₦airaland Forum

owobokiri:
Did Buhari declare his seperation from Boko Haram, isis, fulani foundamentalism, shariarism and parochialism before you, his vintage supporters declared him your Lord and personal saviour in two presidential elections?

And if you can only find 3 people worthy of your failed presidency from a group of over 50 million, don't you think you are utterly prejudiced against the group beyond belief?

justtoodark:
be honest....
nigerians are too greedy....

optionalY09:
where is the infrastructure

AllenSpencer:
Drainage should be a top priority on project.

If ignored, effort in futility

joyandfaith:
Developing nations don't need mega projects. We need projects that will benefit the poor people directly. World Bank/IMF and international creditors benefit more from big projects. It is business. It is macroeconomy. Macroeconomy benefits few elites while majority of population suffers.
I am advocate of microeconomy - bottom to top approach.

Igbochief001:
The gas powering lagos and ogun power plants come from where ?

Chase us out if u can ...and two be ready to pay for all our buildings in Lagos ....

optionalY09:
CNN ready to deceive people to stay in Nigeria

Igbochief001:
Because we can .... because our resources are still bring taken from our land , because we still pay tax

One question is if u hate Igbos so much that u would chase them away after break up even when they contribute economically .....then why do you want to share the same country with Igbos

Igbochief001:
Take your 2023 we just want to be on our own ...take the military take everything ...even take Nigeria Delta ( minus Igbos ) just lest be on our own and suffer

Karlovych:
Once again a zombie signature statement, a country that has slipped into recession multiple times under your vegetable. Keep deceiving yourself

Burtonj:
So what is the use of the Infrastructure if you are not alive ?

When you are being slaughtered, maimed, rape and killed in your sleep.

Do they also know that Nigeria is now the poverty capital of the world?

So I ask again, what's the use of the Infrastructure if no one is alive to make use of them ?

All we are asking if for the Fulanis to stop killing, raping and maiming our mothers, sisters fathers etc.

Buhari should tackle the Insecurity that has befallen us all because no one is going to make use of the Infrastructure if we are dead.

Igbochief001:
Igbos have always shouted we are marginalized ....since 1999 creating extra state for south east has been on

Can u name one region PDP marginalized ? Just one

We Igbos have decided Nigeria can't work ...it's holding us back we want to be on our own ...is that too hard to ask ?

We don't want to lord over anyone ...we just want to be on our own simple

Igbochief001:
Explain how since 1960 south east is the only region without government built power plants

Rosskiiku:
CNN lists Africa's 9 Biggest Infrastructure projects.

Nigeria accounts for a third of them.

Nigeria leads Africa in Major Infrastructure Projects

From railways to ports, these infrastructure megaprojects are reshaping Africa

By Rebecca Cairns, CNN

Updated 1219 GMT (2019 HKT) January 15, 2021



Across the African continent, innovative transport systems and smart cities are being developed to boost economies and increase trade opportunities.

1)
While Nigeria is one of Africa's most oil-rich countries, its refineries are only operating at a small fraction of their capacity. It's not just bad for the economy — fuel shortages mean Nigeria suffers frequent power cuts. But Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote, is building a $12 billion oil refinery he says will solve Nigeria's fuel problem. Covering 2,635 hectares, the new Dangote Petroleum Refinery will be the largest in Africa, with capacity to process 650,000 barrels a day. Dangote hopes to create a market for Nigerian crude oil worth $11 billion annually. The refinery is expected to open this year. MAN Energy Solutions

2)
Projects like Lekki Deep Sea Port in Lagos aim to reposition African cities as internationally competitive business centers.

The multipurpose port — which will be the deepest in sub-Saharan Africa — is intended to increase Nigeria's commercial operations across West Africa and its global trading potential. It is designed to handle four million metric tons of dry goods a year. The Chinese Development Bank has loaned $629 million to the project and China Harbour Engineering Company is providing $221 million in equity funding for the port, which is expected to generate revenue of $361 billion and create up to 170,000 new jobs. The port is due to be completed by 2022: work on the breakwater phase is underway.


