nwoke37:


corruption...
That's also the answer to most questions if not all on why Nigeria is doing poorly

Nigeria’s Ministry of Mines and Steel Development, says 652 million dollars is estimated to reactivate equipment and machines at the Ajaokuta Steel Company Ltd.

The Minister of State, Alhaji Abubakar Bwari, said this shortly after he received the Report of a Technical Audit from the Sole Administration of the company, Sumaila Abdul-Akaba, on Thursday in Abuja.

The Federal Government had set up the Technical Audit to find out how much was required to complete the Steel Plant.

kikuyu1:


Nwoke37,you seem intelligent compared to the rest of these Dangotelanders stumbling around in a daze screeching about imaginary Giant status,after ALL THIS TIME STILL AS BLIND AS STEVIE WONDER!

[img]http://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSsG_M-ehSd_C-ojIeUQsfvDCfRmWt2yu7dhdCrK-xPzQk0JRgq5Q[/img]

[img]https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRu9hw-Jz9OGIuvlhwpfKMa1KR_dgulJqJSKbJFBYHJ7U2TmV-H[/img]

Operating a plant on this scale isn't like pressing switches and throwing levers! There's like 60 km of track,2 thermal power plants,2 basic furnaces (nowadays,electric arc furnaces are used),water treatment and sewerage plant,foundry and patterning shop,forge and fabrication shop,machine tools shop ,etc ,etc which have been unused since installation in the late 70s!
What is the condition now? Are they still usable after decades of disuse? I think not! Even if usable they're still 4 decades obsolete overtaken by much more modern equipment competitively producing cheap steel. China is doing 800 mnt +,Japan and India both 100 mnt,Brazil is at 40 mnt + yearly. Heard of Arcelor Mittal,China Baowu group,Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metal Corp,Tata Steel? Those are the global steel giants.

Assume you can get natural gas to run the power plants and the iron ore to smelt imo that's another huge issue-how to break into the market and carve out a share with old outdated equipment.
Have you seen this:
https://www.von.gov.ng/ajaokuta-steel-company-652million-estimated-to-reactivate-equipment-machines/

Imo,from the little I've seen of modern foundry operations and the hi tech involved that's a third of the real cost. See this short vid of a huge foundry using a massive pneumo hammer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEF2erBBVZ4

As you observe look at the human capacity-the skill of the guys who made the forging and the forklift operators takes time-years even.

nelxxy:
it seems you are not happy about Nigeria steel company. find time to reach about this company. all this you list here is already in place transportation (rail to the sea port and also Niger river is there), thermal power plant,water treatment,sewerage plant,foundry, patterning shop,forge and fabrication shop... in fact housing estate is also available for the workers. it well plan project by the Russians. about not be used for long time federal government have workers there since last 30 years ago maintenance is carried out regularly. even technical audit report by the Ukrainians firm recently states that the situation of the steel plant’s equipment and facility are satisfactory.. Ajaokuta plant’s equipment and facilities are generally in good conditions, The steel plant complex also has highly sophisticated assemblage of 43 different plants made up of a web of complex iron, cable and machinery of different sizes and functions.
Out of the 43 plants, 40 are already completed and can produce independently.
Ajaokuta steel has the capacity to become a major producer of industrial machineries, auto-electrical spare-parts, shipbuilding, railways and carriages.the project is at 95% complete at as 1990 just that local and international conspiracy don't want it to go off.
About whether the technology is outdated. the blast furnace model which Ajaokuta steel plant has is the best in the world. let me shock you the world statistical year book put the total crude steel produced last year 65 percent of it was through blast furnace. This is the technology adopted in Ajaokuta steel plant, then how can a technology that produces such percentage of world steel be considered as obsolete,”beside Tata Steel's Kalinganagar used the same technology ajaokuta and even built by the same company what is fuse
let Nigeria start first... before we think about the upgrading.
the human capacity skill of the guys who will make the forging and the forklift operators is not a problem we already have trained personal. who I earlier told you, are employees of the company already been paid by federal government.
about the market first satisfy our needs internally even west Africa first. market is not the problem we have huge market.

