@NigeriaStories This is absurdity. It is criminal to say that. Does that mean, Nigerians votes are determined my few? He is equally saying that, Nigerians are foolish for attempting to choose wisely. Well, it is not story as usual.
@instablog9ja You don't need to tell us men. It is a known fact, eve didn't suffer with Adam, yet she made him fall. And so on. My advice to men is that, take care of your health and self first. I mean self priority matters.
🚨 HOLY SMOKES. Donald Trump at the UN just demanded the IMMEDIATE resignation of globalist International Criminal Court (ICC) members
Then he CALLED OUT the globalists for ignoring the persecution of Christians
I VOTED FOR THIS.
"I mean, Christians are being persecuted all over the world. It's not even believable. I never thought I'd say it, but it's been happening for a long time. So this is persecution of Christians who are the crimes of the world's most repressive regimes. Yet, they want America to open up our borders to gangs and criminals from world's most dangerous places."
"I call on all nations that are members of the ICC to officially resign from this rogue institution immediately."
"We will NEVER allow U.S. service members or anyone else to be investigated or given show trials by an anti-American tribunal with no jurisdiction over us, or an evil group of people."
"It is equally unacceptable that with all the genuine atrocities in the world, the UN's top human rights officials spend their time criticizing the United States for protecting our children from transgender mutilization and transgender insanity and enforcing our immigration laws."
One of his best moments ever.
@BwalaDaniel But he got the main votes within the geography, what the people are saying is clear, that president should set an example, excessive junketing without significant impact in the economy of the nation is unacceptable. Has Bwala, done that cost effect?
"Peter Obi saved and handed over resources for his successor to continue from."
Dickson Iroegbu says Peter Obi’s handover records show that ₦91.6 billion in funds, investments and balances were left for the incoming administration.
DREDGING THE 218KM ESCRAVOS-ONITSHA RIVER CHANNEL AND UPGRADING THE ONITSHA RIVER PORT TO RECIEVE AND ACCOMMODATE 12,000,000 TONS OF CARGO ANNUALLY, UNDER A ROBUST MCDPPP FRAMEWORK
THIS IS WHAT CHARLES CHUKWUMA SOLUDO SHOULD FOCUS ON, INSTEAD OF WASTING ANAMBRA RESOURCES ON AN AIROPOLIS.
Nigeria can easily grow and generate over USD$25billion annually from her Blue economy (which include maritime and opening up sustainably the River Transport Channel from the Escravos to Onitsha under a creative and robust MCDPPP framework
EXECUTIVE BRIEF......
Developing and maintenance-dredging the 218-kilometer Escravos-to-Onitsha shipping channel is very FEASIBLE, TECHNICALLY VIABLE, PRODUCTIVITY CATALYTIC AND ECONOMICALLY OPTIMIZED EXECUTED UNDER A CREATIVE DESIGN AND EXECUTION STRUCTURE
This can be achieved by dredging and desilting it to just about 5meter depth (with good shoreline protections, and deploying and utilizing mostly self propelled , shallow-draft, wide-beam flat-bottom barges (5,000 DWT) only along the river the channel.
The Project Design and Arrangement will require significantly lower capital expenditure compared to DREDGING AND DESILTING the River Niger Channel to deep-sea vessel channels, which require a draft of over 9 to 12 meters. This design will create a sustainable marine logistics link between the Atlantic Ocean and the Industrial/ Commercial hub of Onitsha.
Technical Viability and Design Framework: Channel Profile and Hydrology:
https://t.co/77UnPQGhvV Distance: 218 kilometres from the Escravos River mouth (Gulf of Guinea) through the Delta network into the primary River Niger channel up to Onitsha.
2. Target Draft Clearance: 4.5 meters under lowest low-water datum (LLWD). This accommodates a 5,000-ton flat-bottom barge drawing roughly 3.8 meters of water, leaving a safe 0.7-meter under-keel clearance.
3. Siltation Dynamics: The Lower Niger experiences aggressive seasonal sedimentation. The self -propelled flat-bottom design eliminates the need to over-dredge to a depth of 9meters plus, saving billions in annual maintenance costs.
CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIRED
a). Capital Dredging: Initial excavation of bottleneck areas, specifically sandbars around the Escravos bar and structural bottlenecks between Warri and Onitsha.
b). River Training Works: Installing dynamic groynes and geotextile breakwaters at critical bends to narrow the flow, increase natural velocity, and minimize sand dropping back into the channel.
c). Navigational Aids: Solar-powered lit buoys, vessel traffic monitoring systems (VTMS), and automated water-level gauge networks to enable continuous 24-hour river piloting.
FUNDING OUTLAY, FINANCING ARCHITECTURE AND COMMERCIAL PRICING MODEL (UNDER THE MCDPPP)
TOTAL CAPITAL OUTLAY (CAPEX): N250.0 Billion/USD$178.57 Million
MAJOR CAPEX BREAKDOWN:
1. Dredging Machinery and Support Fleet: N75.00 Billion/ $53.57 Million
2. Shipyard Vessel Fabrication: ₦105Billion/USD$75Million
3. Civil Infrastructure and Telematics:N55Billion/USD$39.2m
4. Promoters Costs/Working Contingency: N15bn/ USD$10.71m
FINANCING PLAN:
1. 30% Promoters Equity: N75bn/USD$53.57million
2. 70% World Bank/AFDB Loan (25 years): USD125/N175bn
3. Tenor: 10 years
4. Interest Rate : 14%
COMMERCIAL PRICING MODEL UNDER THE PPP....
Designed and Built around an inland marine toll/cargo processing tariff of ₦9,000 ($6.43 USD) per metric ton of cargo, ensuring immense pricing advantages over expensive long-haul road transport networks (which simply means that you can move your 40 feet container from Lagos to Onitsha River Port at a cost of less than N250,000), without being harassed and extorted by a long chain of Uniformed Bandits on the Lagos-Benin Highway
Which also means that you can export your goods from Onitsha to other parts of Africa without encountering the long chain of uniformed rogues.
@ruffydfire@PeterObi@seyimakinde@FinPlanKaluAja1@SamAmadi@AtedoPeterside
“2023 Presidential Results Failed To Upload To IReV; I Wanted INEC To Tell Nigerians Plainly, But They Insisted On Technical Language” — Festus Okoye Reveals How ‘Glitch’ Entered INEC’s Explanation
The first historic media engagement of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu remains a defining moment.
That appearance offered early insight into his vision, policies and strategy for governing Nigeria.
While detractors focused on criticism, those who paid close attention could already see the foundation being laid for the reforms and decisions that would shape his presidency.
History often becomes clearer with time and that first media engagement stands as an important reference point in understanding the journey of the Tinubu administration.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is not the type to appear for an interview unprepared or give conflicting and inconsistent responses to questions.
Once he decides to host a media chat, it is time to grab your pen and jotter, sit back and tap into his wealth of knowledge, experience, and deep understanding of governance, policy, and statecraft.