In the 60.s we were a dominant Agricultural economy, an exporter of cash crops like rubber, oil palm, cocoa and groundnuts.
Oil export began in the 60’s in 1967 our economy was hit by civil war. This was when our source of revenue switched to oil. Burrowing increased to rebuild from damages sub stained from the war.
ROAD REHIBILATION
ENUGU – PORTHARCOURT ROAD
KATSINA- DARA ROAD
KANO-MAIDUGURI ROAD
GOMBE-NEWMAN ROAD
BENIN- LAGOS ROAD
MAJOR PROGRESS ON THE OWATO BRIDGE
2ND NIGER BRIDGE WILL SOON BE LAUNCHED
TRAVEL TIME HAS BEEN REDUCED ON KEY ROADS BENIN LAGOS IN 2011 FROM 9HRS TO 3 HRS TODAY
BANKING SECTOR REFORMS
INDEPENDENT OIL MARKETERS CLEAN UP
RAIL
RAIL LINES WERE MAURIBOND FOR 15 YEARS
WESTERN LINE FROM LAGOS TO KANO 1124 KM HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND FUNCTIONAL
EASTERN LINE FROM PORTACOIRT TO MAIDUGURI , 2 OF 3 SECTIONS COMPLETE BY THIRD QUARTER OF 2014
ABUJA -KADUNA ON STANDARD DEADLINE IS 72% COMPLETED
ITAKPE, AJAOKUTA, WARRI LINE STANDARD DEADLINE WILL BE COMPLETE BY THE END OF 2014
HAVE PROCURED 25 NEW LOCOMOTIVES AND HAVE INCREASED THE NUMBER OF PASSENGER BEEN TRANSPORTED BY 80% FROM 2009 TO 5 MILLION IN 2013
200 COMMUNITIES ARE NOW CONNECTED BY RAIL AND ARE HAULING FREIGHT 500 ,OOO METRIC TONES OF WHEAT, CEMENT, LATERITE AND 40 NEW OIL WAGONS LIFTING PETROLEUM PRODUCTS.
HAVE DREDGED OUT INLAND WATR WAYS THE LOWER NIGER FROM BARON TO WARRI AND VOLUMES OF CARGO HAVE INCREASED FROM 2.9M IN 2011 TO OVER 5MILLION TONS NOW.
THE NUMBER OF PASSENGER TRAVELING IN 2011 FROM 250,000 TO 1.3MILLION NOW
HAVE INCREASED ACCESS TO PORTABLE WATER
HAVE COMPLETED 7 NEW WATER SUPPLY PROJECTS INCLUDING
NORTHERN ISHAN WAYR SUPPLY IN EDO STATE
MANGU WATER TREATMENT PLANT IN PLATEAU
GREATER MARKURDI WATER SUPPLY SCHEME
OVER 4.3MILLION NIGERIANS NOW HAVE ACCESS TO WATER AS A RESULT OF THESE PROJECTS.
9 DAMS HAVE BEEN COMPETED IN
AKWA IBOM, KATSINA, ENUGU AND ONDO STATE
HAVE COMPLETED 10 IRRIGATION PROJECTS AND BROUGHT
175,000 HECTARES OVER UNDER IRRIGATION
AVIATION
EVERYONE CAN SEE THE EVIDENCE OF MAJORITY OF THE WORK THAT IS BEEN DONE.
REMODELING EXERCISE IN ALL 22 AIRPORTS, 11 COMPLETED, 11. MORE IN PROGRESS, MANY SOON TO BE COMPLETED
5 NEW INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN ENUGU, LAGOS, KANO, ABUJA AND PORTHARCOURT
6 AIRPORTS HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED AS PERISHABLE CARGO AIRPORTS IN PROXIMITY TO FOOD BASKETS IN MARKURDI, YOLANDA, YALINGA, LAGOS, ILORIN AND JOS.
HAVE REVIEWED SAFETY POLICIES IN AVIATION AND HAVE LAUNCHED POLICIES THAT WOULD REDUCE IMPORT DUTIES, AIRCRAFT SERVICE AND SPARE PARTS IN ORDER TO HELP THE SECTOR RECOVER AND BE SAFER
ON PORTS
THEY HAVE UNDERTAKEN SOME REFORMS TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF AGENCIES AT THE PORT, IMPROVE THE FUNCTIONING BUT HAVE SOME CHALLENGES THERE.
BUT ONE OF THE MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENT THERE IS FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME NIGERIA IS ONE OF THE FEW DEVELOPING COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD TO TAKE OVER DESTINATION INSPECTION. NIGERIAN CUSTOMS HAVE TAKEN OVER ALL THE INSPECTIONS. THERE IS NO MORE FOREIGN AGENCY INVOLVEMENT. THIS IS A LANDMARK ACHIEVEMENT.
POWER
HAVE COMPLETED THE UNPRECEDENTED PRIVATIZATION OF ALL OF THE POWER SECTOR EXCEPT TRANSMISSION AND ARE GOING THROUGH A PERIOD OF TRANSITION.
