The technology may already exist, but that doesn't mean that Nigeria has it. CFM International, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce, GE, etc do not share the patents or blueprints behind their jet engines. They only share generalised information and basic operating principles. So as a recipient of that generalised information, you might "know" how a jet engine works, but they will never share what metal alloys they used to make their engines, their design specifications to make it fuel efficient, wind tunnel testing data, safety testing data etc. In reality, you are not much closer to having that technology than a farmer in the 16th century. All you have is the ability to rent temporary access to it by paying money to the manufacturers and their designated maintenance companies.
This means that every jet engine in Africa is foreign-made, and all significant maintenance involving proprietary knowledge on those engines is usually done abroad, which means vast amounts of USD must be spent regularly just to keep Africa's airspace running, and the US government can ground almost every plane in Africa if it likes by issuing sanctions that prevent engine manufacturers or maintenance firms from doing business with African airlines.
That isn't theoretical BTW. It's exactly what happened to Russia in 2022, when NATO sanctions against Russia made Russian Airlines unable to access spare parts and supplies to keep their Boeing and Airbus fleets operational. And that's why Russia accelerated its indigenous Yakovlev MC-21 program, which has created a fully homegrown alternative to the Boeing 737 with indigenous engines, body, and avionics.
Just because a technology exists and you have access to it does not mean that you have the technology, especially when it is a complex technology like aircraft engines. You're basically just renting space on it from the technology owner, and if you have a geopolitical disagreement with the owner, it can lock you out and return you to the stone age at any time. That's why countries often need to "reinvent the wheel."
If Nigeria ever becomes a wealthy and important country in the future, US trade sanctions are 100% guaranteed. To prepare for those inevitable sanctions, multiple technologies that we are currently renting must be fully localised. Not that they impose sanctions and then we realise that we can't build roads anymore because the technology to drive bridge pillar piles into a river bed was something we were just renting from white people. That's why Ziko's jet engine is important. It won't power a passenger aircraft anytime soon, but it provides the technical foundation to even begin that project.
If your country has no Ziko's, then you don't own your country. All of you are just tenants of richer countries.
If efforts were truly made, show us the results. Billions “invested” in security, yet Nigerians are still kidnapped and killed daily. It shouldn’t take two Trump posts for you to acknowledge a crisis you’ve tried to downplay.
Nigeria stands firmly as a democracy governed by constitutional guarantees of religious liberty.
Since 2023, our administration has maintained an open and active engagement with Christian and Muslim leaders alike and continues to address security challenges which affect citizens across faiths and regions.
The characterisation of Nigeria as religiously intolerant does not reflect our national reality, nor does it take into consideration the consistent and sincere efforts of the government to safeguard freedom of religion and beliefs for all Nigerians.
Religious freedom and tolerance have been a core tenet of our collective identity and shall always remain so. Nigeria opposes religious persecution and does not encourage it.
Nigeria is a country with constitutional guarantees to protect citizens of all faiths.
Our administration is committed to working with the United States government and the international community to deepen understanding and cooperation on protection of communities of all faiths.
BOLA AHMED TINUBU
PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
Our first tomato harvest from our @DeAgroFarm Lagos Farm..
What do you see looking at these tomatoes?
I see resilience.
How else can you describe surviving 6 flash floods in 76 days & still manage to look this pretty?
When is dry season coming?😭 I have a lot of questions🤣
@DanNdukwe and @DanNwomeh
All the rebuttals yesterday came without proper investigation. How do you solve a problem you pretend doesn’t exist?
Is the denial just a way of coping, letting in only what you can handle?
If you can truly secure Enugu and make it safe, then do it. Don’t waste time denying the obvious.
There are roads people avoid in this state because they’re unsafe, we all know this.
Revolutions often begin with disgruntled elites—those with access, education, and the will to defect. From Buddha to Ojukwu, Lenin to Sankara, Che to Castro—privileged outliers light the match. The poor may carry the fire, but rarely get to strike the first spark.
@EmmyPromise71 Sule Lamido who was SDP National Secretary, was at the forefront & was jailed is lying but you who weren't up to 7yrs old then & possibly told stories about the June 12 annulment is right
Here is Sen. Shehu Sani tweeted that Alh Lamido knows what people don't know about June 12