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This is very silly of the Rivers State government to respond like that. And goes a long way to reaffirm that Nigeria politics should rise above idolatry. I mean Amaechi is no longer in office and in certain ways cannot be held accountable for his utterances but for a serving governor to permit this sort of thing in public is a new low. I thought the battles between the two apolitical powerhouses will result in good governance. But the Nigerian factor will always mess up any critical thinking. Honestly, very sad indeed.

jchioma:
While we wished Biafra never happened, these war technologies could still be developed to higher forms in a federating system sphere for the protection of national territorial integrity, and not having to depend on foreign powers for support in the war against terrorism and insurgency.

Nigeria is the only country that never benefitted from its internal conflict. Most other countries at war's end developed highly sophisticated industrial capacities whether of war related technologies or those applied to civil use. Nigeria buried her advancements due to its age old curse of ethnocentrism. Defeated German scientists were behind the military might of both the United States and the Soviet Union in the 50's through the 70's. Von Braun's rockets that rained down on London in the war powered the Apollo Missions to the moon. I say again. Without restructuring, Nigeria can NEVER DEVELOP.

If government were to say for instance Company A, build the infrastructure in that area and we will share the tax coming in from that cluster for the nect xyz years, I am certain financial institutions will lend a hand. Then government finances are freed up to go start another industrial area. Or it can mandate companies presently handling its infrastructure to maintain those in that industrial zone as a precondition for accessing new contracts.

Man, if I were ever to be governor I will get all my jobs done without even touching my budget. All the clowns and phonies will take to their heels.

wristbangle:
You are right. The roads at Agbara Estate needs total rehabilitation but then from what I heard work may commence fully next month. Ogun state is too big for amosun to handle alone.

It can encourage the establishment of infrastructural investment/investors to handle industrial clusters on a PPP basis to ease the pressure on public finance. If the model roots, believe me, it will be the spring board for an industrial revolution. But public officials and politicians are attracted to money like bees to pollen and won't let such things happen.

Very good one. All government needs to create jobs is to create the environment. Government has no business in business. Now can it leave those business places it presently occupies.

fulanimafia:
Junaid is playing a brand of politics native to us Northerners but almost impossible to understand by others until you're smacked with the result in the face. So the completely refurbished Kaduna-Abuja expressway is in Cambodia? The Sokoto-Zaria expressway is in Mars? The North already has the most impressive road network in the country but Junaidu is playing on the ignorance of the south who are clearly gobbling it up like Christmas turkey.

Yes politics is and always has been about competing interests.

What did I say. I opposition they howl, in power they rant to put pressure on other sections of the country to 'stay back'. Only restructuring can save this country. Is it not clear even to the blind that corruption was just a smoke screen. Even Junaid admitted it is still going on rampantly and dossiers are being prepared.

kechywillz:
The fact still remains that Ruman Lukaku was not valued in Chelsea, as soon as Everton signed him,he became a force u couldn't reckon with,so it's a nice move for iheanocho to move to were they value his craft,I believe man city will regret selling him when he becomes an unstoppable force

But this is what I say. Top teams don't build players. To expect Chelsea to build Lukaku whike chasing titles is day dreaming so he has to go to other clubs with less ambition to build. Nothing wrong in that. Lukaku came to the Premiership too young and too green. They saw the Drogba potentials in him but Drogba had been playing in France for a long time honing his skills. Premiership is for established players. So they went for bad boy Costa. Depending on Lukaku since he joined Chelsea would have meant no prospects of trophies since then.

wristbangle:
Bros I be barca fan but why I said "sometimes" I had to admit he is because he doesn't believe well in Africans most especially.

Can we say someone like Iheanacho is not performing well?

Not well enough for a top four club. You watched the matches he played especialky towards the end of the season when city were still chasing. His measured impacts did not exceed that of Aguero or Gabriel. If you are a coach in that situation, looking to tie down a title or survive the top four you will not gamble and play him ahead of a more experienced Aguero or a more technical Gabriel. He has a bit to learn and if City cannot give him that opportunity this move to Westhan is welcome. City is not a player building club. No club aspiring to titles builds players be it Madrid or Bayern or does trials on the field of play when chasing.

clevadani:
No.
He should have gone to a team like Porto, Monaco, benfica, Dortmund. Not West Ham.