THEY WANT THE POWER SUPPLY TO INCREASE TO 24 HRS A DAY IN THE CITIES. SOME ARE AVERAGING 16-18 HRS NOW AND OTHER ARE GETTING MUCH LESS BUT ONCE THE TRANSITION IS PERFECTED NIGERIANS WILL EXPERIENCE MAJOR IMPROVEMENT.
ONE OF THE MAJOR HICK-UP IS THE PROBLEM OF GAS TO POWER, ONCE THAT PROBLEM IS SOLVED THERE WILL BE A MJOR IMPROVEMENT.
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
THE GOVERNMENT DRAMATICALLY CHANGED ITS THINKING
PRESIDENT AND GOODLUCK JONATHAN OFTEN SAYS THAT AGRICULTURE LOOKED AT AS A BUSINESS TRANSFORMS THE WAY YOU LOOK AT THE SECTOR AND THE WAY YOU ACT.
ONE OF THE SWEEPING CHANGES IS CHANGE IN THE WAY FERTILIZER AND IMPORTS ARE DISTRIBUTED TO OUR FARMERS. IT IS MUCH MORE SUCCESSFUL NOW.
10.5 MILLION FARMERS HAVE BEEN REGISTERED THROUGH THE E-WALLET SYSTEM AND 6.5 MILLION HAVE RECEIVED SUBSIDIZED IMPORT THROUGH THE E-WALLET SYSTEM.
THE CORRUPTION THAT WAS PERVASIVE IN THE SECTOR HAS BEEN ELIMINATED AND N25B A YEAT HAS BEEN SAVED AS A RESULT, WHICH WAS BEEN LOST THROUGH THE CORRUPT PROCUREMENT OF FERTILIZER.
RICE PRODUCTION HAS BEEN INCREASED BECAUSE FARMERS HAVE BETTER INPUT. 1.1 MILLION METRIC TONS OF DRY SEASON RICE PRODUCED IN 10 NORTHERN STATES FOR THE FIRST TIME WITH ATTENDANT JOB CREATION
TRANSFORMING THE WAY CASAVA IS USED ALL ACROSS THE FOOD CHAIN AND HAVE BIGH COMPANIES LIKE CARGIL INVESTING IN NIGERIA TO TRANSFORM CASAVA TO STARCH AND OTHER FOOD PRODUCTS.
NIGERIA WILL INCREASE FOOD PRODUCTION BY EXTRA 20 MILLION TONS BY 2015. YOU CAN ALREADY SEE THIS INDICATION IN THE DECLINE OF NIGERIA’S FOOD IMPORT BILL WHICH HAS DECLINED BY ALMOST A TRILLION NAIRA.M906B TO BE EXACT. FROM 2.38TR IN 2011 TO 1.5TR BY 2013.
MANUFACTURING SECTOR IS RECOVERING
HAVE LAUNCHED NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION PLAN WITH THE FOCUS THE VALUE CHAIN OF SUB SECTORS WHERE NIGERIA HAS AN ADVANTAGE SUCH AS:
AGRO PROCESSING: FROM RICE TO SUGAR TO OTHER PRODUCTS
PETROCHEMICAL , AUTOMOBILES, TEXTILES AND CEMENT THESE ARE 5 VALUE CHAINS THAT ARE CURRENTLY BEEN WORKED ON.
NIGERIA IS NOW A NET EXPORTER OF CEMENT. WE HAVE EXPANDED OUR CEMENT OUTPUT CAPACITY FROM 2MILLION METRIC TONS IN 2002 TO 28.5M METRIC TONS IN 2013. BY 2015 IT WILL INCREASE TO 39 MILLION METRIC TONS.
FOREIGN INVESTMENTS AEE COMING IN ALL ACROSS THE BOARD
FROM FERTILIZER BY DORAMA – 1.2B INVESTMENT
PROCTOR AND GAMBLE OPENING A NEW FACTORY IN OGUN STATE
250M DOLLARS INVESTMENT
SAB MILLER 100M DOLLARS INVESTMENT IN A BREWERY IN ONITSHA
OIL AND GAS- MAJOR ACHIEVMENT
THE CONSTRUCTION OF GAS PIPELINE FROM OBEN TO GEREGU FOR THE SUPPLY OF GAS HAS BEEN COMPLETED
ANOTHER ONE FROM ITOKI TO OLORIN SHOGO HAS ALSO BEEN COMPLETED
HAVE REDUCED GAS FLARING FROM 25.3 PERCENT IN 2011 TO 20% IN 2012
HOUSING SECTOR
THIS IS A SECTOR THE GOVERNMENT HAS NEVR LOOKED AT BEFORE
AS A MEANS OF GROWTH FOR THE ECONOMY
FOR THE FIRST TIME GEJ LAUNCHED THE MORTGAGE REFINANCE COMPANY
THE IDEA IS FOR SOMETHING THAT WOULD TOUCH ALL NIGERIANS
THE HOUSING REVOLUTION IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE MASS HOUSING FOR PEOPLE AT THE LOWER END OF THE INCOME SCALE. AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND A MORTGAGE SYSTEM TO GIVE HOPE TO THE YOUNG PEOPLE
IT PROVIDES LOANS FOR 15 TO 20 YEARS SO MORE PEOPLE CAN OWN THEIR HOMES.
