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Mallam Nasir elrufai have shown that he will continue to work on order to make kaduna great again.irrespective if all the character assassination, blackmailing and propergander rolled out against him. One weapon the special one has is figures and records which always talk for themselves. Without waisting much time hlhere are the update on massive kaduna urban renewal projects.
Mynd44
lalasticlala

1- roads
The completion of the millennium city road to eastern bypass that have been negleted for a long time

We have brought you the ‘perfect’ Premier League XI of the season. Now we turn to the ‘worst’ – constructed from WhoScored’s player ratings for those who have started 15 Premier League games or more…

 

GOALKEEPER: Jordan Pickford (Everton)
Woah. Our goalkeeping nerd Ian Watson still believes that Pickford is the right man for England (because he has generally been pretty good for England) but Pickford’s Premier League form has been woeful. He may not have the lowest save percentage (that belongs to Kepa) but he has been credited with three errors leading to goals. And he makes us nervous.

 

RIGHT-BACK: Max Aarons (Norwich)
This is no slur on an excellent young player and there is no suggestion that he would be unworthy of an expected £30m summer move to Tottenham, but he has undoubtedly suffered in the Premier League’s worst team this season. It has been a thankless slog. And he makes fewer tackles than any of his contemporaries in this position bar Kyle Walker, who has the excuse that the opposition rarely have the ball.

 

CENTRE-HALF: Conor Coady (Wolves)
Well this is awkward. The problem with Conor Coady is that the statistics don’t show him actually doing a great deal. He leaves most of the heading, the clearing and the tackling to Willy Boly and Roman Saiss; he can afford to take the role of the cultured, passing centre-half – aptly for a converted central midfielder – because there are generally three of them. But all those passes (47 per game) have actually created only five chances all season, which is less than any other Wolves regular.

CENTRE-HALF: Ben Godfrey (Norwich)
Another harsh Norwich inclusion but the bare facts are that the Canaries have conceded an awful lot of goals and Godfrey has played more games than any of their centre-halves. And he has claimed the club’s only red card of the season. It has not helped that he has had four different partners and it’s that kind of perspective that might still make him a summer target for Premier League clubs after Norwich’s likely relegation.

 

LEFT-BACK: Ryan Bertrand (Southampton)
Being sent off 12 minutes into a 9-0 defeat was probably the low point of a season which might well be his last on the south coast. He is being dribbled past more than at any point throughout his career, and losing the ball more often than ever before, too. But when Kevin Danso is your competition, you keep your place.

 

CENTRAL MIDFIELDER: Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa)
The algorithms are a little unkind to Luiz because he has come off the bench in eight of his 26 appearances, but there is definitely a touch of the ‘master of none’ about the Brazilian, who tackles a lot less than Marvelous Nakamba and John McGinn but creates fewer chances than both too. Villa have lost the last five Premier League games he has started, which is pretty bloody damning.

CENTRAL MIDFIELDER: Harry Winks (Tottenham)
Well, well. The algorithms reward ‘actions’ and ‘looking comfortable on the half-turn’ is not measured by Opta. What are measured are such things as goals (0), assists (0), key passes (only marginally better than Eric Dier) and tackles (as often as Lucas Moura). It all adds to to ‘meh’ and we’re still not actually sure if he is any good or not.

ATTACKING MIDFIELDER: Jeff Hendrick (Burnley)
Burnley are not a free-scoring side but two Premier League assist in 24 Premier League games really is an abysmal record. The Irishman’s saving grace is that Sean Dyche really, really doesn’t like making changes. So on he goes…looking more than a little leaden in contrast with the sprightly Dwight McNeil on the left.

 

ATTACKING MIDFIELDER: Harry Wilson (Bournemouth)
A haul of seven goals makes Wilson’s Bournemouth loan look like a success but he has not logged a single assist all season – an unbelievable statistic for an attacking midfielder. He doesn’t really take on the opposition, he is not particularly impressive defensively and he gives possession away a lot. And he almost never plays 90 minutes. But my word, he can hit a ball. Is that enough? Probably not for Liverpool, no. However many times he wears the coat…

ATTACKING MIDFIELDER: Miguel Almiron (Newcastle United)
While Joelinton wins enough headers to keep himself off such lists, little Miguel Almiron is running around a lot, not scoring goals, not creating chances and losing the ball an awful lot with a poor first touch. He cost over £20m. Had the season continued, they would have gone down.

