₦airaland Forum

Nostradamus:
My concern is with these heavy projects,civil engineering should have been an enormously lucrative course for Nigerian students,but it seems the reverse is the case.

Why do we still have unemployed civil engineering graduates?

EXOUSIAng:
Really you had to bring China into this?
Do you have any idea how powerful the Chinese empire was and where was Nigeria back then
China was able to pick up faster and close of their thousands of years of experience....
Till today we still read up on Chinese emperor and learn from their actions thousands of years back.... Do you really feel we have that experience....
You wanna talk about the middle east really.... The same guys that bought Joseph in the Bible?
Come on na, this guys don tey for this business of nation building....

Rossikk:
Nigeria holds the largest number of projects in West Africa with 21 projects (28%), valued at US$54.2bn. This is according to the Africa Construction Trends publication. Here are the largest construction projects in Nigeria and their value.

Lagos - Calabar Coastal Railway - US $11bn

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1,400-kilometres long and at the cost of US $11bn, the Lagos-Calabar railway is one of Africa’s most ambitious projects. The rail project will link Lagos in the west to Calabar in the east, while also connecting the cities of Port Harcourt, Uyo, and Aba along the way. Once completed, this transportation network will significantly enhance the movement of goods and services across the region.

Eko Atlantic

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Finally, Nigeria has its own smart city. This new coastal city is being built on Victoria Island adjacent to Lagos, Nigeria. It is a focal point for investors capitalizing on rich development growth based on massive demand – and it’s a gateway to emerging markets of the continent.

The proposed Eko Atlantic is expected to accommodate at least 250,000 residents of the city on the project completion. The Eko Atlantic project extending over 9 square kilometres and is also expected to have positive effects in restoring and protecting the state shoreline. At 7km and 40 metres wide, the islands’ walkway will be the longest in the world.


Lagos Light Rail US $1.12 – US $30bn

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Lagos Light Rail is a light rail system, the first of its type in this region of Africa, is envisaged to eventually consist of seven lines (Red, Blue, Green, Yellow, Purple, Brown and Orange). The scheme is approximately 35-kilometre in length with an estimated ridership of a minimum of 500,000 passengers per day. 14 station locations are proposed.

The Blue Line is now being built by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) and will run 27.5 km from Marina to Okokomaiko, with 13 stations. Lagos State is financing construction of the Blue Line from its own resources.


World Trade Centre, Abuja - $1bn

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The World Trade Centre project is a partnership between the FCT Administration and the First Continental Properties Limited, a subsidiary of Church-gate Investment Limited. This will be the first such centre in West Africa, joining 323 other locations in 89 countries worldwide in the WTC network.

The construction site sits on 6,102 hectares of land along the Constitution Avenue in the Central Business Area that is located at the centre of the city of Abuja. It will be a multi-use complex that will comprise of luxury high rise office towers, luxury residence apartments, conference facilities, shopping malls and entertainment facilities.

The first stage required to be building of two 24 storey towers, one commercial and one residential, which will be joined by future structures such as a 37 storey hotel and a shopping mall.

Lekki Free Trade Zone - $1.2bn

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Lekki Free Trade Zone (Lekki FTZ) covers a total area of about 30 square kilometres with 27 square kilometres for urban construction purposes, which would hold a total of 120,000 residents. Approximately 50 kilometres from the city centre of Lagos, the economic capital of Nigeria, Lekki FTZ borders Lekki Lagoon in the north and faces the Atlantic in the south.

Lekki FTZ designed to integrate industries, commerce & business, real estate development, warehousing & logistics, tourism & entertainment etc. A considerable number of construction works will be carried out in the Commercial & Logistics Park, including the international commodities & trade centre, the international exhibition & conversation centre, industrial factories, office buildings, hotels and residential apartment buildings. The Commercial & Logistics Park on the long runs is expected to serve as the logistics and distribution centre of Chinese products in West Africa and represent a service demonstration base for the entire Lekki FTZ.

Abuja Gateway Airport

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Rhe Abuja Gateway Airport has been designed to be a stunning solar powered gateway that will have the shape of the traditional Nigerian bow harp; the design connects the new Abuja Airport to the central area on the opposite side of the free-way and comes complete with green roofs, giant solar canopy and bricks made from local laterite clay.

Ehrlich Architect’s design symbolizes the weaving together of the country’s many different people. The sweeping gateway brings together the city of Abuja’s modern atmosphere with the cultural heritage of Nigeria as a whole. The plan features an amphitheatre and public space with a photovoltaic canopy to provide power and shade visitors from the sun. A green roof covers nearby buildings making them melt into the surrounding greenery.


