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NigeriaIsDoomed:
Tryin to console yourself as usual when you are humbled. Pele!
In your best interest do not try to compare your roads with ours cuz Kenya does know what good roads look like.
To be honest with you, there are subject matter that Kenyans shouldn't be discussing to avoid embarrassment. Roads, beauty and food security are some of them.
You folks argue for the sake of patriotism we know but let me break your heart again, as bad as e bad you no go ever be Naija mate.
Below is the road to PwC tower, your favour towers that you flaunt all the time. Perhaps towers define development in Kenya. hahahahaha
Breeze don blow fowl yansh open



Cc: kazikazi, samorobo

@ bolded This cracked me up ... All the pictures of that building that they have posted from different angle potrayed the road to be in good condition but this videos has blown fowl yansh as you have implied..we can now see the real nairoslum for what it truly is "slum"

Problemkid1:
In Nigeria, we have people that use to take care of our roads. Very early in the morning by 5:30am you will see them sweeping the roadside. By 6am they're done. Everywhere will look neat and clean

Then that indices is overcooked as you always preach and as been highly influenced by your corrupt leaders. Seeing is believing, if that nonsense is one of tge best roads in africa then I must say africa is really doomed and so infastructurally underdeveloped as the foreign media always potray it

NigeriaIsDoomed:
I love how we make them take solace in lying when they are in a tight corner struggling to defend the indefensible.

Yeye people. Kenyans should never mention city again here. Kazikazi I must say I am a little disappointed that you didn't bring this up earlier, if not who is kenya to compare this with Dar es salaam. I want tylann to come and tell me that nonsense that Tz folks called the renowned nairoslum Europe. Just imagine that utter nonsense

NigeriaIsDoomed:
Tryin to console yourself as usual when you are humbled. Pele!
In your best interest do not try to compare your roads with ours cuz Kenya does know what good roads look like.
To be honest with you, there are subject matter that Kenyans shouldn't be discussing to avoid embarrassment. Roads, beauty and food security are some of them.
You folks argue for the sake of patriotism we know but let me break your heart again, as bad as e bad you no go ever be Naija mate.

Have you noticed the taahira has not posted any image if nairsolum ..I guess reality has finally dawn on them.the era of photoshopped over edited images is over, let them face the reality now. Those roads are useless and even togo roads are by far better than that rubbish. Tell.me which cbd in the world houses open gutter,untarred roads and massive filth at its cbd (city centre ) a place for business with international investors. And to think that this is one africas tourist destination makes me wonder what kind of govt they have. Let tylann come and tell me that rubbish again " kenyatta will never allow our infastructure degrade to this level"

rvp2018:
Samrobo, look like you now know Nairobi deeply.The road you're complaining about is Kenya main corridor.That stretch from JKIA to Westlands is main highway that will be shortly rebuilt at cost of 600B dollars.It will be the first double decker road in Kenya..and Nigeria is many years from doing such roads.

Long story all the roads you have been bragging about ended up useless to me just by watching multiple videos online which potraying you guys as empty barrels. You should not speak when Kigali speaks let alone lagos..

Hahahaha kenyan want to build a road worth $600bn..even America has never spent such amount in single road project. Tell me will this road be made of gold. That figure you stated will not even be your gdp in this century

Just30:
announcing something does not mean giving it green light to start


It hasnt started because we still thing it wasnt the best option for inner city travel

Look I don't care ..I am only talking about this because vaxx decided to butt in a conversation that doesn't concern him.. he said we are known for abandoned project I am trying to.let him no that ghana is not a saint on that such things happens everywhere in the world. If he talks nigeria then he is indirectly saying I should talk ghana.
Period

vaxx:
goverment don't reimbursed private sector, goverment only facilitate a smooth ground for private sector to thrive . inability ogmf hope city founder not continue her project is not a goverment main headache .

regarding the sky train you you lied, the agreement was initially signed in 2018 and the first feasibility study was carry out in the begining of this year's. The company building the sky train is in South Africa does not mean it is south Africa Goverment company. It doesn't matter if south Africa have it or not. Ghana is only executing business with the company.


nah, sky train is diffrent from whatever is found in Nigeria now. sky train is simply lifting train up the sky so that it can pass thru inner city.

