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I envy you guys @iHart and Cosmeticchemist. I supposed you guys studied Chemistry and Industrial chemistry. I studied Chemical Engineering but cannot do what you guys do. I later acqired skills for production after school and would love to know how to fabricate these equipment like iHart. I would love to be carried along please. I love entrepreneurship. I would really love to go into the practical aspect of industrial designs and machines.

I was one. Infact I topped all my classes - Primary, Secondary, ND, and Degree. But behind the scene of those who top their classes is the untold story of their family background. It is not easy being intelligent but from a poor family background that you struggle to fund your education while still supporting your family. Most times you delay entering school and end up passing the employable age. No connection anywhere. I returned from NYSC last October and i'm pressing hard to prove there is reward for excellence, against all odds. I appreciate the OP for this post. It has given me much to reflect on. I am taking my time to read each page.

Your face has become hypersenitive and cannot tolerate lots of chemicals in cosmetic products. Stay off medicated soaps; use mild toilet soaps like lux, joy etc. Maintain hygiene, steam your face regularly. Apply lemon juice daily. Use pears baby oil since your face will react to chemicals in most creams, lotions, and even facial ointments. Be relaxed. Cut down on sun exposures for now. You will be fine. *Not a doctor, but from the angle of a chemical engineer with research interest in cosmetics/cosmetology*

"1. He could not gain even a cleaner job. 2. He went to visit a prophet." Stories as this will be so enticing to our religious society. Pastors will now get what to preach. But believing this story will lead us more into backwardness. Questions I would love to ask: 1. Did he apply for the socalled cleaner job and didnot get? 2. Was he only appying for oil companies, banks, and other high profile jobs thinking he is the only one that is best graduating or carrying First Class degree? 3. This his best graduating status, how old was he when he attained it? Did he come back from NYSC before the age of 27? 4. Apart from this socalled best graduateship, what else could he offer employers or the society? 5. Other bestgraduating students that have no employment within 5years, did they inherit some kind of curses too? I have so many other questions to ask but let me stop here.

Whatever be the reason for your bumps, check my signature and contact me for an excellent skin care product that serves as aftershave, facial cleanser, and sanitiser - affordable and quality.

My superiors and my equals in Engineering profession I want to ask, how can someone that owns a private firm be qualified for registration with COREN? Because from my engineering education I was mearnt to know that to be qualified one must work under a ceritified engineer. And by standard one (Engineering Intern) is not supposed to sell service to the public prior to being chartered. Not all would be into engineering employment. I own a private firm that is into downstream petroleum oil facilities - design, specification, installation, maintenance, integrity testing, and repairs of pumps, valves, compressors, flowmeters, tanks, and nozzles. (Anyone that has registered with COREN with private practice should please share his experience.) PS: I hold a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, a professional diploma in Engineering Technology and had two years internship in the oil sector prior to going into private practice.

My superiors and my equals in Engineering profession I want to ask, how can someone that owns a private firm be qualified for registration with COREN? Because from my engineering education I was mearnt to know that to be qualified you must work under a ceritified engineer. And by standard one (Engineering Intern) is not supposed to sell service to the public prior to being chartered. Not all would be into engineering employment. I own a private firm that is into downstream petroleum oil facilities - design, specification, installation, maintenance, integrity testing, and repairs of pumps, valves, compressors, flowmeters, tanks, and nozzles. (Anyone that has registered with COREN with private practice should please share his experience.) I hold a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, a professional diploma in Engineering Technology and had two years internship in the oil sector prior to going into private practice.

aalymah:
Pls does any1 have the waec instructions to chemistry practical examination yet?

Yes I have the instruction to chemistry practicals.

John93:
Wow...Only Laptops and award letters have been issued. Please permit me to ask,How much were you paid and when were you paid?

