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Re: Uber Launches "Uberboat In Lagos" - Pictures by Raymondreigns(m): 9:18am On Dec 12, 2019 |
Re: Uber Launches "Uberboat In Lagos" - Pictures by Skepticus: 9:18am On Dec 12, 2019 |
mmsen: Are talking about 1 development that would be followed by 10 regression backwards. Some of you Nigerians are a joke. |
Re: Uber Launches "Uberboat In Lagos" - Pictures by tosyne2much(m): 9:19am On Dec 12, 2019 |
ednut1:N500 X 35 persons on a trip equals to N17,500 for just a trip A boat could run up to 20 trips on the average per day. Now use your tongue to count your teeth 3 Likes |
Re: Uber Launches "Uberboat In Lagos" - Pictures by Topmaike007(m): 9:19am On Dec 12, 2019 |
Good business plan a good business initiative.... Just love this uber and fintech |
Re: Uber Launches "Uberboat In Lagos" - Pictures by Nawtygrrlsecret(f): 9:19am On Dec 12, 2019 |
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Re: Uber Launches "Uberboat In Lagos" - Pictures by arodavoo(m): 9:20am On Dec 12, 2019 |
This is a great development... Anything am traveling to lagos am always scared our that lagos traffick eeeh December is here, check my profile to learn importation from china, Turkey, Malaysia USA and UK And also importation of Hair from India, Cambodia and Vietnam |
Re: Uber Launches "Uberboat In Lagos" - Pictures by DaddyNimo(m): 9:20am On Dec 12, 2019 |
budusky05:so uber is a govt project too? you're daft sir. very daft. 5 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Uber Launches "Uberboat In Lagos" - Pictures by Nobody: 9:20am On Dec 12, 2019 |
TheVictorious:Too much cars on the road is the number 1 cause of traffic all over the world. All Major cities have laws they use to discourage people from driving their personal cars. 2 Likes |
Re: Uber Launches "Uberboat In Lagos" - Pictures by anonimi: 9:20am On Dec 12, 2019 |
realvikash: Unlike London, Addis etc that have metro and light rail since decades ago. Something that Lagos should have had since 1984 if Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) did not cancel it. www.nairaland.com/attachments/2135824_image_jpeg9f360c5ab7736510df54c882e9dbf188 TTC in talks to sell old trains to Lagos. Are they safe enough? AUGUST 10, 2011 As Toronto trainspotters gleefully take maiden rides on the TTC's Rocket, commuters in Lagos, Nigeria may be about to get some new trains of their own. Our old ones. A TTC spokesperson has confirmed that the commission is negotiating with a private group to sell up to 260 used train cars to the West African megacity's new transit project. "I can confirm that the TTC is in discussion with a third party that wants to purchase trains for Lagos," said commission spokesperson Brad Ross. "Over a period of time, they will be taken out of service and then transported over to Nigeria." The cars being considered for sale are the TTC's old H-5 and H-6 models, which will be decommissioned as the TTC rolls out its new fleet of Rockets. Ross predicts the earliest they could be shipped to Nigeria is sometime in 2012. Traffic snarls are already a major economic problem in the Nigerian capital, a booming city that will reach an estimated population of 25 million by 2015. A new above-ground rail system designed to carry 1.5 million people a day has already broken ground, and Lagos Governor Babtunde Fashola has said it "will be the most multi-dimensional and most impactful" of the government's efforts to reduce traffic congestion. Fashola visited Toronto earlier this year to inspect the TTC trains. The Lagos deal would be the first of its kind for the TTC. Decommissioned cars are usually sold for scrap metal and can fetch up to $1,500 dollar each. While Ross declined to discuss specific figures, he says the sticker price for Lagos is "significantly more" than scrap prices, putting the potential profits to the TTC in the millions of dollars. It is not unusual for technology from western nations to end up in poorer countries. Marketplaces in Africa and Asia are flooded with North American clothes, computers, and even cars, but the purchase of larger technology like trains is rarer. The cars will have to be significantly refurbished to fit existing infrastructure in Lagos, and some Nigerian media reports have lamented that the government appears to have settled on "tokundo," or used, trains instead of brand new vehicles. Although half the cars are more than 30 years old, Ross is adamant they are perfectly safe and are only being decommissioned for capacity reasons. But he also admitted the TTC is not required to make sure the cars meet any safety standards before selling them. "Once sold, it's up to the new operator to ensure they are in good working order," he said. "They do need to be maintained much more frequently than the new trains, simply because of their age. At some point they will run out their useful life." Murtaza Haider, director of the Institute of Housing and Mobility at Ryerson University, said the age of the cars is definitely a cause for concern. "We should be ensuring that there is some service life left in these vehicles and we're not going to be playing havoc with the lives of those who would ride these vehicles," Haider said. "There's metal fatigue, and that metal fatigue could result in dangerous conditions. I would be paying a close watch on this for the next ten years to see how many accidents do happen in Lagos." He also warned that while rail systems are glamorous as far as transit infrastructure goes, they are not always as effective at reducing congestion as other options. Nevertheless, new rail systems are frequently preferred because governments can take advantage of kickbacks from large contracts. According to media reports, the cost estimates for the Lagos rail project have varied wildly from $1.2 billion to $30 billion. In 2010, a Nigerian government watchdog accused Fashola's government of widespread corruption. "More often than not, politicians favour rail transit because it is more expensive," Haider said. "It's almost useless in some cases, and less productive in most cases, than a bus system. But you can't buy busses for $30 billion. You can inflate prices and make a lot of money buying a rail system." From: https://nowtoronto.com/news/next-stop-nigeria/ ojuoluwani: 1 Like |
