almost useless in some cases, and less productive in most cases, than a bus system. But you can't buy busses for $30 billion. You can inflate prices and make a lot of money buying a rail system."

From: https://nowtoronto.com/news/next-stop-nigeria/

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naptu2:
Lagos light rail’ll be ready in June – Fashola
January 9, 2013


The Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola on Tuesday said the first phase of the state Blue Light Rail project would be completed by June this year(2013).

He expressed confidence that Lagosians would start enjoying the services of the rail project immediately.

The first phase would run from Marina and terminated at Okokomaiko area in Ojo Local Government.

http://www.punchng.com/news/lagos-light-railll-be-ready-in-june-fashola/

OladimejiRufai:
Nigeria will be better if Lagos too can compete with some other states in Agriculture and food and resources preservation.

No be infrastructure we go dey chop abeg.

Please, I'm not saying infrastructure isn't important. But no be him we go dey chop. That's what I said.

Good post. I gave you a like.

But Lagos too needs a light rail. One reason why many of us have turned down lucrative job offers in Lagos is because we don't want to be dealing with harsh Lagos traffic.

tobidipity:
Nigerian government with future projects. 2021 to come still nothing to show

just like vision 2020, just less than 2 months to go, things are even worse.


nothing.

2021 kee u there

slimfit1:
Those pictures means nothing what about the bridges. Stop trying to deceive people. When the governor visit the site then we will believe you but for now your tricks are not going to work. Do you know that in some countries the trains would have been running by now. This is not even up to 20 miles.

Not just some countries.
Even right here in Nigeria. In Abuja, Jonathan did it in five years.

YouthsPC0:
As General Mohammadu Buhari commissions the Abuja - Kaduna high speed rail project it has become imperative set the records straight not just for history and for humanity sake but most importantly to prevent the attempt by drunk and misguided paid lairs to steal from a man with vision and give the stolen property to a clueless man without direction.

Many have claimed that the Abuja -Kaduna high speed was Initially conceived by Obasanjo the claim is false .
The truth is that under Obasanjo, a consortium submitted a for a RAIL (std guage) project which included the Kaduna- Abuja rail line unfortunately despite initial high interest shown by Obasanjo, the Owu chief dumped the project in pursuit of his third term agenda which unfortunately hit the rocks thanks to Atiku ,Ken Nnamani and Ghali Umar Na'Abba.

When the same idea was submitted to Yardua/Jonathan they accepted it, Although Yardua later died Jonathan pursued it with vigor and commenced its construction and pursued it to conclusion.

Simon Kolawole former editor of Thisday and now publisher of Cable expressly confirms the fact that President Jonathan was the initiator of the project.

Source :
https://www.thecable.ng/kpmg-nigerias-high-speed-rail-world-class

Even Buhari state House website still has the records .

http://www.statehouse.gov.ng/index.php/government/78-featured/108-railway

Obasanjo had nothing to do with it!, people confuse the Abuja light rail project(intra city)whose ground breaking was performed by Obasanjo with the Abuja-Kaduna rail project .

It is imperative to note that apart of the grass clearing (tagged official ground breaking in 2007) for the intracity project Obasanjo never did anything to actualise the dream. the intracity project was originally linked to the Abuja's bid to host the Commonwealth Games in 2014 which never happened!


See source

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abuja_Light_Rail




GEJ also ensured that the Abuja-Kaduna high speed rail project did not suffer like most government projects, hence when budget provisions could not meet up with counterpart funding levels SURE-P a creation of Jonathan from subsidy Savings came to the rescue

Tinubus Nation newspaper corroborates this :

http://thenationonlineng.net/sure-p-sure-of-abuja-kaduna-railway-date/


Despites starting the project from scratch ,In just 3 years(2014) Jonathan had achieved 70% completion

http://allafrica.com/stories/201312091891.html



The only project that received more attention under Jonathan apart from the Federal University/ Almajiri school project & Rice Farming was this high speed rail. project.

http://nigeriannewspapers.disnaija.com/sun/fg-commissions-n136-392b-abuja-kaduna-railway/


Unfortunately APC chieftains who are shamelessly taking selfies with the project were the ones who claimed the coaches were locomotives.


1. Amaechi Buharis Campaign Director General and current minister of transport:


Hear Amaechi in His own words:

“In fact, I think we have a problem; most people don’t believe that the railway transport is functioning in Nigeria. I didn’t even know, until I started this tour, I never knew that the railway was functioning, it was even from his (MD’s) speech that I learnt that there are some coaches or services that go to Kano or Port Harcourt or elsewhere.

http://dailypost.ng/2015/12/16/i-never-knew-railway-transport-still-existed-in-nigeria-amaechi/


Tolu Ogunlesi : Buharis aide on new media

Stated that the Abuja - Kaduna rail project did not exist , he even went as far as posting pictures of a open field where he claimed a taxi driver took him to to buttress his lies!
Today the young man is tweeting pictures all over the place showing Buhari commissioning a project he earlier claimed did not exist !