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@bolded I hope you are not trying to deride the importance of the private sector in a country's development. If it is not your govt headache why then did they announced the project side by side with the private sector...surely you are about to question the importance of that appaudable project that would have had a positive impact on not just ghana but the entire continent at large ..what is good is good, don't shift it away because it never came to reality because I am sure you would have done the opposite if it came to fruition.
Private sector us the backbone of every govt and a country development.

Now let's move to skytrain...Yes skytrain transit on some heavy metal and steel suppeneded in the air. Skytrain can be of two kind , there is one that whose top attaches itself to the beneath part of the steel making it to stand vertically and move just like a cable car suppeded on a cable ..the other one is the type that stands/sit on the suppeded steel rail just like a monorail (same phenomenon applies to the monorail in port harcourt ). Do you know that this sky train barely picks up to 40 passengers at once and when compared to most monorail it's total amount of passengers lift at a goal is the same.
And for the records you just told a lie. Skytrain project was announced in 2014 which makes it 5 years so far since the project was abandoned. Check my pic below

rvp2018:
That is road under construction - Westland roads - are probably better than anything you have in Nigera. You have to understand that Nairobi is undergoing massive reconstruction every day.
https://c8.alamy.com/comp/KCHRK7/vehicles-driving-on-peponi-road-westlands-nairobi-kenya-KCHRK7.jpg
https://nairobinews.nation.co.ke/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/BDWESTLANDS1902A-470x264.jpg

You are a very stupid boy..you know what I have just downloaded that picture. That stupid road is not under construction I watched that particular place in that video and even if it is under construction is that the nonsense you want to compare with any nigerian city Road let alone joburg road. I am sure you are now ashamed of you infastructure that's why you posted this finished already in existence road as underconstrution ..by the way speedon was talking about that particular untarred safari looking road that faces PwC tower why paste the low quality road with Sands park at each corner like it's a parking lot. This cbd of yours is a fvcking joke. Just go and keep applauding sonko on is good infastructural job and while you are at it tell me that thing I love most " in 5 yrmear time when we are done with our tatu city we will join joburg and become the capital city of africa with our world class's infastructure nearing that of joburg"

vaxx:
Before i address your input. let me let you know again there is currently no port in ondo state, and the latest report about any port development is still a consideration.

investment are simply not set out for political issues, plans are taking, the market size, environmental impact/ cost. purpose of the port. An all major purpose port will be viable in a supported enviroment. why build port where economy demand is sluggish or can even incurred another cost. mind you badagry port is cancelled. It does not mean, it is terminated. It is till more viable for Nigeria to have an additional port in lagos than any where in Nigeria. if you read my screenshot very well, you will realised the NPA director said they are working on a new plan for the same badagry port. what was cancelled was the initial master plan which should be redeveloped as it is poorly developed.

pirates don't attack sea port, they only attack cruise ship. don't know where you get that info from.


what makes sense is moving specialised port across different region that will need them the most. for example, most of the crude oil containers should be move to the south south,There should be large number of smaller ports essentially catering for local traffic and the one specialising in particular sectors such as fishing or leisure boating. All that can't be in lagos. it will reduce lagos traffic.

The All purpose lagos ports industry handles 65% of Nigeria import and export by volume so lagos still need more base on volume of demand.. .. Tin can port and lagos port complex share the same location.

@bolded you are wrong.

Once again leave philosophy behind and face reality ..this is not a college project for you to pass but the reality.
Close proximities should be taken into consideration peroid

vaxx:
Rlg communication is a Ghanaian indigenous company and it was the success behind opon IFA ( phone tablets) by forkkkkmer governor of osun state .

NOBODY built sky train within three years , Ghana goverment and south africa had already embark on the deal. next phase is the project execution. hope city is wrongly planned and for your info. it is a private proposal not goverment initiatives.

It's not an excuse vaxx.if your govt truly wants to harness it private sector they will.