We received payment in June, maybe six months after we collected letters and laptops. It always came every June. But there was this year, our third time of collection, that we waited June came and gone. It was until December that we received for that year. As for the amount, everything you paid as school fees (on the receipt) plus the amounts stated on the letter will be paid into your account.

All I observe is that you must be rich to be a PTDF scholar. That is paradoxical, anyway. You need to have money for your education as a PTDF scholar then PTDF will pay you in arears. I was a PTDF undergraduate scholar (2011 - 2015). We experienced serious delays, some were worried but I was not because I so much understood the Nigerian system. At a point I was tired of receiving calls and answering questions from my colleagues. But the truth is, as I speak PTDF is not owing us anything. All our entitles were paid to the latter, though with delays. The cordinator always used to tell us, "you know there are different tables approvals need to be obtained." So OP be patient and do not discourage people (like us) that want to take M.Sc scholarship from PTDF. You are lucky you are LSS. The delay bits worse for OSS because as Nigerians in Nigeria we can always survive.

Hello house. Is there anyone here that has passed through the Professional Diploma in Education (PDE) programme by the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN)? Please share your experience.

iHart:
Something is wrong with the formulation but if he doesn't make profit with this, he won't make profit with a good formulation...

The Industrial Chemist/ self acclaimed "Chemical" Engineer. I got captivated by your signature. You must be a great guy with experience in production technology as well as production equipment. Can you tell us a brief about yourself? Perhaps samples of your products/pictures of equipment you've designed and fabricated. Where is your location? How can one do business with you?

I don't think anything is wrong with your formulation and method, though small scale producers rarely care to look at quality parameter of their product. But your major problem might be capital. It seems you are buying your raw materials from retail shop.

Dillions22:
Oduok pls sent me ur watsap no

07037263653

Please house I am working on publishing a book on, "Calculation in Chemistry: The Excellent Approach." - a book that targets on secondary school students with excellent approach to writing WASSCE, JAMB, Entrances into PTI, Maritime etc. Anyone here that has published an academic work should please assist me with information that will guide. My whatsapp number is 07037263653. Thank you in advance.

Dayspring Comprehensive College, Eket, Akwa Ibom State is in need of an Ibibio Language Teacher. Interested candidates should send in their application. I work there and the principal has been announcing the vacant position for weeks now.

Teaching can be very exciting for those with passion in the profession. But then the pay is very low. I am really conisdering generating additional sources of income within the education discipline. I am looking at home lessons, tutorial centre, writing books, marking/invigilation of WAEC/NECO/JAMB etc. Can someone that has generated addtional income through these means or other means share experience? Thank you.

Why is it that schools don't consider teaching during NYSC as one year working experience. They'll still employ us as fresh graduates.

At OP truth is that you are neither an Engineer nor a Teacher. For now if you are in a lucrative engineering employment or a fulfilling engineering private practice I would strongly advice that you focus on the engineering and become a chartered Engineer first (that is if your current experience is registrable by COREN). Later you can take Engineering as an Entrepreneurship venture while you pursue Teaching as a career. You could at that point establish your Engineering firm, employ Intern Engineers who would help you sell your engineering products and services while you take an employment in high school as a Mathematics Teacher and enrol for your PGDE immediately and become registrable by Teachers Registration Council. Anything short of this you will neither be here nor there and become like every other mediocre we have all around the country who do not see the need to emerge as professionals. (This is my model though. I was trained as a Chemical Engineer but currently working as a Chemistry Teacher - my passion - but i'm doing private engineering practice to get money that Teaching cannot give)

I am so happy that I created this thread. I have learnt a lot so far from people here. I am so encouraged.

myners007:
Teach and remain poor.By the way i wonder what you will teach when u have poor writing skills

Your comment is harsh but all the same thank you for your input. On the "being poor aspect" it depends on what you call poverty. Which I doubt if your net worth can actually match mine - declare it let's see. On poor writing skills. If it is based on paragraphing of the write up I would say the small phone I use does not give me that freedom. But if it is on the technicality of professional english writing, i'm sorry i'm not a grammarian. But i'm show you've never written as much technical reports that can measure up with as much financial returns than what I do in my professional practice. On the final note. Do not be do quick to judge people. People's background differs. Some have comparatively comfortable background while others have to struggle before making it. For the struggling ones the seemingly little achievements is actually a very big milestone to them. I really appreciate your concern.

