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| Govt Approves N278bn Equipment To Clear Water Weeds by Pergrace: 8:52am On Sep 12, 2013 |
The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved the procurement of one water weed clearing multi-purpose equipment for N278.1bn. The cost includes payable taxes, $1.3bn and additional N73.6bn. The Minister of Transport, Senator Idris Umar, who stated this while briefing State House Correspondents after the FEC meeting, said the procurement was aimed at improving safety on the inland waterways. He added that the equipment would aid navigation and boost economic activities in the various riverside communities across the country. The minister said it would also rid the waterways of hyacinth and other aquatic weeds. “The project will increase economic activities within the coastal areas and prevent boat mishaps. The project will create job opportunities for 15 skilled and nine unskilled Nigerians during the period of its execution,” he said. Umar added that the council also approved the establishment of the Command Control Communication and Intelligence Centre for Sea Ports at the Nigerian Ports Authority. He said FEC approved the project at the cost of N2.3bn with a completion period of 14 months. Umar said the project would help in providing a secure environment for ports operations within the Nigerian territorial waters and in curtailing the threat of terrorist activities at the ports. The project, according to him, will also create 145 job opportunities, including 33 for professionals and 77 for non-professionals during its execution as well as 35 more job opportunities as it progressed. http://www.punchng.com/business/business-economy/govt-approves-n278bn-equipment-to-clear-water-weeds/ Talk about priorities...smh |
| Re: Govt Approves N278bn Equipment To Clear Water Weeds by Tolexander: 9:07am On Sep 12, 2013 |
“The project will increaseemployment opportunities indeed. |
| Re: Govt Approves N278bn Equipment To Clear Water Weeds by Pergrace: 9:09am On Sep 12, 2013 |
278BN to create only 15 Skilled and 9 unskilled job opportunities....when an individual project of 100Million naira can create over 1000 job opportunities..  |
| Re: Govt Approves N278bn Equipment To Clear Water Weeds by Pergrace: 9:10am On Sep 12, 2013 |
Tolexander: employment opportunities indeed. my point exactly |
| Re: Govt Approves N278bn Equipment To Clear Water Weeds by taharqa: 9:15am On Sep 12, 2013 |
Oh! Guys come on. What SINGLE Equipment anywhere in d world cost #278bn, talkess of a Hyacinth clearing Equipment?? How much is an Entire FPSO Deep Offshore Rig/Platform worth? How much is d total budget of d Min of Transportation in a year? Don't sm things seem to Incredulous for sm of you to just start to comment without given any pulse long enuf to think it over and try to verify?? |
| Re: Govt Approves N278bn Equipment To Clear Water Weeds by Pergrace: 9:18am On Sep 12, 2013 |
taharqa: Oh! Guys come on. What SINGLE Equipment anywhere in d world cost #278bn, talkess of a Hyacinth clearing Equipment?? How much is an Entire FPSO Deep Offshore Rig/Platform worth? How much is d total budget of d Min of Transportation in a year? Don't sm things seem to Incredulous for sm of you to just start to comment within any pulse long enuf to think it over and try to verify?? We didnt come up with the story...check the link below http://www.punchng.com/business/business-economy/govt-approves-n278bn-equipment-to-clear-water-weeds/ |
| Re: Govt Approves N278bn Equipment To Clear Water Weeds by taharqa: 9:27am On Sep 12, 2013 |
Pergrace:I saw the link. Am asking you to use yr head... I wud not bliv this Incredible story until it is verified by various impeccable Sources. It is d Smart thing to do. You shld do same |
| Re: Govt Approves N278bn Equipment To Clear Water Weeds by gbanikiti(m): 9:29am On Sep 12, 2013 |