Of course you can buy a ticket and travel to any of those cities. There is freedom of movement in Europe. However there us no freedom to walk into any club and register yourself as a player. You've got to be scouted before any interest is expressed. Anyway since Kelechi started his build from within the Premiership he has no option than to finish his career there. It was a poor move to sign for City. Anyone knowledgeable in football knows that the Premiership is where you make money from your name but Europe is where you make a name. Drogba, Henry, Zlatan, Kanu, Jay Jay even the Toure we speak about all made their careers in Europe and cashed into the Premiership at their peaks to establish their commercial values and bank balances. He made the same mistake as Mikel. The Premiership is not where world class, world reknowned players are built. They have the cash but they don't have the class. Any other country could have been better. France, Belgium, Germany, Portugal and even Spain. City had nothing to teach him and it wasn't possible a greehorn comes to the Premiership and singlehandedly lifts it to status and trophies. That was just wishful thinking.

wristbangle:
Sometimes I had to admit he is a racist. He did the same thing to toure when he first came to Barca 2007. The only black player in the team is a French guy ( Eric Abidal)

Toure is way past his prime abeg and winding down his career. Nigerians lay too much emphasis on individuals. We do too much idolatry. Pep has always been about his formation and playing those with the qualities to adapt be it for good or bad results. Pep is a racist we hear yet brought in Gabriel Jesus. Jesus na white boy.... (no pun intended).

The most important thing is that there are no prospects Westham will get relegated. If this is the case he is good to go. He has already wasted enough time at City, a bad choice we spoke about a couple of years ago.

isnovic:
.... the refinery business is not exactly hot cake in the world of investment. and Dangote is building the biggest refinery and petrochemical plant in Lagos.

Are you more business savvy than Dangote?

Do you know the daily consumption for PMS, DPK and AGO for Nigeria and to what extent the demand is being met?

Have you gauged the size of the West African Market? Do you know we have Nigerian off takers of refined product from 4Côte d’Ivoire refinery?

The oldest refinery today is still in production my dear, it is all about maintenance culture any good engineer will tell you this.

So quit the age factor.

I am sure you haven't worked or been anywhere close to the refineries? I previously worked in KRPC and WRPC and I can tell you, they were built with the future in mind and can still deliver with a serious maintenance program and shrewd management.

Lastly, kiddo stop your social media slurs.

Argue intelligently without vile words, language or mien of condescension.

Your opinion. Mine is simple. Refinery business is not hot cake worldwode. Do your research. Dangote's investment decision was made on the presumption of total failure of the NIGERIA's refining capacity. He is setting out to monopolise the system. The fact that Nigeria imports all its refined products does not translate to the level of risk involved in buying moribund assets and turning them around in such a tough environmemt. If the business was so, so attractive they would have been sold a long time ago. Same thing they have been talking about Ajaokuta. It cannot be sold because the market for steel products is not there. There has been over supply globally for decades. Who will buy a scrap plant when even functional ones are going out of business. If the government doesn't sweeten the deal, forget it. No one will buy. You are asking a poorly maintained plant built in the seventies and early eighties to over produce before returning investment on top. You must be joking.

earthcrust:
As far as gvt is in charge of d refineries of Nigeria it will never work. The recent breakdown of Warriors refinery was caused by d managing director himself. Even wen the operators told him that it was going to cause explosion shld the production orders be carried out. The Yoga insisted that they go ahead that FG had a target to meet .so d poor workers were left with no option than to do d orders to save their jobs and the end result was explosion. Since then warriors refinery has been down . Now come and see hardship in d homes of those who do business in d depot. The shld pls hand all d refineries to capable hands that can manage it for d poor Masses not cabal.

Why no blow whistle na. You close mouth dey suffer. Una no get union. Una tink say union work na salary mata e end. Nigeria sha.

kjhova:
This is the energy sector.

It is not.

isnovic:
Kachukwu might have just struck the best deal yet.

If I am to suggest to the Technical Committee and the Minister of Petroleum, the investor is to [b]RECOUP HIS INVESTMENT ON ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION.

This should be the base line condition for awarding the winning bid.

For instance, if the Kaduna refinery has an installed capacity of 200million liters of PMS per day, the investor gains nothing until production exceeds 200million liters per day or some agreed capacity, say 85% installed capacity.

This like saying the investor earns 15kobo for every 100kobo invested per every liter produced

This will ultimately bring benefits to the country and the refineries as they will be refurbished and made to work accordingly. It will force further investment to increase production which will be recouped by efficient running of existing installed capacity and added capacity via better technology or processes to improve yield per unit barrel of crude oil.

This way both parties, country and investors win.


