NewStats: 3,259,201 , 8,169,384 topics. Date: Saturday, 24 May 2025 at 08:46 AM 1w5r4q

Christistruth02:


You haven't kept up with the news have you
The Road Excavators have Cleared Araromi in Ondo State.

The people of Araromi were almost weeping from Joy


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvr-jSSCrhU?si=xJYRImsqxNnj0rR-


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THAM59BbK2w?si=Fa0pO918-tQOFTF6

Barring unforseen circumstances, I think Tinubu has won 2027 elections already. Tinubu is STRATEGIC, he will start this strategic project this 2025. By 2026, he will start another strategic project and all thise projects will now be competing for attention on social media. As he8doing his own in Abuja, Lagos will also be starting and COMMISSIONING BIG PROJECTS. What a time to be alive.

Not advisable - safety concerns

E go teh ooo


52 months is 4.3yrs.

But it's a wonderful initiative.

I have always wondered why in the 65yrs of Nigeria 's existence, there is no such rail infrastructure that connects Lagos to Abuja.

But it's better late than never

BAT 2027

bdon123:

If u check dem never pay shishi for d train or even award contracts for d rail.

For even thinking in that direction, I doff my hat for Tinubu, Obi can never think towards that direction. The refineries are working, Dangote refinery is also working in the LFTZ that Tinubu created. Damn, Tinubu's hand all over the place while haters keep leaving their enclaves in night buses to Tinubu's Lagos. Many things dey happen.

fatboislim:
First of all fix the power problems before embarking on bullet train. Abi na solar e go use?

Tinubu will surprise you. Many of you believed the refineries can never work, EVEN OBJ.

Roozart:


Taleleyi

You and who Dey wail
Carry you mumu shift go front abeg

Koshi danu

Keep wailing, the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway is on-going and your wailing can't stop it.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THAM59BbK2w?si=Fa0pO918-tQOFTF6

That na 50 Year project...

chopnaira:


https://guardian.ng/news/lagos-abuja-bullet-train-to-cut-travel-time-to-three-hours/

With buhari's cows on the tracks lol

alcaptainero:
Give this job to Wike and release the necessary funds to him and see this project come to life before long

True talk 🦜.
I even Prefer him to take up the Wicked DISCOS - trust the first Month- he will desolve them and paid them Off!
-Wike- I'll give ALL the DISCOS - a Matching Order - to s for:
- all the Transformers and
- All the Prepaid Metres existing.
- Barrister Wike will equally gives - immediate Order - on More Dams,at Least 3- Dams - to be built in Lagos, within 2- years,for if effectively done,we have Surplus Power and Sold the Extra Power.
For Now,he is doing Great 👍 in Abuja- FCT.
Many Ministers and Minister of States here,in this govt have not made any significant impacts!

You address the safety concerns not run away from such projects. That's what leaders with clear vision do, they see success where others see roadblocks.

OkanlawonB:
Not advisable - safety concerns

Yes, some people are wired to stop and turn back at any obstacle. They focus on the obstacles and lose sight of the opportunity. That's why real leaders and visionaries are rare.

damoobaba:


Tinubu will surprise you. Many of you believed the refineries can never work, EVEN OBJ.

mrvitalis:

My argument is not exaggerated oga

Majority would pick train high speed over bus for so many reasons and pay more even...

Bus to these areas now cost over 35k so why won't they pay 50k for train instead of 120k for plane

How will kanoo that connecta Niger and Chad from Abuja in addition to Kaduna that connects north central and east command less traffic than SE that connects far less. The (road) connection between Mombasa and most of east Africa already covers what SE/SS is suppose to link onto in centeal Africa.

Your point is valid in principle and logic but greatly exaggerated to win inter regional strife in Nigeria.

tunjijones:


And steady electricity. This is very important cos it's going to change everything in Nigeria. And it seems like it's rocket science to give us steady electricity.

No govt both past and present has achieved any meaningful progress on this.

We need to be patient for electricity. Buhari's idea (i.e DECENTRALIZATION OF POWER GENERATION) will help electricity supply in Nigeria. Unfortunately, Tinubu was the one who came up with the idea when he wanted to start power generation with ENRON when he was Governor of Lagos state, but Obasanjo killed the idea.

Already states like Oyo and Ogun states will be commissioning their power plants later THIS YEAR.

You can't leave power generation 100% in the hand of FG and expect them to supply the country.

mrvitalis:

Finally a rail line that can make sense because if you put ticket at ₦50, 000 people would massively buy it... In fact it can do 20 trips daily and still be 80% filled most times

The other one is Lagos to Eastern Region rail.. Benin,warri ,port Harcourt With Branch off to Onitsha and owerri ... Even if you put ticket here at ₦50, 000 it would be 90% filled

Outside this there is no other rail system you can put the price at 20k and get 50% filled train

This is economics not sentiments

eastern region don't longer exist cause south south was maltreated by your people, so don't tag us as one. Be bold to call your region without attaching yourself to south south. Thunder will fire you anytime you add us together. If we were one, Isaac Boro will not have declared Niger delta republic that the foolish Aguyi Ironsi and the coword Ojukwu killed his boys and got him jail because they believe in one Nigerian at that time, because they were incharge of the country but after Ironsi was killed, Ojukwu later declared Biafra republic and think Nigeria will take it lightly with him.

Paraman:
This is a very good project but I think the government should focus on completing the rail projects and fixing the roads that are been rehabilitated across Nigeria for now.