 

STRIKER: Callum Wilson (Bournemouth)
This always looks awful harsh because non-scoring strikers simply do not start half their club’s games but Wilson’s eight goals have not been supplemented with a single assist this season. He has also claimed more bookings than goals and only Joelinton and Wilfried Zaha have lost the ball with a poor touch more often this season. The ‘worst’? No. Worse than that, he is mediocre.
Mynd44
lalasticlala

Simplyleo:
No mind the mum criminal jihadist Elrufai.

Let's continue developing our South East and forget about the North so that tomorrow we won't be screaming "awa oil money".

Y u wan kill me with laughter
Savagry at it's peak

Wetin concern you with Nigeria. Shebi you are the president of Biafra online republic.oya face your front

Governor Nasir elrufai have continue to show that he is willing to keep moving kaduna to the promise Land. Below are pictures of swimming pool road otherwise called Almannar mosque. For reasonable investment and development to flow a very solid and quality infrastructure is needed. slow and steady wins the race.kodus elrufai

Next is gombe state
Don't go far

Cities that failed to make the cut
notable absence which did not make the list are mostly state that are famous in the past but died down.these are cities that are a shadow of themselves.them include the following:
aba: the commercial nearve center of abia state. the problem is that abia as a whole is now in a miserable state. aba have decayed to an alarming rate. infrastructure which is important is zero.

jos: the once buzzing city of jos is now a shadow of it self due to crisis that have destroyed the city.jos that was once competing with kaduna is now miles behind while the latter have improved beyound compare. it is good to see that peace is gradually coming back to the coal city

Ibadan
Ibadan is the capital city of Oyo State, the fourth largest state economy in Nigeria,[24] and the second largest non-oil state economy in Nigeria after Lagos state. With its strategic location on the railway line connecting Lagos to Kano,[25] the city is a major center for trade in cassava, cocoa, cotton, timber, rubber, and palm oil. The city and its environs is home to several industries such as Agro allied, Textile, Food processing, Health Care and Cosmetic, Tobacco processing and Cigarette manufacturing, Leatherworks and furniture making Etc. There is abundance of clay, kaolin and aquamarine in the city environs, and there are several cattle ranches, a dairy farm as well as a commercial abattoir in Ibadan. There are dozens of banks and Insurance firms spread out across the cityscape that service the city's millions of inhabitants.

The main economic activities engaged in by the Ibadan populace include Agriculture, Trade, Public service employment, Factory work, Service sector/Tertiary production, Etc. The headquarters of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) have extensive grounds for crop and agricultural research into key tropical crops such as bananas, plantains, maize, cassava, soybean, cowpea and yam.[26] According to a report, Ibadan is the 3rd cheapest Nigerian city to live in.[

onisha
In 2012 the state government, through a joint venture, attracted SAB Miller to invest in Onitsha Brewery, which started production in August. It was the first large-scale investment in Onitsha since Premier Breweries, makers of the Premier Beer established production in Onitsha in the early part of the 1980s. In January it was announced that upgrades to the value of $110 million would triple the output of beer and malt drinks.

kaduna
Kaduna is an industrial centre of Northern Nigeria and the Middle Belt, manufacturing products like textiles, machinery, steel, aluminium, petroleum products and bearings. However, the textile industry has been declining because of factory closings due to neglect during military rule and competition with Chinese imports. Other light manufactures include: plastics, pharmaceuticals, leather goods, furniture, and televisions.[7] Agriculture is also a major industry in Kaduna, and as such, the Bank of Agriculture has its headquarters in the city.[11] Some of the main agricultural exports include: cotton, peanuts, sorghum, and ginger.[12]

Automobile manufacturing also remains an important part of Kaduna's economy.[2] Peugeot Automobiles Nigeria has an assembly plant in Kaduna.[13]

Pottery is highly prized from Kaduna, especially from the Nok culture.

Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company (KRPC), one of Nigeria's four main oil refineries is located in Kaduna. It is supplied by a pipeline from the Niger Delta oil fields.[7][14]

A 2009 World Bank survey states that Kaduna is one of the top six cities with the highest unemployment. 20% of the population is estimated to be unemployed.[2]

Kaduna has a large market, recently rebuilt after an extensive fire in the mid-1990s.

Kaduna also has a branch of the Nigerian Stock Exchange.[7]

Kaduna has an inland dry port[15]

Breaking News In Nigeria:Kaduna names Ahmed Bamali new Emir of Zazzau[16]

abeokuta

are you surprised well am not . abeokuta is the most underated city in Nigeria. what people don't know is that abeokuta is the most indusralized city after lagos.Abẹokuta lies in fertile country of wooded savanna, the surface of which is broken by masses of grey granite. It spreads over an extensive area, being surrounded by mud walls 18 miles in extent.[3] Palm oil, lumber, natural rubber, yams, rice, cassava, maize, cotton, other fruits, and shea butter are the chief articles of trade. It is a key export location for cocoa, palm products, fruit, and kola nuts.[2] Both rice and cotton were introduced by the missionaries in the 1850s and have become integral parts of the economy, along with the dye indigo.

Abeokuta lies below the Olumo Rock, home to several caves and shrines.[4] The town depends on the Oyan River Dam for its water supply, which is not always dependable.[5] The dam is situated in the Abeokuta North local government area of Ogun State in the West of Nigeria, about 20 km northwest of the state capital Abeokuta. The dam crosses the Oyan River, a tributary of the Ogun River.

Abeokuta is the headquarters of the federal Ogun-Oshun River Basin Authority, which is responsible for development of land and water resources for Lagos, Ogun, and Oyo states. Included in this are irrigation, food-processing, and electrification.[2]

Local industries include but not limited to fruit canning plants, plastics, breweries, sawmills, and an aluminum products factory. South of town are the Aro granite quarries.[2]

kano
The economic significance of Kano dates back to the pre-colonial Africa when Kano city served as the southernmost point of the famous trans-Sahara trade routes. Kano was well connected with many cities in North Africa and some cities in southern Europe.[36] Formerly walled, most of the gates to the Old City survive. The Old City houses the vast Kurmi Market, known for its crafts, while old dye pits—still in use—lie nearby. In the Old City are the Emir's Palace, the Great Mosque, and the Gidan Makama Museum.The products exported from Kano to North Africa include textile materials, leather and grains. Kano was connected with trans-Atlantic trade in 1911 when a railway line reached Kano. Kano is a major centre for the production and export of agricultural products like hides, skins, peanuts, and cotton. Kano houses a railway station with trains to Lagos routed through Kaduna, while Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport lies nearby. Because Kano is north of the rail junction at Kaduna, it has equal access to the seaports at Lagos and Port Harcourt. The city maintains its economy and business even in the 21st century with it producing the richest black man—Aliko Dangote—whose great grand father Alhassan Dantata was the richest during Nigeria's colonial period.

Ado Bayero became emir of Kano in 1963. Kano state was created in 1967 from the then Northern Nigeria by the Federal military government. The first military police commissioner, Audu Bako, is credited with building a solid foundation for the progress of a modern society.I was there at the time, and found him very progressive. He started a lot of development projects—network of roads, a reliable urban water supply. He was a keen farmer himself and funded construction of number of dams to provide irrigation. Thanks to his policies Kano produced all types produce and export it to the neighbouring states.

Inconsistent government policies and sporadic electricity supply have hampered industry, so that Kano's economy relies on trade, retail and services. The emergence of large retail outlets starting from early 2000 with Sahad Stores and Jifatu departmental stores revived investor confidence in the sector which led to the construction of the Ado Bayero mall in, then the largest shopping mall in Nigeria with a retail space of 24,000 square metres (260,000 square feet)[37] It has the popular filmhouse cinemas, the South African retail giants Shoprite and Game stores as anchor partners.