278billion naira just to clear grass for water? I no fit shout!!  |
| Re: Govt Approves N278bn Equipment To Clear Water Weeds by gbanikiti(m): 9:31am On Sep 12, 2013 |
taharqa: I saw the link. Am asking you to use yr head... I wud not bliv this Incredible story until it is verified by various impeccable Sources. It is d Smart thing to do. You shld do sameSTFU son,why are you finding it hard to believe the story even after you were provided with link? you should be ashamed of yourself! stoopid! 1 Like |
| Re: Govt Approves N278bn Equipment To Clear Water Weeds by taharqa: 9:35am On Sep 12, 2013 |
gbanikiti: STFU son,why are you finding it hard to believe the story even after you were provided with link? you should be ashamed of yourself! stoopid!So you are still not afraid, @Berem?? |
| Re: Govt Approves N278bn Equipment To Clear Water Weeds by Nobody: 9:50am On Sep 12, 2013 |
Please who does the costing for all of these "contracts"? So it costs more to purchase weed-clearing equipment than it costs to redesign Lagos-Ibadan expressway? 1.67 billion billion dollars for ONE piece of machinery. This had better not be true. |
| Re: Govt Approves N278bn Equipment To Clear Water Weeds by gbanikiti(m): 9:51am On Sep 12, 2013 |
taharqa: So you are still not afraidAfraid of who? how can an outrageous amount be approved to clear water weed? doesnt it sound silly to you? ASUU is still on strike and Jonathan approves billions of naira to clear weed? this country is phucked!! 1 Like |
| Re: Govt Approves N278bn Equipment To Clear Water Weeds by Nobody: 9:52am On Sep 12, 2013 |
taharqa: Oh! Guys come on. What SINGLE Equipment anywhere in d world cost #278bn, talkess of a Hyacinth clearing Equipment?? How much is an Entire FPSO Deep Offshore Rig/Platform worth? How much is d total budget of d Min of Transportation in a year? Don't sm things seem to Incredulous for sm of you to just start to comment without given any pulse long enuf to think it over and try to verify??bros dont mind us, we are IGNORAMUS  |
| Re: Govt Approves N278bn Equipment To Clear Water Weeds by taharqa: 10:00am On Sep 12, 2013 |
gbanikiti: Afraid of who? how can an outrageous amount be approved to clear water weed? doesnt it sound silly to you? ASUU is still on strike and Jonathan approves billions of naira to clear weed? this country is phucked!!YES. It sounds Sillly to me. That it does not sound same to you is d Problem. Not that am too surprised though... |
| Re: Govt Approves N278bn Equipment To Clear Water Weeds by Nobody: 10:12am On Sep 12, 2013 |
taharqa: I saw the link. Am asking you to use yr head... I wud not bliv this Incredible story until it is verified by various impeccable Sources. It is d Smart thing to do. You shld do sameDont mind the LIARS. Its a season of LIES and propaganda. The cost, as announced by the minister of information, is 278million. Because Tinubu and his dogs in APC controlled states do everything in billions and billions, Punch and their allies now hear only billions, even when millions was pronunced. 4 Likes |
| Re: Govt Approves N278bn Equipment To Clear Water Weeds by Tolexander: 10:13am On Sep 12, 2013 |
taharqa: YES. It sounds Sillly to me. That it does sound same to you is d Problem. Not that am too surprised though...doesn't it sound silly for a president and vice president to be on a yearly 1billion naira each feeding allowance? Continue to cover the uncoverable. |
| Re: Govt Approves N278bn Equipment To Clear Water Weeds by Tolexander: 10:19am On Sep 12, 2013 |
taharqa: Oh! Guys come on. What SINGLE Equipment anywhere in d world cost #278bn, talkess of a Hyacinth clearing Equipment?? How much is an Entire FPSO Deep Offshore Rig/Platform worth? How much is d total budget of d Min of Transportation in a year? Don't sm things seem to Incredulous for sm of you to just start to comment without given any pulse long enuf to think it over and try to verify??stop talking as if we are in an ideal world. We all know anything can happen in nigeria. |