His handle : www.twitter.com/toluogunlesi

APC as a party claimed the transformation of the rail sector only existed in the imagination of the former president today they are taking selfies inside another mans idea


Source:

APC Campaign Faults Jonathan’s Achievement On Railway, Says ‘Transformation’ Claim Fraudulent, Product Of Over-Active Imagination

http://www.informationng.com/2015/02/apc-campaign-faults-jonathans-achievement-on-railway-says-transformation-claim-fraudulent-product-of-over-active-imagination.html

Winners:

1. Nigerians : we now have a world class rail system we can all be proud of

2. Former President Jonathan : his vision of a world class rail transport is gradually being fulfilled, and for finally giving general Buhari one thing to commission in his second year In Office


3. General Buhari : for not allowing the Demon's that made him cancel the Lagos Metro rail project in 1983 prevail this time


They said PDP destroyed Nigeria I agree with them because this rail project is part of the "destruction".


Supervising painting takes effort so if Amaechi decides to take glory for that no problems even the devil can't take that away from the Buhari administration but that was all they did supervised the paintings.
but instead of taking glory for their Sidon watch painting expedition they used the occasion to insult the Man that conceived and built the structure what a world ?

We hope that there will be something done and something to complete when. General Buhari complete his 4 year tenure as President.

May God continue to Bless Nigeria!!!!




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Nigeria Halts China Railway Firm In Its Tracks
NOV 4, 2008

China's top railway builder has encountered a glitch in a lucrative project in Nigeria, jeopardizing a large portion of the firm's future profits and prompting analysts to wonder if a closer look at the risks of its aggressive African investment strategy is in order.

The Nigerian government has temporarily suspended China Railway Construction's $8.3 billion rail project linking Nigeria's north and south. The news sent China Railway Construction shares plunging 18.5%, to 7.99 Hong Kong dollars ($1.03), in Hong Kong, the steepest drop since its initial public offering in March.

Nigeria's Transportation Ministry wants to renegotiate contract terms for the rail link, set to span 1,315 kilometers (817.1 miles) between coastal Lagos and the northern city of Kano, China Railway Construction revealed in a statement filed to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange late Monday night. The government's action deals a big blow to the infrastructure firm, as the rail project represents fully 13.9% of the total value of all its contracts as of Sept. 30, according to the statement.

The Nigerian government's motives are likely both political and financial in nature, analysts say. A turnover of leaders has put major foreign contracts in the country under review and in limbo. Meanwhile, the drastic fall in oil prices has squeezed Nigeria's budget, limiting its ability to finance major infrastructure projects. The 17-month-old administration of President Umaru Yar'Adua has expressed skepticism about the terms for infrastructure and oil contracts negotiated by its predecessor and has called the 2006 contract with China Railway Construction "over inflated."

More from: https://www.forbes.com/2008/11/04/china-railway-nigeria-markets-equity-cx_twdd_1104markets03.html#31d604427f7f

Donexy16:
Nigeria will be better if other states can compete with Lagos in infrastructural development

You're right but other states don't have the financial strength to compete with Lagos.
Lagos internally generated revenue is prolly the biggest in Africa(unconfirmed claim).

Kanade21:
Good post. I gave you a like.

But Lagos too needs a light rail. One reason why many of us have turned down lucrative job offers in Lagos is because we don't want to be dealing with harsh Lagos traffic.

Lagos would have had a metro/light rail if barawo bubu did not cancel it in 1984 when he was a military dictator.

Splashme:
The first civilian governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Jakande, on Tuesday, said that the cancellation of the Lagos metroline project in 1985 was a major mistake and disservice to many Nigerians.

Jakande spoke in Lagos during the launch of a book which chronicled his life in politics and journalism.

The book, entitled, ‘Jakande: Leadership in Action’ is written by Dr. Bola Olaosebikan, who told the audience at the event that the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), was not responsible for the cancellation of the project.

Jakande said, “Reflecting on the metroline project, I think it is a major disservice to many Nigerians. Imagine how many people would have benefitted. It would have made life easier and changed the face of transport in Lagos. Whoever cancelled it or gave the advice towards its cancellation didn’t do right.”

The former governor asked Nigerians not to vote for unserious leaders in the coming polls, saying the elections presented Nigerians with a good opportunity that should not be squandered.