Many folks don’t understand the issue before commenting. They are not using government money to do this. Most of the big projects are private sector financing with little government money as counterpart funds. Thats why they are starting and hurrying up to finish. If they are government financed, it will take time to approve it, some kickbacks will take place and contractors will delay hoping to demand for more money. But in this case there is no kickbacks and no delays because money is coming from private pockets. And the earlier they complete the projects the quicker they get their money back by operating the projects.

Nukilia:


When BAT says it, he will do it.

helpee:
Coastal highway ed through the back of my house. I've never seen a road constructed with so much speed. They are even working at night. It is crazy. So many things may be wrong with Nigeria but when we see good things, it cost nothing to acknowledge

How many lanes are they constructing now? What was approved and what is being done? Is it the same 10-lanes approved?

Pa Vitalis, as you have been told in the past - government goes well beyond Alaba market economics of simple profit making.

Government decisions on providing train services often consider more than just economic viability. While financial sustainability is important, governments also take into social benefits, public needs, and strategic importance.

mrvitalis:

Finally a rail line that can make sense because if you put ticket at ₦50, 000 people would massively buy it... In fact it can do 20 trips daily and still be 80% filled most times

The other one is Lagos to Eastern Region rail.. Benin,warri ,port Harcourt With Branch off to Onitsha and owerri ... Even if you put ticket here at ₦50, 000 it would be 90% filled

Outside this there is no other rail system you can put the price at 20k and get 50% filled train

This is economics not sentiments

GboyegaD:


How many lanes are they constructing now? What was approved and what is being done? Is it the same 10-lanes approved?

I thought you said the highway has been abandoned.

We are moving up with many projects, you can decide to remain in the losers camp and continue to lose.

He don shift goalpost to another position - na age long strategy to save face with yeye questions

damoobaba:


I thought you said the highway has been abandoned.

damoobaba:


RIGHT BEFORE YOUR EYES, you'll see how they will start the Lagos-Abuja bullet train project. Am excited already. It will be going concurrently with the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway. Una no believe am. OBIDENSE wouldn't have thought of such project. He said the coastal highway was unnecessary because government should complete other road projects, thats3when I thought to myself, so am even smarter than this guy. God forbid I vote for OBI that am smarter than.

Walka .

Your mumu you, go and work on it.

viodemus:




Walka .

Your mumu you, go and work on it.

As e dey pain them, e dey sweet us. Let the wailing continue beyond 2027.

Commercial motorists will not be happy about this development. They will be sent out of business shortly in no time.

At least more security guaranteed to a large extent

Looking forward to when trains will begin running ecowas route. E.g Lagos-Ghana

damoobaba:


I thought you said the highway has been abandoned.

We are moving up with many projects, you can decide to remain in the losers camp and continue to lose.

How is it my fault you lack comprehension ability? Read through my post again and show me where you read abandoned. It is obvious you are trying to defend what is not defendable.

GboyegaD:




How many lanes are they constructing now? What was approved and what is being done? Is it the same 10-lanes approved?

For your information, my property and thousands others were saved because they realigned it and reduced the lane. I guess you would prefer they destroy my property just to maintain the 10 lane. I got a notice of demolition around March last year but my property was eventually saved.

Secondly, they paid compensation to everyone whose property were eventually demolished. Could you believed even a mallam with container was given about 2 million naira for damages? I mentioned the mallam because I personally know him. The baale in that area made so much money because he was issuing receipts to all the property owners and even people with containers. As long as you go with that receipt , you get huge compensation for your property depending on the structure you have on it.( These people have no C of O) yet they are all compensated.


This is my personal experience.

damoobaba:


As e dey pain them, e dey sweet us. Let the wailing continue beyond 2027.

You sure. If calculus change small, you sure say una go fit stand am.

Let me play you a scenario, una and northern caliphate begin dey genocide aloof igbos, then the great igbo tribe cun get massive toys to work with, you sure that yeye project and other yeye projects, go dey when dust settle?


Don't be too comfortable thinking okp*lor eyes - a verified criminal (online and offline); will rule all that time or rule that time to build the sw, and then try to finish the great igbo tribe, which will cause igbos to scatter all those infrastructure una wan use dey make noise. Afterall, una thief nigerian money to build am.


Am not hating, I just know it is a tribalist project.

Vandalization of the tracks won't allow that thing work in Nigeria for more than 3 days..

Instead we should focus on the ones that our power would reach.. Standard gauge and be serious with it.. for once

chopnaira:


https://guardian.ng/news/lagos-abuja-bullet-train-to-cut-travel-time-to-three-hours/

Unbelievable! What a remarkable project. Wao! Respect to the minds that conceptualized this, and how do we keep cows of the tracks?🙄🙄🙄

I hope they won't slow it down because of cow 😂

Day169:
It's just wishful thinking, like universal health coverage and free education for all, with total eradication of poverty.

we in Lagos are not surprised, Sanwaolu has done similar , he commissioned blue line,red line, About to begin purple and green line .

Good development!

But is this project under the ministry of works or ministry of transportation?

You don't mention transportation...very essential

chatinent:
We live on giant promises alone..

All the average Nigerian wants is availability of work, food, security and good living. You folks steal a lot already. This isn't too much to ask..

AerialMapper:
So technically, you'd be able to live in Lagos and work in Abuja.. Leave home at 5 am and be in Abuja by 8 am... And make it on time than someone who lives on the Island and works on the mainland

YUP. Tbh this should have been the dreams of our leaders in the past since the sixties, build massive infrastructure such that future leaders just innovate and maintain. I wonder what happened