Mambilla hydroelectric power project - $5.8bn

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As Nigeria looks to boost its energy production to match the needs of its booming economy and population, the government has finally invested into making the Mambilla Hydroelectric Power Project a reality. The US $5.8bn project will connect to three dams across the Donga River in Taraba State, eventually generating a total installed capacity of 3,050MW of electricity.

https://constructionreviewonline.com/2020/03/top-ongoing-mega-projects-in-nigeria/

Kelvin30286063:
Projects everywhere yet Buhari is not working. Personally, I'll rate him 75/100. If only he didn't take all those loans then he would have gotten a 90.
Most of these projects are actually ongoing for real but the real question is, not many of them is happening in the east. Looks like that's why our eastern brothers want to separate.

seguno2:
Because the heavy projects don’t exist beyond the propaganda of integrity by APC and Buhari.
Got it

Chimok:
non existent projects. Nigeria is bleeped up

favor914:
At least some people now know that Lagos State is not Edo State, no even one small project? Obaseki only told them the truth, Edo state can never be Lagos State.

larryking540:
exactly ,ask him bro

I keep on telling people , don't insult your country online mostly on social media , because it's an avenue for other countries to insult y back using your analysis even though they haven't been to Nigeria ,

i learnt it the hard way when I got to UAE,
every other Africa keep asking me ,why is there scam in your countries ,why do u ladies like prostitution,why is nigeria govt always looting ,and these people asking me these questions have not been to Nigeria before ,but they read the comments most of us say on our country face .

FieldMarshall06:
Very good. We will get there.

Uchasa:
Thats the last words of an Ibibio/Annang loser
I can't forget when some foolish Ibibio dwarfs insulted me on this platform and Rivers people as a whole, they claimed we are living on past glory, and they have a lot of viable projects to their name, including Ibom deep sea port, they also emphasized on the fact that they prefer an Hausa/Fulani man to an average Ikwerre man, because we are cultists, wicked people, e.t.c. Now that things have turned the other way round, they have started playing victims.
Rivers and Akwa Ibom no be mates.
Our Projects speak for us, we don't believe in audio projects.
Una go wait for Ibom deep sea port tire, nothing go shele!!!!
God bless Onne Seaport!!!
God bless Ijaws, Ikwerres and other ethnic nationalities in Rivers State.
God bless our Igbo neighbours,Bini friends, Yoruba friends and other of our well wishers!!!
God bless Buhari for making our enemies ashamed!!!!
God bless the federal republic of Nigeria!!!

U09ce:
How many are ongoing? We say No to audio projects

WinLABSstores:
Do you findings well.
Check the sources and budgets of electricity productions in China and Nederland.

Besides, does it make sense to use 5.8billion dollars to construct a dam that'll only generate 3,050 megawatts of electricity?
Don't defend EVIL and nonsense.

seguno2:
Because the heavy projects don’t exist beyond the propaganda of integrity by APC and Buhari.
Got it

DesChyko:
Are we to trust these your images?

As a regular user of Lagos Badagry expressway, I struggled to remember any area in that route that looks like what you captured there.

A reverse search of that image revealed it to be Lagos-Ibadan expressway instead.

Lagos-Badagry is and has been under construction, but isn't a nice sight in most places.

aysnoopy:
Ok, we've heard you
But I'm telling u today, Nigeria is more than 50years backward from other countries in this world

EXOUSIAng:
And how old are those countries compared to Nigeria...
I know we can be better, but it is complete stupidity that makes you people compare Nigeria to France, Spain, UK, US etc this countries are more than 500years older than Nigeria with exception of US....
Is Nigeria Economy not better than that of Egypt and Ethiopia, countries that were already civilized more than 4000years ago?
Have you ever checked your history books to see what this countries went through to arrive where they are today...
There is nothing wrong with aiming high but it is common sense to be very rational in your comparison.....
YOU, WHAT HAVE YOU CONTRIBUTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS COUNTRY APART FROM SITTING YOUR ASS DOWN AND COMPLAINING

larryking540:
exactly ,ask him bro

I keep on telling people , don't insult your country online mostly on social media , because it's an avenue for other countries to insult y back using your analysis even though they haven't been to Nigeria ,

i learnt it the hard way when I got to UAE,
every other Africa keep asking me ,why is there scam in your countries ,why do u ladies like prostitution,why is nigeria govt always looting ,and these people asking me these questions have not been to Nigeria before ,but they read the comments most of us say on our country face .

larryking540:
this is how they go online to rubbish nigeria,and expect other Africa and other nations to respect them

larryking540:
nice one op ,the nigeria citizen need to be elighten ,else they keep loosing hope ,even when the country is developing right in front of them .
other Africa countries look upto nigeria with a very high exteem believe me

Rossikk:
Can't you do your research or you don't have Google? They've already shown you and you're still asking rubbish.

aysnoopy:
That's just an excuse.
How about South Africa And kenya.