Re: Uber Launches "Uberboat In Lagos" - Pictures by udemzyudex(m): 9:20am On Dec 12, 2019 |
diegwu02: Cos of Uber boat? You're high bro. 5 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Uber Launches "Uberboat In Lagos" - Pictures by ikevictor: 9:21am On Dec 12, 2019 |
Please don't allow agbero drivers there o... Next thing now they will throw people inside water with their stupid traffic disobedience.. Don't say i didnt warn you!! 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Uber Launches "Uberboat In Lagos" - Pictures by anonimi: 9:22am On Dec 12, 2019 |
donbachi: Is Uber a Lagos state agency www.nairaland.com/attachments/4110070_images64_jpeg4a52841c710b71a7701099ad1c35f02e 3 Likes |
Re: Uber Launches "Uberboat In Lagos" - Pictures by Btruth: 9:22am On Dec 12, 2019 |
Good initiatives. Kudos. |
Re: Uber Launches "Uberboat In Lagos" - Pictures by tonysunkan: 9:22am On Dec 12, 2019 |
This is a good and welcome development. |
Re: Uber Launches "Uberboat In Lagos" - Pictures by donbachi(m): 9:23am On Dec 12, 2019 |
mamatwiny:I mean private investors...ntoor! |
Re: Uber Launches "Uberboat In Lagos" - Pictures by udemzyudex(m): 9:23am On Dec 12, 2019 |
mmsen: Oh please shut up jare. Which improvement are you talking about? Where is the improvement? Cos of Uber boat? Just watch how Lagos state government ,over time will stop them from working cos of conflict of interest. 2 Likes |
Re: Uber Launches "Uberboat In Lagos" - Pictures by anonimi: 9:23am On Dec 12, 2019 |
ikevictor: How many of MC Oluomo's associates are driving Uber cars that you know? www.nairaland.com/attachments/8477552_75c4b9f8d4df46a0ac0ac64e4c55daa8_jpeg_jpega5faf3ba28a304f3e69a0ea6826de777 1 Like |
Re: Uber Launches "Uberboat In Lagos" - Pictures by Nobody: 9:24am On Dec 12, 2019 |
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Re: Uber Launches "Uberboat In Lagos" - Pictures by Nobody: 9:24am On Dec 12, 2019 |
You guys are not serious.. something that about 2months old now, na now Una dey hear for NL... Wonders |
Re: Uber Launches "Uberboat In Lagos" - Pictures by mamatwiny(f): 9:25am On Dec 12, 2019 |
Meanwhile, some ppl will make more money with this business. I think you will make more money buying a boat for Uber than buying a car. Investors should check both roi b4 investing. |
Re: Uber Launches "Uberboat In Lagos" - Pictures by SocialJustice: 9:26am On Dec 12, 2019 |
designking:Have you been to Akwa Ibom? Some governors do not know how to shout, they just work. 1 Like |
Re: Uber Launches "Uberboat In Lagos" - Pictures by ojtech8291: 9:27am On Dec 12, 2019 |
Good development. More to come. Say Tinibu 2023................. |
Re: Uber Launches "Uberboat In Lagos" - Pictures by SarkinYarki: 9:29am On Dec 12, 2019 |
diegwu02: I am sure you are in darkness typing this , I am sure the roads to your house are very bad as you typed this ..this my friend is no development but foriegn capitalists trying to make enough dollars of the poor transportation system in Lagos .. 4 Likes |
Re: Uber Launches "Uberboat In Lagos" - Pictures by Nobody: 9:29am On Dec 12, 2019 |
Re: Uber Launches "Uberboat In Lagos" - Pictures by ajepako(f): 9:29am On Dec 12, 2019 |
Very nice initiative.. Although I'm not affected... Team...leave home at 6 and get to work at 6:40.. Gbagada to lkoyi team.... |
Re: Uber Launches "Uberboat In Lagos" - Pictures by Bimpe29: 9:30am On Dec 12, 2019 |
Against all odds, Nigeria our dream is possible. |
Re: Uber Launches "Uberboat In Lagos" - Pictures by anonimi: 9:30am On Dec 12, 2019 |
udemzyudex: You know what's up. Inside Lagos Where Roguish Unions Extort Bike-Hailing Firms With Bogus Taxes & Gov’t Calls It Fair Game 2 Likes |
Re: Uber Launches "Uberboat In Lagos" - Pictures by caracas: 9:30am On Dec 12, 2019 |
designking:Yet those states are more liveable than Lagos. Lagos is full of stress n shit 3 Likes |
Re: Uber Launches "Uberboat In Lagos" - Pictures by kevoh(m): 9:30am On Dec 12, 2019 |
budusky05:You people must politicise everything sha. Uber is not a government initiative. Let Lagos State governor handle the hydra-headed traffic in Lagos. Uber as a private business is only making profit from where the Lagos State government is failing. 1 Like |
Re: Uber Launches "Uberboat In Lagos" - Pictures by dederocs(m): 9:31am On Dec 12, 2019 |
Nice, let's harness our waterways, a lot of tourism and transportation benefits we can derive from them, they are not there for fishing alone...the government should ensure security in the waterways, and partner with Uber on this, by purchasing some boats, investing in the deal with Uber, providing concession etc...so the price is affordable for lagosians. |
Re: Uber Launches "Uberboat In Lagos" - Pictures by Siralgebra04(m): 9:31am On Dec 12, 2019 |
Nigeria and China started together but they are far ahead of us now. Lagos and other states started togeher but Lagos is about 20yrs above others. Don't try to quote me with insult. |
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