Do your research before you argue or maybe you like ranting.... you don't know anything about ajaokuta just shut up.
NOTE me I just dey look dem our govament whether na election point dey won score.. let Nigeria is a great but bad publicity to your small mind like you won't let you open your eyes.. come to Nigeria to see how vibrant naija is, maybe infrastructure wise Nigeria not top notch.. even i am planing to coming down to Nairobi to observe.. AFRICA NEED EACH OTHER there's conspiracy against us oga open your eyes. they want to take Nigeria out. if they do rest of Africa will fall easily.. let me burst your brain world bank and IMF is against ajaokuta steel company. even US once say we don't need steel company in Nigeria at all that we can easily buy from them at cheaper rate do you see that and our politician is our biggest enemy no love for the country. they can easily sell our country for penny.
Oga stop all this ranting. reason with your brain stop been sentimental or hateful to another Africa country.. thank u

nelxxy:
it seems you are not happy about Nigeria steel company. find time to research about this company. all this you list here is already in place transportation (rail to the sea port and also Niger river is there), thermal power plant,water treatment,sewerage plant,foundry, patterning shop,forge and fabrication shop... in fact housing estate is also available for the workers. it well plan project by the Russians. about not been in used for long time federal government have workers there since last 30 years ago maintenance is carried out regularly. even technical audit report by the Ukrainians firm recently states that the situation of the steel plant’s equipment and facility are satisfactory.. Ajaokuta plant’s equipment and facilities are generally in good conditions, The steel plant complex also has highly sophisticated assemblage of 43 different plants made up of a web of complex iron, cable and machinery of different sizes and functions.
Out of the 43 plants, 40 are already completed and can produce independently.
Ajaokuta steel has the capacity to become a major producer of industrial machineries, auto-electrical spare-parts, shipbuilding, railways and carriages.the project is at 95% complete at as 1990 just that local and international conspiracy don't want it to go off.
About whether the technology is outdated. the blast furnace model which Ajaokuta steel plant has is the best in the world. let me shock you the world statistical year book put the total crude steel produced last year 65 percent of it was through blast furnace. This is the technology adopted in Ajaokuta steel plant, then how can a technology that produces such percentage of world steel be considered as obsolete,”beside Tata Steel's Kalinganagar used the same technology ajaokuta and even built by the same company.
let Nigeria start first... before we think about the upgrading.
the human capacity skill of the guys who will make the forging and the forklift operators is not a problem we already have trained personal. who I earlier told you, are employees of the company already been paid by federal government.
these guys were trained by Russians
about the market, let satisfy our needs internally even west Africa first. market is not the problem we have huge market.

Do your research before you argue or maybe you like ranting.... you don't know anything about ajaokuta just shut up.
NOTE me I just dey look dem our govament whether na election point dey won score.. Nigeria is a great country but bad publicity to your small mind like you won't let you open your eyes.. come to Nigeria to see how vibrant naija is, maybe infrastructure wise Nigeria not top notch.. even i am planing to coming down to Nairobi to observe.. AFRICA NEED EACH OTHER there's conspiracy against us oga open your eyes. they want to take Nigeria out. if they do rest of Africa will fall easily.. let me burst your brain world bank and IMF is against ajaokuta steel company. even US once say we don't need steel company in Nigeria at all that we can easily buy from them at cheaper rate do you see that and our politician is our biggest enemy no love for the country. they can easily sell our country for penny.
Oga stop all this ranting. reason with your brain stop been sentimental or hateful to another Africa country.. thank u

gallivant:

kikuyu1:


Nwoke37,you seem intelligent compared to the rest of these Dangotelanders stumbling around in a daze screeching about imaginary Giant status,after ALL THIS TIME STILL AS BLIND AS STEVIE WONDER!

[img]http://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSsG_M-ehSd_C-ojIeUQsfvDCfRmWt2yu7dhdCrK-xPzQk0JRgq5Q[/img]

[img]https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRu9hw-Jz9OGIuvlhwpfKMa1KR_dgulJqJSKbJFBYHJ7U2TmV-H[/img]

Operating a plant on this scale isn't like pressing switches and throwing levers! There's like 60 km of track,2 thermal power plants,2 basic furnaces (nowadays,electric arc furnaces are used),water treatment and sewerage plant,foundry and patterning shop,forge and fabrication shop,machine tools shop ,etc ,etc which have been unused since installation in the late 70s!
What is the condition now? Are they still usable after decades of disuse? I think not! Even if usable they're still 4 decades obsolete overtaken by much more modern equipment competitively producing cheap steel. China is doing 800 mnt +,Japan and India both 100 mnt,Brazil is at 40 mnt + yearly. Heard of Arcelor Mittal,China Baowu group,Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metal Corp,Tata Steel? Those are the global steel giants.

