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Jan 25, 2022 • 33 tweets • 8 min read
Chidoka’s List of VC Funded Naija Companies to Watch in 2022
.... Nigeria is Top Destination for Venture Capital Funding in Africa ($1.37b of $4b)
In 2021, Nigerian start-ups raised $1.37 billion from foreign VC firms amounting to 35% of the $4bn raised by African start-ups.
2/ This amount is more than what Nigeria spent on external debt servicing in 2020 and more than the budget of the bottom five states in the country.
Nigeria was the top destination for VC funding, ahead of South Africa, Egypt, and Kenya.
Jan 14, 2022 • 6 tweets • 1 min read
1/ The Evil Traits we Must Eschew: Nkali (Negative Superiority) Nkpali (Disrespect and Abusive behaviour) na Mmegbu (Oppression)
I have consistently preached the message of applying Uche (Intellect),Uchu (Hardwork) EgwuChukwu (Fear of God) as virtues that will unlock potentials
2/ To achieve this pivoting from the gridlock of Nigeria, we must eschew the triple evil rearing its head in our society
The first is Nkali, the superiority syndrome where we display our superiority over others through flaunting wealth and deepening income disparity.
Mar 27, 2021 • 10 tweets • 2 min read
1/ NO TO EXTENSION/REAPPOINTMENT OF TENURE OF SECRETARY TO Federal Character Commission
Last year I opposed the appointment of the Chairman of Federal Character Commission for violation of Federal Character Principle. I implored Senate not to clear the Chairman for that reason
2/ I believe the Senate has not kept to the spirit and letter of the federal character law which they enacted in the discharge of their statutory role. They have allowed the Executive led by President Buhari to damage the tie that bind us as a nation.
Mar 12, 2021 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
1. @nnamexi thats another topic for another day but in summary it is the problem of an incompetent, I'll equipped and nepotism riddled bureaucracy. Our civil servants are supposed to be the stewards of national plans but they have turned to distributors of our national patrimony.
2. We need to rebuild our public institutions by
A. Developing open and transparent recruitment process
B. Observe Federal character at recruitment with the best from each state and merit for promotion
C. Use jamb for promotion exams to improve credibility
D. Training.. Training
Mar 12, 2021 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
@eyooekpo your observation is germane. My point is: what is the value of a standard guage rail from Lagos to Niger Republic when we can re build the narrow gauge and use the funds better on our roads?
The lag to Kano rail will cost $11.1bn to carry how many containers/goods?
2. Our highest container throughput was 1.7m in 2012, 2020 was about 1.3m. Lets take an average of 1.5 per annum growing 10% yearly will it justify $11bn dollars? We are assuming all the cargo are going to Kano if we are realistic then only about 25% may need to go up north
Jun 25, 2020 • 10 tweets • 2 min read
Today, the All Progressives Congress National Working Committee organized a strange meeting in a strange location, Federal Executive Council Chamber and took a strange decision not known to the APC constitution to wit: dissolution of NWC.
The Party also set up a strange body called a caretaker committee sworn in by a strange person, Attorney General of the federation who by APC constitution is not allowed to hold a Party position.
Apr 14, 2020 • 10 tweets • 2 min read
As Dr Fauci said we have a peculiar virus which spreads without physical contact with an infected person, it also spreads from asymptomatic persons, it spreads through surfaces & can survive for hours if not days in good environment
Good news is it can ‘die’ from soap and water
Now we don’t know enough about the virus to talk about local strategies. Does it reinfect those previously infected? Can we develop herd immunity? How do we manage symptoms at scale if the virus new cases keep rising?