Kano has six districts: the Old City, Bompai, Fagge, Sabon Gari, Syrian Quarter, and Nassarawa.[38]

As of November 2007, there were plans to establish an information technology park in the city.[39]

The city is supplied with water by the nearby Challawa Gorge Dam, which is being considered as a source of hydro power.[40]

The airline Kabo Air has its head office in the city.[41] Kano is also headquarters of Azman Airlines, Max Air and various travel agency businesses.

port Harcourt
Port Harcourt is a major industrial centre as it has a large number of multinational firms as well as other industrial concerns, particularly business related to the petroleum industry. It is the chief oil-refining city in Nigeria and has two main oil refineries located at Eleme. Both refineries process around 210,000 barrels of crude oil a day, both operated by the Port Harcourt Refining Company.[35][36] Rivers State is one of the wealthiest states in Nigeria in terms of gross domestic product and foreign exchange revenue from the oil industry, crude oil being its principal export earner. Microapartment architecture is quite common in certain parts of Port Harcourt. The Point Block of Rivers State Secretariat is an icon of the city. An 18-story building, it is the tallest building in the South East and South South geopolitical zones combined.

lagos
The city of Lagos is a major economic focal point in Nigeria, generating around 10% of the country's GDP. Most commercial and financial business is carried out in the central business district situated on the island. This is also where most of the country's commercial banks, financial institutions and major corporations are headquartered. Lagos is also the major Information Communications and Telecommunications (ICT) hub of West Africa and potentially, the biggest ICT market in the continent.[101] Lagos is developing a 24-hour economy[102][103] and has also been ranked as one of the most expensive cities in the world.[104][105][106][107][108][109] In some parts of Lagos, residents have one of the highest standards of living in Nigeria and in Africa.[110][111] At the same time, a sizable proportion of the residents live in slums without access to piped water and sanitation.[112][113][114][115][116]

The Port of Lagos is Nigeria's leading port and one of the largest and busiest in Africa. It is administered by the Nigerian Ports Authority and it is split into three main sections: Lagos port, in the main channel next to Lagos Island, Apapa Port (site of the container terminal) and Tin Can Port, both located in Badagry Creek, which flows into Lagos Harbour from the west.[117] The port features a railhead. The port has seen growing amounts of crude oil exported, with export figures rising between 1997 and 2000.[118] Oil and petroleum products provide 14% of GDP and 90% of foreign exchange earnings in Nigeria as a whole.[119]

economically most important cities in Nigeria:
Nigeria is a blessed country with plenty of potential.even though most of these potentials are not yet havested, nigeria has a promising future. 2day I am going to write about the most important cities in Nigeria when it comes to economic activities. the economy of a region is the combination of commercial, industrial, and financial activities.the strength of your economy determines your GDP, IGR, and NDP. as we know nigeria's economy depends heavily on crude oil.that is to say most of the cities might not really have a large contribution to the federal government purse, but at least they are places that put food on the poor man's table.they have alot in terms of opportunities and potentials.
They are as follows in line with their position of importance

StaffofOrayan:
If you really want to defend Muslims,
Write threads on ways to eliminate almajiri system, underage marriage and voting and encourage education,
Defend human beings not an ideology,
That's why we call all you Muslims the biggest hypocrites in Nigeria!
Thousands of Muslim kids can be hungry, you clowns care less,
But you have written tens of threads on how Muslims are being cheated by Christians in the SW

The topic is about Christians supporting bokoharams not all these trash you are writing

He don red
Please counter fact with facts not baseless noise

We shall rise
Some people will not like these news

#20000 is too small na
How much will them use to start a business, it's ok sha, half bread is better than non

middle belt in nigeria
it is nothing new to hear about these midlebelt vs northern Nigeria saga.today I want to ask nairalanders to please simply contribute without insult or bigotry about these midlebelt of a thing.by now we have been hearing about midlebelt all over the country.the problem now is that there is no exact agreed region for these project. even the middlebelters have not agreed on the location of this entity. for easy understanding I have divided it into different point of views base on multiple claims. let look at these claims shall we.