Assume you can get natural gas to run the power plants and the iron ore to smelt imo that's another huge issue-how to break into the market and carve out a share with old outdated equipment.
Have you seen this:
https://www.von.gov.ng/ajaokuta-steel-company-652million-estimated-to-reactivate-equipment-machines/

Imo,from the little I've seen of modern foundry operations and the hi tech involved that's a third of the real cost. See this short vid of a huge foundry using a massive pneumo hammer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEF2erBBVZ4

As you observe look at the human capacity-the skill of the guys who made the forging and the forklift operators takes time-years even.

kikuyu1:


Nwoke37,you seem intelligent compared to the rest of these Dangotelanders stumbling around in a daze screeching about imaginary Giant status,after ALL THIS TIME STILL AS BLIND AS STEVIE WONDER!

[img]http://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSsG_M-ehSd_C-ojIeUQsfvDCfRmWt2yu7dhdCrK-xPzQk0JRgq5Q[/img]

[img]https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRu9hw-Jz9OGIuvlhwpfKMa1KR_dgulJqJSKbJFBYHJ7U2TmV-H[/img]

Operating a plant on this scale isn't like pressing switches and throwing levers! There's like 60 km of track,2 thermal power plants,2 basic furnaces (nowadays,electric arc furnaces are used),water treatment and sewerage plant,foundry and patterning shop,forge and fabrication shop,machine tools shop ,etc ,etc which have been unused since installation in the late 70s!
What is the condition now? Are they still usable after decades of disuse? I think not! Even if usable they're still 4 decades obsolete overtaken by much more modern equipment competitively producing cheap steel. China is doing 800 mnt +,Japan and India both 100 mnt,Brazil is at 40 mnt + yearly. Heard of Arcelor Mittal,China Baowu group,Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metal Corp,Tata Steel? Those are the global steel giants.

Assume you can get natural gas to run the power plants and the iron ore to smelt imo that's another huge issue-how to break into the market and carve out a share with old outdated equipment.
Have you seen this:
https://www.von.gov.ng/ajaokuta-steel-company-652million-estimated-to-reactivate-equipment-machines/

Imo,from the little I've seen of modern foundry operations and the hi tech involved that's a third of the real cost. See this short vid of a huge foundry using a massive pneumo hammer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEF2erBBVZ4

As you observe look at the human capacity-the skill of the guys who made the forging and the forklift operators takes time-years even.

uzzyke:
this is a new 22MW power plant for ajaokuta steel mill

jaycent:
You guys need to work on your roads. Your roads are dirty!

jaycent:
You guys need to work on your roads. Your roads are dirty!

nwoke37:
I remember asking my father if Nigeria got its independence too early... He told me Nigeria would have been worse if we got independence later... He mentioned how the politicians are more corrupt now than during the time of Nigeria's independence wherein those leaders worked together for Nigeria's development/independence...

He also mentioned that the current politicians we have now are even willing to sell Nigeria if they have the chance... He kept on repeating that there is no hope for Nigeria..

I later mused over my father's words...
I realized our politicians have in fact been selling Nigeria bit by bit... Because of corruption, we have poor power supply, substandard roads, un- regular water supply, poor education facilities, poor health facilities, etc..
Without those facilities you can't attract jobs(both domestic and foreign)... so we have high rates of poverty... And because of high rates of poverty we have high rates of insecurity...

What I know is that once oil ceases to become a major thing in our world, Nigeria would cease to exist as a nation, if corruption isn't massively tackled..

I hope one day Nigeria proves my father wrong, that there's hope for Nigeria

Kenyanstar:
Nigerians are a serious joke... hahaha you are dumb to say the least
Aba Roads & other roads in Naija.

Kenyanstar:
Nigerians are a serious joke... hahaha you are dumb to say the least
Aba Roads & other roads in Naija.

obaaderemi:
KENYAN STANDARD NEWSPAPER

Mourning In Kenya !

Nigeria 2 Iceland 0.