As for sky train it been more than three years. Do the math it was announced in 2014 and we are in 2019 that simple arithmetic should tell you it's about 5 years now. The south africa that wants to build a skytrain doesn't even have one except the one for tourist at sun city which is similar to their ravos rails and the monorail at calabar for tourist

vaxx:
it is a proposal as it currently stands, Chinese contractor are not the only stakeholders , The community, the chiefs and the owners of the land must be carry long..... why must I update you and for what purpose will that achieve? I broadcast whatever i feel like and not purposely for you. if you need to be update used the search engine.

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Ain't nothing wrong if you update me. I just felt that I would learn better from vaxx's teaching than google, since you always take the pain to elucidate your point better to your listener for better understanding( I love it when you teach you know) .
Don't get me wrong remember it's all about positivity we are in support of every game changing project that takes places in ghana and anywhere else in africa. So pls dont forget to always update us on that or better still we will keep reminding you since you are always busy and might forget

vaxx:
it is a proposal as it currently stands, Chinese contractor are not the only stakeholders , The community, the chiefs and the owners of the land must be carry long..... why must I update you and for what purpose will that achieve? I broadcast whatever i feel like and not purposely for you. if you need to be update used the search engine.

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Ain't nothing wrong if you update me. I just felt that I would learn better from vaxx's teaching than google, since you always take the pain to elucidate your point better to your listener for better understanding .
Don't get me wrong remember it's all about positivity we are in support of every game changing project that takes places in ghana and anywhere else in africa. So pls dont forget to always update us on that or better still we will keep reminding you since you are always busy and might forget

gallivant:
I would like to sit here and argue but I would rather you watch.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVtobyh1D_w

Don't stylishly tell me to watch that.
Quick question is this not nairobi and are this not your roads .Answer yes or NO

gallivant:
You are only betraying your jealous feelings.

OMG jealous of that. If that is the infastructure you have been bragging about then I must say that is zero. Those roads looks like on ugly village road in enugu.

So let me ask again is this your nairobi or is this not the same cbd you been posting

Still on nairoslum world class infastructure .....

Open gutters everywhere no wonder the cbd always gets flooded during rainy season.if other part of nairoslum is flooded it is still acceptable but not your most important spot which is your cbd

Waikayi road ..simply the best road with open gutters at both sides in a world class cbd...

Pls guys notice the colour of that poor quality roads. I think nairoslum needs to invest in sanitation most especially at its cbd...if your cbd can not be spotless then I can say the rest of the city and country at large is a filth . Just look at resourcesless Sands staining both sides of the poor quality road

Who else is noticing that the road to the PwC tower is not tarred

This is that mind blowing city with its citizen carrying buckets to fetch water at the cbd (parkland road)

. Remember this city is heading toward joburg infastructure and when it builds it's 500 tatu housing unit it will become the capital city of africa

Oba, 688 this is what you requested for. Gotham city with world class infastructure. Remember only dew cities in africa beats this city




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiLdPTAKsNg

mtisTheQubit:
Oga your argument is pathetic an childish..don't you have a market in lagos or even a slum show me a paved market place in naija an I agree with you..even joburg got issues.Fact

So you mean to say this places are your market not your cbd

vaxx:
Your mistake here is juxtaposing a private initiative for goverment duty

marine drive is a dream in the pipe line. Anyway the Ghanaian responsible for that deal got a juicy contract in Nigeria from osun state goverment.

marine drive will never be excuted by the goverment unless private body venture into it. which i hope it will come into fruition. Ghanaian will not allow goverment to waste money on cosmetic venture, just of late. A parliament house worth about 200 million dollars was abolished.

@bolded what deal?

What about the hope city and sky train

vaxx:
Everybody is free to agree in what he think it is acceptable but vaxx will never accept lies. lekki deap sea still remain the only obvious reality in Nigeria.
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proximity is not an excuse in view of environmental issues or commercial and financial viability.

Proximity is not an excuse you say. What if lagos is under serious crisis today ehh. What then becomes the fate if both port.
What if all if lagos port is attacked by pirates what then becomes the fate of the country’s business since it will reply mostly on lagos due to the presence of two massive port.
There is nothing wrong in relocating the project elsewhere. Having another massive port in lagos will only increase lagos population since mire jobs wou k d be provided and that will have a serious effect on its infastructures. It's best to take it to other stares so development can spread. A port in ondo can really change the state looks in terms of urbanity

vaxx:
i Actually miss your argument anyway, comparing to tema harbour is not what i am doing here. but you are free to-do what you think might justify your lies.