Hence the challenge of Nigeria talking about local content
Oct 22, 2019 • 31 tweets • 11 min read
Some plagiarist masquerading as Odumegwu Ojukwu asked who visited Pres. Buhari before projects were executed in the South East. Ordinarily I will not respond to a pseudo account. I respond to human beings whose manhood are alive but Nzeogwu & Ifeajuna asked me to say a few words
In 2015 as President Elect Igbo elders visited Buhari and begged him not to neglect the zone in appointments and projects though the zone did not vote for him. He promised them Igbos will not be neglected. He appointed Igbos massively! thenigerianvoice.com/news/177915/wh…
Oct 3, 2019 • 17 tweets • 5 min read
“If Nigeria was the way it was on May 28 1999”
Let us remind ourselves how Nigéria was as at 1999. Just so we do not forget; Nigeria was a pariah state lucky to have survived as one indivisible sovereign, especially in the context of the struggle by NADECO, death of MKO
2. As at 1999, On corruption, Transparency International scored Nigeria 1.6 out of 10 and ranked 98 out of 99 countries in 1999.
Nigeria was listed among four countries that were non-compliant on the anti-money laundering rules by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).
Jun 12, 2019 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
In 1994 I met with MKO and he gave me responsibility to help elect a NANS President that will support actualisation of June 12. I went to FUTO discussed with Dennis Inyang and with support from MKO he was elected. MKO introduced me to Kudirat & Fred Eno and we worked for Epetedo
When @fredeno (MKO’s PA) was arrested a few hours after I left him at Sheraton Lagos it took me months to locate him at Enugu Prison where Abacha goons were holding him incommunicado and he was sick. Mama Lekan (Kudirat Abiola) gave me money to help look after him at Enugu.
May 19, 2019 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
I was on board the @flyairpeace that suffered the bird strike and had to make an emergency landing last Monday. The pilots were professional and they told me that was the 3rd bird strike suffered by the Airline at Enugu. I called Minister @hadisirika unsuccessfully to discuss
2. Issue of safety at Enu Airport. Safety is an important issue & should be handled professionally. The Minister’s statement and the response of Enugu State Govt. are in the right direction. Enugu Airport needs urgent holistic attention to improve safety and commercial viability
Nov 13, 2018 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
1) The National Sovereign Wealth Fund, established by GEJ and opposed by APC Governors like Fashola is now the manager of the Presidential Infrastructure Development Fund the mechanism for funding priority projects like 2nd Niger Bridge
2. The PIDF,approved by the National Economic Council with PDP Govs supporting, is to be funded with $650M drawn from dividends of NLNG and owned by the federation with about FG 51%, states, LGA and FCT 49%.This means the country is funding the bridge as a PPP financed by 3 tiers
Oct 30, 2018 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
When I said I wanted to see projects completed through the National budget, neophytes exposed their ignorance on the Chinese infrastructure loans. I will explain a little because sometimes I am caught between social commentary and responsibility as a former senior govt. Official
The Chinese loan for the Airport terminals is a $500M loan with Nigeria providing counterpart funding of $100M
GEJ administration paid the counterpart fund in full in 2014. As at the time we left office FAAN Officials had chosen all the internal finishes and project was on track
Aug 13, 2018 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
I respect @DattiBAhmed of Baze university. Not for the great school he built, or high caliber faculty he pulled together
Simply for running public toilets that is clean complete with tissue rolls with thousands of students. A feat we cant achieve at airports & public buildings
2 As a Corper I served at the Fed Secretariat in 1995, pristine beautiful building maintained by JB the Builders. 2014 I returned as Minister and couldn’t recognize the building. Over populated, no running water, non payment for maintenance and violation of original building plan
Jan 7, 2018 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
This is an interesting story unfolding in Malaysia. Picture below is Aziza wife of Jailed opposition leader Anwar and Mahathir who first jailed Anwar, then his Deputy on charges of Sodomy and graft leading to a bitter feud
In 2006 as President Obasanjo was preparing his exit, we had a conversation where I raised the issue that his feud with his Vice President @atiku appears similar to Mahathir and Anwar. He told me a foreign diplomat had told him so too and advised him to be careful
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