3)
Just 28 miles (45 kilometers) east of Cairo, Egypt is constructing a New Administrative Capital. The $58 billion project, started in 2015, is designed to be a hub for government and the finance industry. Egypt hopes to entice some of the 20 million residents of its current capital, Cairo, to relocate to the new city, where there is space for 6.5 million people.

The city will feature numerous skyscrapers, including Africa's soon-to-be tallest building, the Iconic Tower. Recently, a $4 billion, 100-kilometer monorail project, connecting Cairo and the new city, was announced. The Egyptian government says it will trial operations in the city in the first half of 2021.

4)
The ambitious Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is one of Africa's biggest infrastructure projects. Built on the Blue Nile River near Ethiopia's border with Sudan, the $5 billion dam will generate 6,000 megawatts of electricity annually. The project aims to turn Ethiopia into Africa's biggest hydroelectric exporter.

But the dam has been controversial from the get-go. The Blue Nile is one of two sources for the River Nile, providing 85% of the water that flows north through Sudan and Egypt, to the Mediterranean. Colonial-era agreements mean Egypt and Sudan, which rely on the river for their water supply, have maintained control over the river in the past -- but Ethiopia's dam threatens this. Negotiations between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt are ongoing, but an agreement is yet to be reached.

5)
Designed to connect Kenya's main cities, and eventually neighboring nations, the Kenya Standard Gauge Railway is the largest infrastructure project undertaken by Kenya since it gained independence in 1963.

Construction of the first 300-mile (482 kilometer) section between the coastal city of Mombasa and Kenya's capital, Nairobi, was completed in 2017. Traveling at an average speed of 74 miles (120 kilometers) per hour, the train journey between the two cities now takes just four hours instead of 12. The $3.8 billion project was built by Chinese construction company China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC), and 90% funded by China Exim Bank.

6)
Phase two of the Standard Gauge Railway project, connecting Nairobi and Naivasha, a town popular with tourists for its proximity to Hell's Gate National Park and Mount Longonot National Park, was opened to passengers in 2019. The $1.5 billion project was also built by CRBC and financed by Exim Bank. Extensions to the current line are still under consideration for the coming years, with proposals for lines connecting with Ethiopia, Uganda and South Sudan, as well as further lines within Kenya.

7)
Another ambitious railway project, the Lagos-Kano Standard Gauge Railway, in Nigeria, will span 1,678 miles (2,700 kilometers) from the port city of Lagos, to the northern city of Kano, near the border with Niger. Intended to boost the economy, the railway will carry both passengers and freight. Built by China Civil Engineering Construction Company (CCECC) and partially funded by Exim Bank, the project is being completed in multiple stages: the first section between Abuja and Kaduna was completed in 2016, while the second Lagos to Ibadan section began trials in December 2020.

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As Namibia's largest commercial port, Walvis Bay processes five million tons of cargo every year. A $300 million, five-year project has seen the port more than double its capacity for container units and reduce waiting times for ships. Its new container terminal, built on 40 hectares of reclaimed land, was announced to be fully operational in September 2020.

9)
Egypt's Suez Canal underwent an $8 billion expansion in 2015 to increase trading potential, and it has paid off, with a 4.7% rise in revenue. However, further expansion might be on the cards: in September 2020, Hala el Said, Minister of Planning and Economic Development, said that $1.1 billion has been allocated to upgrades on the Suez Canal project in 2021. As one of the country's major sources of income, increasing the capacity of the canal will be vital for economic growth in the coming decade. Proposals include four tunnels beneath the canal, and equipment upgrades.

https://edition.cnn.com/2021/01/14/africa/gallery/africa-infrastructure-projects-hnk-spc-intl/index.html

kolaaderin:
Nigerian Hates good news. No traffic will come to this news, i can assure that.
But tell them how Nigeria is a shit hole, see them rapping the keyboard to vent their venom on the thread

Difrent:
Don't you have political power in your states? While PDP was ruling , were your people not in strategic positions , was anyim not SGF? whose fault if a party that you give 90% votes don't find you worthy of being president and felt the highest position that can come to you is SGF & SP.