Expressing the hope that Nigeria would soon overcome its developmental challenges, Jakande said hope would be actualised faster if credible people emerged as leaders in the next dispensation.

He said, “This book comes at a very auspicious time in Nigeria’s history as we need leaders who can act. We need leaders who would not compromise the standards of good governance. God has blessed this nation the most in Africa, although we have not reached where we should be; with the right leaders, Nigeria would overcome its challenges.”


http://www.punchng.com/news/cancelling-metroline-a-major-mistake-jakande/

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Donexy16:
Nigeria will be better if other states can compete with Lagos in infrastructural development

What infrastructures?

70% of Lagosian live in slums like Makoko.

I doubt any state will want to compete with Lagos slums.

Donexy16:
Nigeria will be better if other states can compete with Lagos in infrastructural development

Lagos with 1 trillion naira budget yearly?

Though it is achievable if:

1. Other sea ports are made fully functional.
2. There are international airports in all the zones of the country to service the respective zone.
3. Working refineries
4. Electricity.

I bet you lagos will no longer be attractive to the average Nigerian. Concentrating economic hub in lagos is what causing the human congestion, centralize and see lagos become less congested.

Abandoned project

Donexy16:
Nigeria will be better if other states can compete with Lagos in infrastructural development

If we use Lagos infrastructure as a model to follow in Nigeria then we are 100yrs behind

scam everywhere

Donexy16:
Nigeria will be better if other states can compete with Lagos in infrastructural development

Without water and electricity plus children out of school and those in school learning in dilapidated buildings that can collapse and kill them anytime?
Do you know what you are talking about


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Project that will be completed in year 2056


I design great logos for different companies. Check my signature for proof

OladimejiRufai:
Nigeria will be better if Lagos too can compete with some other states in Agriculture and food and resources preservation.

No be infrastructure we go dey chop abeg.

Please, I'm not saying infrastructure isn't important. But no be him we go dey chop. That's what I said.

this is hallow thinking did you know that only few crop can grow in saudi Arabia even the only thing they plant successfully in saudi is DATE..

Will begin operation in 2021

Be careful with APC!

They can finish you with lies & future tenses

OladimejiRufai:
Nigeria will be better if Lagos too can compete with some other states in Agriculture and food and resources preservation.

No be infrastructure we go dey chop abeg.

Please, I'm not saying infrastructure isn't important. But no be him we go dey chop. That's what I said.

Lagos was the former capital and can't be called a pure yoruba state ala ekiti as all nigerians live there
Also thanks to the mental laziness of past and present leaders it is the only place where u can import goods and the only open international competitions for the south
Remove the igbos and south south from lagos and watch that place crumble

You dey mad , when federal government have monopolies every thing for them, what of other states with port that they have refused them to function

as long as that tollgate they spin money for baba, that rail will not work .lol

Donexy16:
Nigeria will be better if other states can compete with Lagos in infrastructural development

maybe when all the entrepreneurs leave to other state, that's when you will know that Lagos is empty barrel compare to cape town or Nairobi

Me I am annoyed and tired of the way this government fools us. When fashola started this project, he said it was going to be completed by 2015/2016. Now it's 2021, by then it will be changed to 2025 again. Please what I want to be reading about is finished project and not unfinished ones. Foolish government.

I just reserve my comment till that 2021

You are on your own if you believe this.
Is it the rail that ended at mile2 that want to take people from okoko to Marina in 45mins. Or the fact that almost all the trains station stands now have current eko landlords.
Or do they plan to allocate another billions to clear the bush from Under bridge to Mile2.
This Nigerian Politicians should fear God and know that, there was a time we had Gaddafi, Mugabe in Africa where are they today.

Op diju say commence in 2021, if only you know how many times the goal post have been shift you wouldn't be saying that...

From what I hear the goal post has been moved from inside the main bowl of the stadium to outside the stadium consuming two administrations in its wake and yet no one can still find the net, certainly not diswan that is always pointing fingers to god knows where..

Useless con3 that can't deliver the list basic of infrastructure that other serious countries take for granted.

Donexy16:
Nigeria will be better if other states can compete with Lagos in infrastructural development

Which infrastructure? Tell me the infrastructures Lagos government have been building since Tinubu?

Is it flyover or bridge other states don't have or what?

2021... Hu lala.

ridbell01:
this is hallow thinking did you know that only few crop can grow in saudi Arabia even the only thing they plant successfully in saudi is DATE..

thanks for the education

Have you taken your medicine today?

slimfit1:
Those pictures means nothing what about the bridges. Stop trying to deceive people. When the governor visit the site then we will believe you but for now your tricks are not going to work. Do you know that in some countries the trains would have been running by now. This is not even up to 20 miles.

A project Ambode abandoned! What a petty fellow