Tema harbour phase 1 is completed as i stated and she has received her first vessel on June 2. And about the Chinese project, visibility study must be carry out first. And the local chiefs of the land must be in agreement of the project as it is required under Ghana law.


show me evidence not lies.

Okay but I was more interested in that chinese industrial city has their negotiations hit any positive conclusion. I figured you must have been in a hurry and probably forgot to update me on that

vaxx:
No single improvement from that sight since two years ago. having a workable website isn't a justification of what is going on there. give us picture, fact and data we can follow. It is like me showing you keta seaport info and still claim they are working right now.

warri port has been dormant for years, gov't just approved the deal to expand it in addition with the rail line project. it is yet to be executed. And judging from available data, Nigerians are known for abandoned project, it might not be executed as plan. badagry sea port is a case study.

Hmmm and ghana is known for executing it's project right on time.well this link says otherwise


https://mobile.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/School-projects-worth-GHC21m-abandoned-754824

And a perfect case study would be the HOPE CITY project that would have attracted massive investment from all corners of the earth into the country ghana. That project would have made ghana sit and drive africa technology for just a sum of $1.2bn and 3 years completion date. Another example would also be that sky train project that was announced since 2014 but 5 years down the line you have absolutely nothing to show for it except another postponeded or should I say pipeline promise .


Another example would have also been accra marine drive which was announced in the he 1900s to change the country’s tourism atmosphere but over forty years down the line all you have has been one postponement or the other. I thought your president said December but shifted it to June and now we are in july with nothing to show for except a wet pipe dream. Remember you said anyone that doesn't consider tourism serious and profitable is a fool

theenchanter:
nobody said warri seaport is executed, stop confusing ur self.

I said govt has approved fund for warri seaport, and it'll be connected to rail line linking abuja. Stop putting words in my mouth.

Akwa ibom deep seaport is under construction as I'm typing and below is their official website.
http://idsp.ak.gov.ng/

Thank you for this link as well , trust me it is highly helpful.
As for vaxx I have come to understand that is argument is always based on philosophy as he is used to question what is actually In existence. It's is nature

vaxx:
what forgiveness shows was akwa ibom deap sea port which has been laying fallow since two years ago. no new development. ondo state sea port is still under consideration. no single plan yet

your fellow brethren even did a poor job. warri sea port is not yet executed.


my screenshot is as authentic as it is. many new report have the news till date.

So in conclusion you are saying that they are all in their pipeline stage, if yes then I must say you are greatly misinformed. I don't know that we have to throw some serious celebratory party in ghana so you can been informed on its progress

Arguing with you on something that ia actually in progress is pointless and dosent change reality .


Speaking of pipeline project why not update on your mps tema port project that is suppose to commence two weeks prior to the time you brought that news here...oooohhh and of course that wonderful project I love so much , I mean that chinese $20bn industrial city that will be a game changer. C remember they were negotiating then and must have concluded by now..you must have forgotten to update us so I thought it wise to remind yoy

Haha hahaha vaxx this goes to you.

I must say i wanted to reply you but then I watched my fellow compatriot break it down to you for better understanding. I know you want that ghana mps to still retain it illusory title but I am sorry it may need to go through lekki alone before venturing to the rest

Like it or not ibom deepseaport is under construction and as for that lie you claimed I told about badagry deepseaport being in close proximity with lekki deepseaport open this link and see the various reasons behind it getting cancelled by HADIZA . T

https://www.pressreader.com/nigeria/business-a-m/20190708/281895889803127

That screenshot you gave theenchanter is archaic. .it from 24th of June 2019 while this link is just 4 days old and was 3 days old yesterday when I consulted it

Thank God forgiveness has showed you the ondo deepseaport plan

As for warri deepseaport federal govt has already approved $3.9bn for that so I don't know you are talking about

The alpha black race has done it




Breaking: UNN produces electric car

Nwafor Nwafor
2 days ago


By Chinenyeh Ozor

University of Nigeria, Nsukka has made breakthrough by producing first made in Nigeria five seater electric car.


