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The Real Subsidy That Nigerians Need By Ben Bruce

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Ben Murray-Bruce Subsidizing Transport for the Poor: An Initiative ~ By Ben Murray Bruce A good plan is only as important as the willingness to execute it. Since Independence in 1960, successive administrations have paid little attention to the poor. Government has played the role of Robin Hood, unfortunately though in reverse: they have taken from the poor to subsidize and sustain the rich. I urge the Federal Government to reverse that role and play the real Robin Hood, and now take from the rich and give to the poor. This simply means that they must ensure that the rich make the same sacrifice that the poor have made and continue to make. After all, it is not a sin to be poor. The government of Nigeria must practice what it preaches. If it does and implements the Ben Bruce Transport Policy it will go a long way in easing the untold hardship the increase in the cost of petrol will have on the Nigerian masses. The Ben Bruce transport policy is simple, realistic and very achievable. I p...

Eko Rail's Trains Begin Journey to Lagos

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Governor Fashola inspecting the trains with Michael Schabas (Eko Rail) 27 Sep 2011 14:35 Africa/Lagos Eko Rail's Trains Begin Journey to Lagos PR Newswire LAGOS, Nigeria, Sept. 27, 2011 First of Toronto's Former Fleet Set for Refurbishment, Delivery LAGOS, Nigeria, Sept. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The first of hundreds of Toronto subway cars that will furnish a new surface rail line in Lagos, Nigeria, has left Canada for the last time, and is now en route to Africa's largest city. A Nigerian company, Eko Rail, has agreed to purchase 255 of the Toronto Transit Commission's (TTC) best-equipped subway cars for use in a much-needed Lagos Blue Line mass transit system. The TTC is in the process of purchasing larger "Rocket" trains to increase passenger capacity on their lines. As the electric-powered cars become surplus and are pulled offline in Toronto, they will be individually trucked to the United States for a rebuilding by a team of world-class rail...