The Power Minister, Mr Fashola should as a matter of fact review all previous agreement and bring them to this minimum standard. Then only will you see the much needed investment in the sector, as they do know that no profit comes to them until they exceed installed capacity or agreed capacity say 85% of installed generating capacity, 85% of evacuation capacity, 85% of penetration capacity.

They will outdo each other to invest and make profit then, and it will eliminate briefcase types of investors as real work and committement will be required to achieve this sort of contract which is not something a briefcase investor looks out for

Hey, hey, hey before you get all excited and probably fart unintentionally, the refinery business is not exactly hot cake in the world of investment. There is presently a global overcapacity and Nigeria is not exactly Norway. 3 of the 4 refineries are located in 'Indian Country'. The fourth will require divine intervention to receive a steady supply of crude when your power stations closer cannot get regular gas. You don't have an attractive product. Your refineries are as suitable as a 50 year old divorcee with a bad attitude. Abeg tone down the bride price.....and the expectation of hitching Prince Charming..... no be today our refineries dey find husband.

ednut1:
same refinery Dangote bot and the sale was later reversed, now dangote has gone to build from scratch. they shud better decommission those refineries and sell the scrap metals.

Thought as much for several years.... brainy, brilliant Nigerians know otherwise.

Just get it right. Avoid the mistakes of the energy sector.

Kris907:
Well that can only happens where the hotel did not have standard and am so sure you lodge in one of those hotel that don't have start at all. Check-in into Marriot hotel or Eko Hotel, you would pay room services charge more for any items brought to your room even from the laundry.

We are talking about frequent travellers to varied destinations in Nigeria. Marriot does not represent the typical Nigerian hoteling experience.

mascot87:
God bless you. Can u imagine paying almost N1.5k for two to three slice of bread,lipton,peak milk sachet and two cubes of sugar? Even at that, the waiters/waiteress will still shortchange you. Those guys no fear God Lol

Patronage is low so prices will be high. Restaurants are not profit making cost centres in most hotels. For me these price pressures translate to quality issues. It is that, that gets me worried.

I travel throught the country and stay in a lot of hotels. Listen.
Except I arrive very late and cannot go out again, I donot ever, ever dine in a hotel.
Most hotels in Nigeria treat their restaurants as appendages of the hotel, not centres of excellence. The lower the class the worse the situation. This has led to a spiralling effect of low patronage which hikes cost and lowers quality. In those days when learning I have been fortunate to go down with food poisoning a couple of times and at the point at which I stopped I visibly saw really bad food.

When it comes to services in Nigeria particularly F& B you are safer patronizing outlets with high volume patronage. The quality is more than likely to be right. Avoid room service. Walk into the restaurant number the patrons at that instance and take a decision. Personally I inform at the desk that I will be buying my meals from outside and if they donot oblige they won't get my business. I value my health and on my travels I cannot afford to fall sick when far from medical help.

Price is the least of my hotel problems, price gouging takes place on all services from car wash to laundry. Even you cannot be certain what happens to your room after you leave for work in the morning.

Fulmigati:
Posts like these are the reason I come here. What makes this so shameful is that those SE Asian nations don't have half as much mineral resources that Nigeria does.
Nigeria is truly a disgrace amongst Nations.

And the funny thing is that with the exception of Japan and Korea, all the others countries are multicutural, multireligious entities having the ensuing tensions. How they have managed to forge their societies together into progressive entities is what Osibanjo should be studying not making useless statements aimed at acquiring pecuniary political capital. Restructuring will be the process of removing our worn national engine and replacing it with models that work. If after 4 years he has done absolutely nothing in this direction then his presidency is a total waste to Nigeria.

bkool7:
you're right but some of us know the motive behind your comment
This are people that hate Tinubu and never supported Apc

Oga wake up. APC is just an acronym. Tinubu has how many years left on earth. Focus on issues and don't be an African that thinks in the now alone. Where was Tinubu and the APC at independence when the tragic mistakes that are reverberating were made.

MetaPhysical:
Don't attack him. He does not have to listen or play to anyone's script. He is doing exactly what a leader in his position must do, and that is speak to the spirit of civic responsibility and loyaty to the sovereingty. He swore to an oath to keep Nigeria one. He has to speak to that and act to it. So he is correct with his assertions. Opponents must raise counter claims and overwhelm his position on the collective destiny.

This is politics, not war! You must use tact and wisdom to win your position against the mighty administration. Force and attacks will get you no where.