Mr Jelani Aliyu, the Director -General of National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDCD) commended University of Nigeria Nsukka for being the first to produce electric car in the country.


Aliyu made the commendation in Nsukka on Monday during the unveiling of a 5- seater Electric Car named’ Lion Ozumba 551″ produced by the Faculty of Engineering of the university.

He urged other universities in the country to emulate UNN desire in given serious attention to issues concerning innovations and technology in order to move the country to greater height.

I personally transmitted election results to inec server using a code, says Presiding Officer

“NADDC on February 6, 2019 invited UNN, University of Lagos, Usuman Danfodo University and Matrological Institute and urged them to prepare a paper design on how to produce electric car in the country .

“The council is happy that UNN is the first to prepare a paper design and produced electric car that has been unveiled and tests run in the university.

“We urge other universities and higher institutions in the country to emulate innovation and technology spirit of UNN,” he said.

The DG who was represented by Mr David Oyetunji who is Director Finance and Account in NDDC said, improving on automobile industry in the country would help create more employments as well as reduced huge amount of money used in importing cars into the country.

“Improvement in automobile industry will create more employments as well as reduce huge amount of money used in importing cars into the country.

NDDC commended UNN who recently produced the first gasification plant

that used organic waste to generate electricity and today the same university is unveiling first electric built car in the country”, he said.

In a remark, Prof Charles Igwe, the Vice-Chancellor of UNN who was excited with happiness said his administration would continue to give innovation and technology the highest attention in order to move the university forward.

Igwe expressed appreciation to the immediate past vice chancellor Prof Benjamin Ozumba whom he said laid the foundation of innovation, technology as well as through hard work made UNN the number one university in the country.

“I feel happy that, I inherited strong institution from Ozumba and I promised to consolidate on his numerous achievements.

“I commend the engineering faculty for making the university proud as well as naming the car after Ozumba who ignited the fire of innovation and technology in the university.

“I also commend NDDC for its encouragement as well as giving UNN a chance to show its potential”, he said.

Speaking, Ozumber said he was overwhelmed when he received invitation to come and witness unveiling of the electric car which was initiated by his administration,

“When I came on board I said we need innovation and technology to be at par with China, US, Sweden and other developed countries of the world.

“That was why I provided the resources and encouragement for innovations and technology because I believe that is one of the ways we can improve our country’s economy.

“it is my desire to improve the economy of UNN , the economy of Nigeria as well as increase the country foreign exchange,” he said.

Earlier Mr Ozoemena Ani, from faculty of engineering who was the coordinator of UNN Metetronic group led the team that produced the Lion Electric Car said the car was produced with 80 per cent local content materials.

Ani said the car could be charged in any electric socket and when fully charged would go distance of 30 kilometres .

“We used 80 per cent local material content in building this electric car

“it cost us N800,000 to produce the car.

“When the car is full charged it will go up to 30 kilometers before it can be recharged, “he said.

Vanguard reports that highlight of the occasion was driving the electric car round UNN campus which attracted many staff and students

NigeriaIsDoomed:
Bro kee them Little Kenyans but no bury them yet

I will take that into consideration

Infastructure! Infastructure!! Infastructure!!!




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FG Announces Manager, Operator of Ibom Deep Sea Port
Priscilla Christopher
Ibom Deep Seaport - BolloreChina


Mfon Usoro

The Federal Government has chosen the BolloréPowerChina Consortium as the preferred bidder for the Ibom Deep Seaport Project (IDSP).

The selection follows a thorough evaluation process conducted by the Evaluation Committee, convened by the IDSP Ministerial Project Development and Steering Committee (MPDSC) on competing bids received in response to the IDSP Request for Proposal (RFP).

While the BolloréPowerChina Consortium emerged the preferred bidder, China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd. emerged as the reserved bidder.

Subsequently, the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has approved the IDSP project to proceed to the next stage of the Public Private Partnership (PPP) procurement process which is negotiation with the preferred bidder with the view to work out the investment and concession details.