-polical middlebelt:
these is the middle belt most politicians are claiming. according to the claim the whole of north-central is the region called middlebelt. the problem with these claim is that a large part of the inhabitants don't identify themselves as midlebelt. kwara is a dominant Yoruba state with significant fulani. kogi is a mixture of Yoruba,ibura,igala and okon who have never identify themselves as middlebelt.niger is a mixture of nupe,gbagi and fractions of hausa but have never called themselves midlebelt.so far only benua and plateau have actually called themselves middlebelt.what these means is that some minority like southern kaduna and southern taraba are left out.

religious midlebelt:
these is a claim that any region in the whole north that is Christian majority is a midlebelt region regardless of the shape of landmass , map or political inclination.these include southern kaduna,the whole of benue, plateau( minus wase and jos north),taraba(minus the whole of taraba central), Christian dominated areas of abuja, Christian areas of bauchi,adamawa,kwara,nassarawa and all other non Muslim mejority areas. the problem now is that the region/map is insignificant, baseless and foamless. how can you handpick tafawa balewa in bauchi and join it with benue,or pick wukari, and join it with southern kaduna. on the other hand, muslims claim that since region is used that means Muslim areas like wase, jos north, and Muslim areas in benue should not be part of it. considering the fact that there is still argument about Christian dominated areas brings about alot of questions instead of answers.

Theophilus danjamas midlebelt:
according to the former minister of defence, midlebelt is anywhere that does not have hausa or fulani as core indigenes.these means even borno is part of his midlebelt plan.no wonder some are claiming that hausa and fulani are minorities in north.the problem with these classification is that most part of the regions he calims are midlebelt didn't agree with it.borno, adamawa, Niger,kwara,kogi have never accepted that claim.

hausa-fulani midlebelt: these is the version of midlebelt the core arewa actually claims. according to the hausa and fulani people midlebelt can only be given to a set of people who accepted and agreed with it Rather than forcing an identity on them. these means only areas that have openly claimed the midlebelt identify will be identified as such. these inlucde benue,plateau, and southern kaduna every other region is not part of it except they openly agreed and accepted that identity.


with possible restructuring, or creation of more states coming, it will be a good idea to fix this confusion ones and for all.

9ice pictures

Nigercity:
Lolz....
And the North is very backward
LMAO there only educated mallam Arrewa don't even know the difference between IGR,GDP and allocations,.
He keeps recycling pictures of state capital which cover less than 1% of there State,
Infact go to the north, you Will cry for them
Food is very cheap there
Yet most of them can't afford it
Despite receiving fat allocations (which is given to them, cos of there imaginary population),

North still remains backward day in day, out
Bungalow everywhere, fine roads and good flyovers filled with alamajri beggers,

Arrewa the east keeps giving you night mere
Keep hating
While the south keep waxing strong
Go to ebonyi the poorest state in the east and compare it with you, modafucking North
Where Allah and Mohammed gets erection from the killings of non Muslim,
Stop crying everyday here on Nairaland
Recruiting online hoodlums
Recycling pictures
Just to attack the south
North is backward and forever shaa it be
It is not our fault
It's you people's mentality

Odinary IMO GDP is bigger than that of Kano (the heaven of the north)
And sokoto up North still remains the poorest state in Nigeria
Keep crying

What is your proplem with the north??
D op just ask a simple question, y not give a reasonable answer and move on without insults

As fight wan start
Make I park 4 here

Bauchi is beautiful

Bauchi (earlier Yakoba) is a city in northeast Nigeria, the capital of Bauchi State, of the Bauchi Local Government Area within that State, and of the traditional Bauchi Emirate. It is located on the northern edge of the Jos Plateau, at an elevation of 616 m. The Local Government Area covers an area of 3,687 km2 and had a population of 493,810 at the time of the 2006
Bauchi State has twenty Local Government Areas:

Bauchi, Tafawa Balewa, Dass, Toro, Bogoro, Ningi, Warji, Ganjuwa, Kirfi, Alkaleri, Darazo, Misau, Giade, Shira, Jama’are, Katagum, Itas/Gadau, Zaki, Gamawa and Damban [2]

History The city was founded by Yaqub ibn Dadi, the only non-Fulani flag-bearer of the Sokoto Empire. The name was derived from a hunter called Baushe, who advised Yaqub to build his city west of the Warinje mountain. In return Yaqub promised to name his city after the hunter.