It's sad how most Ibos have turned other NIGERIANS into enemy because GEJ lost elections in 2015 and have made many Ibos lost their minds......for goodness sake for 16 years between 1999-2015 southerners ruled for 14 years and Ibos were a great beneficiary of those 14 years having super ministers with strategic portfolios but the moment you lost , you have started being MARGINALIZED.....greedy Bastards want to control everyone

AlhajiNatty:
OP, you're a pathological liar

iammo:



The Next President of Nigeria is who ever voting population of Nigeria vote for and not necessarily Ibos

Stop deceiving anybody, before they start agitating again as if Presidency is the birthright of anyone

While Umahi , Ngige and Peter Obi seem to have hibernated a year and few months to next general election....

Wike is flying around North making donations to sultan

Tinubu is donating in Katsina , Kano and Maiduguri while also giving lectures around Arewa house

strategist like Obasanjo is busy travelling from sokoto to rivers state, connecting the dots

Baba Adeboye is flying into Kaduna to meet Elrufai and to Ekiti to discuss with Fayemi.

Karlovych:
BMC agent which Nigeria is developing? I suppose images of tall buildings and houses is your definition of development, if only your 30K stipend can let you travel more often and see what development looks like in other countries including the 80 percent you mentioned

amuwo1980:
We want Biafra , it is too late , we don’t want to be in same country as u , isis ppl, Boko haram elements , the world is tired of you

Peterobi90:
If the president re-evaluates his appointments to ensure federal character and lack of nepotism, then we might just have a United Nigeria to fight insecurity, unemployment and the downward spiralling economy..

If the IG of police was from the SE, do you think the mayhem being unleashed on the police by the UGM would not be fought against by that region?..

But it seems the presidency does not think that way.

Omihanifa:
Yes I agree with your point but you see the truth is that cost of doing project in our country is too high.

Politicians are clearly inflating contact sums and end up still delivering low quality jobs. A classical example is the solar street lights that was installed all over the major roads in kubwa (Abuja). The lights can barely see, they are so dim despite the abundant of sunshine.

Karlovych:
If only Fredo and Don Lemonade will take a trip to witness the so called infrastructure first hand

Omihanifa:
Lagos Ibadan rail (156kilometers) was built by CCEC for 2billion dollars in 2016

While Ghana government awarded a 560-kilometre rail contract to a subsidiary of thesame CCEC for 2billion dollars in 2019

Now the question is why is Ghana building more length of rail line at a cheaper cost and Nigeria keep spending so much?

Thesame scenario applies to Abuja stadium that was built by the Obasanjo adminstration in 2003. So much money was spent (380 million dollars)

South Africa during the preparation for the 2010 world cup built a better stadium for less of that price

Just of recent the minister for works awarded the Abuja Kaduna Kano express way to Julius Berger at the cost of 1trillion naira, if you take that same length of road outside of Nigeria you will be shocked that with 500billion the job will be done and some change go still remain.

Omihanifa:
Over inflated projects

alfasexy:
Let's stop celebrating thousands year old mediocrity.

We are humans. It's time we started behaving as such.

OfoIgbo:
What an idiot of an elder.

Nigeria has run its course. It now has to die. Life must go on.

AbaganaMiracle:
Stop talking too much. Ask your terrorist government to deploy heir ragtag terrorists in army uniform. Are they not the ones running away from bokoharam, or do you have another? Send them already to meet their waterloo in Biafraland. Back to the topic, the days of your terrorists police, and army in our land is over and over. Anywhere we see any terrorists in police and army uniform, they must be sent to meet with their 72 virgins.

JaceBlaze:
This futuristic city with flying cars had me dead