Bolloré Africa Logistics, Africa’s leading port operator, is a part of French-based Bolloré Transport & Logistics (Bolloré).

It is a global port operator with 18 container terminal concessions (in Europe, Africa, India, Asia and the Americas), 27 general cargo and bulk terminals, 7 RoRo terminals, 25 multimodal platforms and dry port concessions, and one barging concession.

READ ALSO: About the IDSP PPP Procurement Process

Bolloré ranks among the top-20 port operators in the world, according to the 2017 Drewry Global Container Terminal Operator ranking. PowerChina International Group Limited is the international business headquarters and the core business centre of Power Construction Corporation of China which is the world’s top hydropower, electric power, and infrastructure construction group.

Acknowledging the development, the Secretary to Akwa Ibom State Government (SSG), Dr. Emmanuel Ekuwem, who spoke on behalf the Governor thanked “the Federal Ministry of Transportation (FMOT), Nigerian Port Authority (NPA) and the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) for giving full and unstinting support to the Akwa Ibom State Government (AKSG) throughout the IDSP PPP procurement process, including the recently concluded RFP bids opening and evaluation milestones which saw to the selection of the Preferred and Reserved Bidders”.

He added that “The AKSG is unwavering in its determination and will work in tandem with the FMOT and NPA to realize the IDSP. Upon its completion, the IDSP is poised to bring smart, world class port handling capacity to the doorsteps of Akwa Ibom State and to serve the cargo handling demand of the West and Central African countries, States in the South-South as well as South East regions of Nigeria. We are confident that the IDSP will be pivotal to the economic development of the State and the surrounding regions,”

Speaking on the project, the Acting Director General of the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), Engr. Chidi Izuwah said “the IDSP is one of the PPP projects that we are very proud of. The seaport will form part of an integrated industrial city to help foster economic development of the country as transportation is key to national development”.

“The seaport is near the South-South and South-East regions and will drive the economic transformation and empowerment of Nigerians with a multiplier effect that will create massive employment for the country’s teeming population. It’s circle of economic influence is expected to extend radially to the North Central, North Eastern and North Western zones”.

He noted also that the next steps for the project will be a due diligence on the preferred proponent and extensive negotiations after which a Full Business Case (FBC) will be submitted by the FMOT to ICRC for the issuance of an FBC compliance certificate. The FBC compliance certificate will be presented for approval of the Federal Executive Council.

wow a 45 minute cable-light rail from lagos - abuja at an average of 150km/hr with a capacity of 590km/hr....That's like a 12 hour journey on road. Pls you guys should start this project already so the Kenyans will never sing or speak infastructure near us again


Plans underway to launch Cable Light Rail in Lagos, Abuja


L-R: Head Organization and Communication Department, Sky Way Capital, Kristiaan Van Den Vyver; Member, Skyway Capital Board, Veadimie Masles; Partner and Keynote Speaker, Comrade Ayodele Adewale and Member of the Board Leadership, Skyway Capital, Frantisek Solar, during the first International Conference and introduction of Skyway capital cable transportation’s, in Lagos on Friday.

By Kazeem Ugbodaga

Work is in the pipeline for a multi-billion naira Hi-Tech Cable light rail transportation project to debut in Nigeria, as passengers will be able to commute between Lagos and Abuja within 45 minutes.

The project will help solve the problems of traffic gridlock within the Lagos metropolis and ensure easy movement of people and goods between the city and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

The fast Cable light rail project will cover the distance between Lagos and Abuja in 45 minutes at an average of 150km per hour but has capacity for 500km per hour.

While speaking at a gathering in Lagos to sensitive members of the public on the project, in Ikeja, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, the Regional Head of Sky Way Capital, Mr. Samson Arogundade said the fast track Transport system was carefully designed to assist government in alleviating the sufferings of the people in moving from one point to another.

According to him, the company was fully committed, possessed the technical know how and financial capability to deliver the project in no time so long it enjoyed support and cooperation of Lagos and Federal Governments.



On his part, a member of Board of the company, Vladimir Maslov disclosed that they were ready to sign an agreement with the Federal and Lagos State Government to signal the take off of the fast track transportation project.