| Re: Govt Approves N278bn Equipment To Clear Water Weeds by Nobody: 10:28am On Sep 12, 2013 |
Sincere 9gerian: N278 MILLION would be a more reasonable sum. Meanwhile there's nothing to suggest that it was a deliberate misstatement (if it indeed was a misstatement). Stop being paranoid. |
| Re: Govt Approves N278bn Equipment To Clear Water Weeds by Pergrace: 10:28am On Sep 12, 2013 |
taharqa: I saw the link. Am asking you to use yr head... I wud not bliv this Incredible story until it is verified by various impeccable Sources. It is d Smart thing to do. You shld do same Anyway,I will call Punch to verify.  |
| Re: Govt Approves N278bn Equipment To Clear Water Weeds by Pergrace: 10:29am On Sep 12, 2013 |
HNosegbe: Thank you bros.. |
| Re: Govt Approves N278bn Equipment To Clear Water Weeds by takedat(m): 10:38am On Sep 12, 2013 |
I want to believe that Punch made an error. It should be N278million and not billion, but if true then, this administration will go into record as the most fraudulent ever in the history of Nigeria. The total allocation for capital expenditure in the 2013 budget is N1.5trillion. The water weeding equipment of N278billion as quoted is almost 19% of the total capital expenditure. The allocation for critical infrastructure(including *Transport, Power, Works, Aviation, Gas pipelines and Federal Capital Territory) in the 2013 budget is between N497billion and N500billion. How did they manufacture the contract sum of N278billion for just a project? |
| Re: Govt Approves N278bn Equipment To Clear Water Weeds by taharqa: 11:05am On Sep 12, 2013 |
Obiagelli:IGNORAMUSES, actuali. Since you guys are many...and yes, I always knew that. Shebi, na me dey always tell una |
| Re: Govt Approves N278bn Equipment To Clear Water Weeds by taharqa: 11:07am On Sep 12, 2013 |
Tolexander: doesn't it sound silly for a president and vice president to be on a yearly 1billion naira each feeding allowance?Here they come again with LIES repeated so often they actuali start believing it themselves.. |
| Re: Govt Approves N278bn Equipment To Clear Water Weeds by Tolexander: 11:18am On Sep 12, 2013 |
taharqa: Here they come again with LIES repeated so often they actuali start believing it themselves..then come out with fact to dispute the lies! |
| Re: Govt Approves N278bn Equipment To Clear Water Weeds by Nobody: 11:43am On Sep 12, 2013 |
That shameless report by Punch confirms that those who work in Punch are GROSSLY INCOMPETENT. Because of hate for the president, Punch is now one of the leading professional DESTRUCTIVE CRITIC of the govt. It's so shameful that those who are professionals in finger pointing cannot even hold their own in their profession. By trying to ridicule the govt with the ridiculously false headline, Punch and its editorial staff ended up advertising their GROSS INCOMPETENCE. 3 Likes |
| Re: Govt Approves N278bn Equipment To Clear Water Weeds by wheelbarrow: 11:50am On Sep 12, 2013 |
Isn't that why he's called Retardeen?? |
| Re: Govt Approves N278bn Equipment To Clear Water Weeds by Nobody: 1:57pm On Sep 12, 2013 |
'Punch' and 'the Nation'- these two newspapers/media i have stopped reading long time nw due to their frivolous,bias,unproffesional and partial reporting. The Nation i learnt is owned or co-owned by Tifnubu acquired with a token of his loots.Punch owned by an ACN/APC loyalist in the person of Ajibola Ogunsola -A Tifnubu puppet as well. 2 Likes |
| Re: Govt Approves N278bn Equipment To Clear Water Weeds by bloggernaija: 2:29pm On Sep 12, 2013 |
One of the latest design Price - between $40,000- $200000 Compare it to the figure posted whether naira or dollars http://www.alibaba.com/showroom/water-hyacinth-harvester.html Awon ole alaii nironu.
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