Something has been bothering me since I read it on Monday.
It's an article in @GuardianNigeria titled, "After 251 days, Abuja-Kaduna rail service resumes amid ₦6.6b losses".
It's an article in @GuardianNigeria titled, "After 251 days, Abuja-Kaduna rail service resumes amid ₦6.6b losses".
In the article, the newspaper calculated that in the eight months that the railline was closed after last March's terrorist incident, that @info_NRC lost the equivalent of $9 million, and they showed their working.
In his reaction, Railway MD said they lost "₦113 million."
In his reaction, Railway MD said they lost "₦113 million."
Brief diversion to a pet peeve: I tend to get mad when Nigerian officials use the word "just" to brush aside something serious.
Just 2 people killed.
Just ₦36 million stolen.
Just 4 buildings collapsed...
When the fuck will you people realise that these numbers mean something?
Just 2 people killed.
Just ₦36 million stolen.
Just 4 buildings collapsed...
When the fuck will you people realise that these numbers mean something?
Back to regular programming, and we have to convert that ₦113M to a serious currency, and it comes up to $154k.
This comes to an average of $19,250 a month or $231k a year.
A rail line that connects two cities 190km apart. And the NRC MD was not ashamed to say that!
This comes to an average of $19,250 a month or $231k a year.
A rail line that connects two cities 190km apart. And the NRC MD was not ashamed to say that!
Last I checked, the Abuja-Kaduna rail was built with a loan of $1.2 billion!
If the geezer in charge of our railways is correct, how many years will it take to pay off this loan?
There are so many stories that you can draw, starting with the contempt our officials hold us in.
If the geezer in charge of our railways is correct, how many years will it take to pay off this loan?
There are so many stories that you can draw, starting with the contempt our officials hold us in.
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