On some of the benefits inherent in the project, Vladimir Maslov said it would reduce the rate at which commuters were exposed to accident on the road, zero tolerance for pollution and maximum security of lives and property of passengers.

Another member of the Sky Way Capital, Frantishek Solar, the group was ready to partner with government, as it had the financial wherewithal to drive the project in Nigeria and that it was just for the government to provide the enabling environment for the project.

Solar stated that the project would help to solve energy problem of Nigeria, as it was pollution-free and would help in greening the environment.

According to him, the project was less accident free, no pollution, have full electricity, would not need land to start and could help in conveying goods from one place to another.

The Nigerian partner for the Project, Ayodele Adewale, said the project would largely assist government’s drive in boosting infrastructures in the country.

According to him, “I believe there is the need for government to provide incentives for the company to move in their equipment because the project after its implementation will be a win-win situation for both parties.

The former council boss, however, said the company was not averse to financial support from government despite having all it takes to actualize the project.

He explained that since it generated its own power, this would provide illumination along its corridor in communities around its routes.

Adewale was also of the view that the project would boost tourism since it would allow Nigerians to have aerial view of beautiful landscape of the country.

He added that the project represented a technology that would complement and optimise a modern transport infrastructure; provide a fast and efficient means of travel via its eco-string technology which is suspended 5-6 meters above the ground.
“The project will provide both metro and cargo systems that is 3-4 times cheaper than the usual railways, and can be constructed in any terrain and in all weather conditions. It will also aid mobility, reducing traffic congestion, easing distribution for industries, reducing cost of production and enhancing global competitiveness.
“The technology generates its own energy which can also be used to power surrounding communities and facilities. It is a technology that has no recourse to government funding except if government decide to get involve but will be supported by private investment, using local resources (steel) and manpower, thus creating employment in the country,” Adewale explained.
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Infastructure! Infastructure!! Infastructure!!!..countries that wants to compete will cry.remember we are not borrowing from the chinese to fund it. This is what we do with our tiny federal govt budget


Warri seaport: Nigerian Govt. approves $3.9bn

Tuesday, May 7, 2019 9:41 pm


Amaechi, APC leader in Rivers

The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, said the federal government has approved the construction for Warri seaport at the cost of about 3.9 billion dollars and also awarded the contract for Abuja-Warri rail line.

Amaechi on Tuesday in Abuja that government also approved the linking of Abuja to Itakpe, Itakpe-Warri, then from Warri rail to the seaport.

“The President awarded the contract for Abuja to Warri, Abuja to Itakpe, then to Warri. From Warri rail to the seaport. We are building a new seaport in Warri, the cabinet approved it last week, that is about 3.9 billion dollars,” he said.

He, however, said that about 45 billion dollars was needed to complete rail development in the country.

He said that once Lagos-Kano, Port Harcourt-Maiduguri, Lagos-Calabar and Abuja-Warri rail lines were constructed, the rail would have covered the country.

According to him, the government has not spent over 3 billion dollars so far on all the ongoing projects.



“The Lagos-Ibadan will cost about 1.6 billion dollars, that doesn’t include the extra cost of things we didn’t prepare for or see in the evaluation; Abuja-Kaduna was constructed with about a billion dollars.

“We also paid 500 million dollars to buy locomotives and rolling stocks for Lagos-Ibadan, I can’t remember how much we spent buying rolling stocks for Kaduna-Abuja, that is what we have spent so far.

“So all the noise that you hear people saying we have spent 8 points something billion dollars is not true. I don’t think we have spent up to three billion dollars so far. Railway is capital intensive, a trillion naira is about 2.7 billion dollars.

“And that is for 200km of railway if you plan to do Lagos-Ibadan and you are looking at 8.7billion dollars that is between 3 and 4 trillion Naira. That is why I said we will need about 35 to 45 billion dollars.

“To be able to do Lagos-Kano, Port Harcourt-Maiduguri, Lagos-Calabar and Abuja-Warri, once we do this four tracks, we have covered the country and we have solved the problems of transportation to a great extent.”

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