RENT TO OWN AND LEASE TO OWN SCHEMES. IT IS A REVOLUTION THAT WOULD CREATE MANY JOBS WILL IN IN PLACE BY JUNE 2014.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
HAVE CONSTRUCTED 500 KM OF FIBER OPTIC CABLE TO RURAL AREAS AND ESTABLISHED A TOTAL OF 156 IT RURAL CENTERS AND 110 COMMUNITY COMMUNICATIONS CENTER
HAVE LAUNCHED A VENTURE CAPITAL FUND OF 15M TO START FOR INFORMATION COMMUNICATION BUSINESS
THE NUMBER OF PHONE SUBSCRIPTIONS HAVE RISEN TO 121.8MILLION SUBSCRIBERS.
INTERNET ACCESS HAS RISEN FROM 45 M IN 201. To 57 M IN 2013.
GOVERNMENT IS NOW DELIVERING 50 SERVICES ONLINE INCLUDING;PASSPORTS,FARMER REGISTRATION, UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE EXAMS, CUSTOMS FORMS ETC
IN HEALTH
2 THINGS
HAVE CONTAINED THE TYPE 3 Y POLIO VIRUS WITH NO RECORDED TRANSMISSION FOR OVER ONE YEAR
HAVE ERADICATED GUINEA WORM IN NIGERIA WHICH USED TO AFFECT THE LIVES OF 800,000 NIGERIANS YEARLY.
GEJ HAS A PROGRAM CALLED SAVING 1 MILLION LIVES AND HAVE SCALED UP 6 COST EFFECTIVE INTERVENTIONS; NUTRITION, PREVENTION OF MOTHE R TO CHILD TRANSMISSION HIV AID, MALARIA CONTROL, ROUTINE IMMUNIZATION ALL OF WHICH HAS SAVED OVER 436,000 LIVES.
HAVE LAUNCHED EXPERIMENT IN 8 SATES WHERE CASH IS GIVEN TO WOMEN WHO COME IN HAVE PRE-NATAL CARE BECAUSE OUR MATERNAL MORTALITY RATE ISNONE OF THE HIGHEST IN THE WORLD.
EDUCATION
THE COUNTRY IS FACING SERIOUS PROBLEMS
10.6 MILLION CHILDREN ARE OUT OF SCHOOL
GOVT IS EXPERIMENTING WITH P SIMILAR CASH TRANSFER PROGRAM TO TACKLE THIS ISSUE. IN STATES LIKE KANO, GIVING CASH TRANSFERS FOR FAMILIES TO SEND THEIR GIRLS TO SCHOOL IS WORKING. ATTENDANCE OF GIRLS HAS INCREASED BY MORE THAN 40 PERCENT.
EMPHASIS ON EDUCATION FOR GIRLS AND WOMEN
GEJ BELIEVES THAT IF YOU EDUCATE YOUR WOMEN YOU EDUCATE THE NATION TO THIS END HE HAS CONSTRUCTED SPECIAL GIRLS SCHOOLS IN 13 STATES OF THE FEDERATION AND 125 ALMAJARI SCHOOLS
ESTABLISHED 12 NEW UNIVERSITIES TO ENHANCE ACCESS TO TERTIARY EDUCATION
SPECIAL PRESIDENTIAL PROGRAM CALLED PRESS-AID TO INCENTIVISE OUR TOP YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE COUNTRY.
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
SPORTS
SINCE THE TRANSFORMATION AGENDA TURNED TO SPORTS
SUPER EAGLES WON THE 2014 AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS AFTER 19 YEARS OF DROUGHT
GOLDEN EAGLETS WON THE UNDER 17 WORLD CUP IN THE UAE
NIGERIA PLACED FIRST AT THE 2012 SENIOR AFRICAN ATHLETIC CHAMPIONSHIP IN PORTO NOVO AND EMERGED OVERALL WINNER WITH 10 GOLD 6 SILVER 2 BRONZE
NIGERIA ALSO WON THE JUNIOR AFRICAN ATHLETIC CHAMPIONSHIP
SOLID MINERALS
FILM INDUSTRY
NOLLYWOOD IS NOWNTHE THIRD LARGEST FILM INDUSTRY IN THE WORL CREATING OVER 250,000 JOBS DIRECTLY AND ONE MILLION JOBS INDIRECTLY.
LAST YEAR ALONE THE ADMINISTRATION CREATED 1.6 MILLION JOBS OUT OF THE AFORE MENTIONED PROGRAMS: AGRICULTURE, MANUFACTURING,
SURE P PROGRAM AND YOU WIN WHERE YOUNG PEOPLE CREATE JOBS FOR THEMSELVES AND OTHERS AND THE YOUND PEOPLE HAVE CREATED 27,000 JOBS AND COUNTING
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