Abubakar Tafawa Balewa is buried in the city, while the Yankari National Park is 110 km from the state capital. The city lies on the Port Harcourt – Maiduguri railway line. The Bauchi State Library Board was established in 1976.[3]

In July 2009, attacks in Bauchi by Boko Haram following the arrest of some of its members resulted in over 50 people killed and over 100 arrested.[4]

After the 2014 Chibok kidnapping, over 200 students were transferred to the Federal Government Girls College, Bauchi. The majority were from Federal Government Girls’ College, Potiskum, Yobe State.[5]

Ahmed0336:
Lovely and apt write up. kindly support your write up with real pictures.

Kaduna State is one of the biggest and developing city in the North and El Rufai is trying but insecurity just dabaru everything.

Well, am currently serving (nysc) so I don't have time to snap some areas like kawo bridge

Rugaria:
Very good pictures. Lived in Kano for some years. It's easy to see that the North has done some solid works with the thrillions they have stolen from the national coffers through sundry means.... BTW, why is the sophisticated ones always struggling to produce solid pictures of Oshogbo and Ado ekiti and ijebu ode them? Oh, I forget, everything begins and ends with "our Lagos"?

Guy I take God beg you
No carry that kind thing come here

Arrewa:
No pictures?

They are on their way

gonin gora/romi axis
while romi has some reasonable structures like the command secondary school and some markets for commercial activities.television park which is only second to kawo is also found here and is the largest Christian controlled motor station in kaduna city. gonin gora is perhaps the worst and deadliest area in the whole of kaduna metropolitan. violence is almost consistent with bloody casualties.the blocking of express ways and continuous slaughtering of commuter is alarming.the long history of skirmish around these area results in massive disaster with deadly consequences on the economic potential. infact the new three lane third bypass which is been planed by elrufai with the help of dangote cost shearing initiative In which concrete will be used instead of the usual rigid pavement is an attempt to create an alternative route which will cut through kakau and pass around rigasa thereby bypassing gonin-gora.important structures include:
-command secondary School
-federal housing unit goningora

riga chukun is a residential area at the outsketch of the city. it is not so pupolar like the other areas mentioned here but it can stand on its own as reasonable area. it has markets, eatries etc. The free trade zone is located there.kaduna state have recently created a motor park in these area to serve as a temporary site while others are been reconstructed.it is a Muslim dominated area and is rapidly growing

sabon Tasha/rifinary is the largest chritians area in kaduna.it is a mixture of both residential and commercial area. different economic activities are gone daily.it houses the famouse kaduna refinary, one of the only four refinaries in the county.it has alot of hotels like the top Galaxy hotels,bottom pot restaurant, fries etc.busuness thrives here.there are alot of igbos running their business.the fact that most people from the southern part of kaduna come here for business speaks volumes. unfortunately sabon Tasha is the largest slum in terms of landmass.Rent is relatively cheap but security is very low. the area is dominated by street thugs, gangstars, cultist,arm robbers etc. the notorious black-street is located here.these place is a Christian dominated area and it's highly prone to violence again Muslims. it is not advisable at all for any Muslim to reside here as they are easily targeted during crisis.important structures include:
-kaduna refinary
-galaxy hotel
-bottom pot restaurant
-nightclubs
-bars

rigasa/tudu wada these is the complete opposite of unguwan rimi.it houses some important structures like the rigasa train station, the kasuwan barchi and Lord lugard hall are all found here. rend is very cheap perhaps the cheapest place in the Muslim dominated areas. unfortunately rigasa is the largest slum in terms of pupolation.basic human amenities are in bad shape . security is also very low here as it is dominated by thugs, street unchies, Yan daba,Yan kwaya etc.these is perhaps the only hot-bed of religious crisis in the Muslim dominated areas as chritians are not advices to reside here.it is extremely prone to violence.imortant structures include:
-kasuwan barchi
-lord lugard hall
-rigasa train station