Yes, you'd rather he said nothing and die in internal anguish while those who want the status quo maintained were vocal in opposition and even more fierce in support now they are in power. Abeg sit down. Trump had an agenda before power and he fights for it in power not minding whose ox is gored. A second class citizen will BEG to be heard. By this your statement you acknowledge there are classes of citizens and some must beg to be heard. I laugh. If you believe Nigeria is your country, you must fight for your views and make your voices heard. This is a democracy. Let them sack him as vice if they dare can. Nigeria is in a mess and you are talking what.

oshyno:
Fact !!!

Succinctly put Afenifere.

I wonder how some of you against this restructuring wake up and hear Babachair cut grass with N220m, senate to buy bullet proof cars with N30B, this so so billion found here and there by EFCC and you scream ahhh this country is finished yet you want the status quo remained ? Nawa oo.

The damn country is fvcked up and need total overhaul. Why do I have to get permission from FG before generating some megawatt. I am an Igbo man and would want to remain a Nigeria only if we restructure this kind of system of government else give me Biafra.

Simple. Let the ostriches continue to bury their heads while their existence rots away. Look at the ever widening gap between Nigeria and the rest of Africa. South East Asia with which we were at par in the seventies is over the hills and far, far away.

Don't mind the politically correct vice, whose words in this internet age has sealed his fate. How can a country exist not to talk about progress without all its engine valves working in sync. Isn't it clear that the nation's progress has been spluttering with none of its key issues tackled since independence. Every year we lose tens of thousands of our citizehs to needless conflict. More people than in countries openly acknowledged to be at war with themselves, ethno-religious conflicts with wanton destruction of properties and some idiot will say this is right and the proper course to take. Only mentally deranged subhumans will see no wrong with the course this so called country is taking.

You need a vision, not admission. University education is grossly over rated.

The ladies seem to have taken the cake this week when it comes to mindless domestic violence. It has quietened and sobered them up for a while.

Shameful. Just....shameful.

No problem. As long as it becomes a tradition or law to be established, understood and accepted by all in the future. Just like the culture of denigrating the person and office of the President by social commentators has now become law. Shows the extent to which power corrupts, corrodes and condemns those who sip its toxic brew.

bakynes:
The reason I wanted PHCN running side by side is because I know some citizens might not be able to afford those foreign electricity companies at the initial stage so the poor citizens can still manage the poor supplies PHCN will give them. PHCN could be sold to a citizen.

It is obvious Power is truly rocket science in Nigeria so it's better we invite foreign companies to take us out of these cesspit.

It will not work. The success of the GSM project was because it was entirely a private business concern. No company can compete with government in terms of resources and legislative power. If government establishes a cheaper alternative even billionaires will hook up, the private ones will die out. in the GSM model, the initial roll out was expensive. Massive income and clean balance sheets attracted the capital investment that enabled a spread of services to less endowed locations. This is how capitalist systems works. Government thought it was smart and tried the two track system for power. This is the result.

Yeah, the circles he operates in now.

bakynes:
We saying the same thing at least Obasanjo did a good job in the privatization of Telecom's.

He didn't sell NITEL facilities to cronies and call that privatization, he invited foreign companies to build their facilities and they determine the billing system.

That system is what Nigeria needs for the power sector, invite one or two foreign electricity companies to compete with PHCN that way we can choose who to patronize thereby creating competition and the competition will translate to improvement of service.

We might initially suffer the billing system of these companies but with time when they make their money they used in investing, the cost of electricity will begin to come down.

I said it before (when the plans were known), during the privatisation and now I am not surprised the thing is not working properly. But I fault your theory. You cannot run a public and private enterprise at the same time to serve the same public. They will destroy each other. The GSM project was a success because NITEL at that time was totally dead and hopefully it will remain dead. Apart from the faulty way PHCN was unbundled, another error that was made was the life support goven to PHCN in the run up by the Obasanjo, Yaradua and Goodluck governments. This I think generated mixed signals as to whether the privatisation was going to happen.

Look, if you want yo sell your car, it is good to renovate and tidy it up to get good value but if you then begin to drive it around and it is never at the car stand for inspection then you will equally have a tough sale. Ask yourself this question from an investors perspective. Are our refineries up for sale or not. Is Nigeria ready for private refining. Because since democracy returned it is one policy contradiction after the other. Today we want to sell, tomorrow we want to repair. No one will do business in an uncertain market with confused actors. It is either you want to sell your car or not. This is the scenario that played out in the power sector till Goodluck slammed the gavel down. By then the serious players were gone. The billions of dollars allegedly invested by past regimes has ended up not just being a waste of resources but has made the bride price of power so high only the money men of no character are suitors.