TO ALL INTENDED PTDF MSc. LSS Scholars: I would advice that in addition to reading to win this scholarship, you should: 1. Try and raise money that will be enough for you to buy Masters form for the next academic session and pursue the admission processes. When you are successfully shortlisted, PTDF will issue you an offer letter only when you present your admission letter. 2. Try and raise money for your school fees and upkeep for one year as PTDF pays local scholars in arears. This should go a long way to help.

I did not study education in the university though I love teaching so much. As I explained to my current employer that the reason I studied chemical engineering instead of chemistry education was so that I could have scholarship as I would have naturally not been able to go through university without some form of financial aid. I did one year internship in my field relating to oil sector but when I was to go for NYSC I decided I needed an education experience to add to my options of surviving after NYSC, incase oil job was not coming. I chosed a state that depends purely on education - Osun - as my first choice and was posted there for NYSC. Next thing was that I needed where I would really work and have the experience. Luckily enough I was posted to a private school where I served as a chemistry teacher: though I taught other sciences. I worked. I took the work serious. I learnt from those that studied education. I digested the handbook NYSC gave to prepare corps teachers. I needed an experience that would easily give me teaching job after NYSC. The effort yielded when my proprietor gave me an offer immediately after NYSC with an accomodation. I rejected the offer because I needed to move to an environment that my business and private engineering practice can sell, even as I work a a school teacher. Next one was when I was shortlisted for NPower scheme as an N-Teacher. I treated the offer with lack of interest since I knew we would be posted to public schools where teachers gain free money without challenging themselves with great tasks to develop themselves for the future. If my NYSC were to be in a public school I wouldn't have gotten the experience I got. I needed another private school that would give me more exposures to build on what I had - especially in practicals, and systematic teaching pedagogy. I didn't go for the NPower verification/deployment. I dropped applications in various private schools and was called by one on December. The aptitude test questions were pure education questions: bothering on learning domains, classroom management, pscychology of secondary school tenagers, evaluation methods, ethics of teaching profession, lesson note and lesson plan etc. I performed excellently and was invited for interview/microteaching which I performed so well and now I have been given the offer. This school is the ideal place I have wanted to grow a career in teaching. When I was to be given the offer, the proprietor asked why I didn't study education. Which I explained. He now asked how I intend growing in the career with no certificate as an educationist. I swiftly answered that I intend to make it up through mentorship and continuing eduction (PGDE) and he said the school would bear the cost of training me. So I want to encourage everyone: give your best to whatever life offers you for you do not know which one will be your source of open door. I love teaching. That is where my passion lies.

misterkay:
For the dude that asked if you could change from OSS to LSS and versa, it is very possible. I just changed mine. You can do so, too, by sending them a request to CHANGE FROM OSS TO LSS.

Thank you so much. I just changed mine now from MSc-OSS to MSc-LSS. I sent them a mail

FlirtyKaren:
I was matched with this guy whose image is attached on MMM. His name is Ezenagu Chukwudi, a student of caleb university. His phone number is 08154264497. I was supposed to pay him the sum of 308,000 but i mistakenly transferred 380,000 to his account. He confirmed receiving the funds into his account and promised to send me the excess. That was all the money i had in my account and i was really hopeful.

Only for this guy to block my numbers from reaching him. Even his mother's number that he used to call me when he hasnt confirmed my payment, i have also been barred from calling that number. Please help me spread this. Thank you.

http://www.lailasblog.com/2016/12/mmm-participant-allegedly-dupes-fellow-member.html

An illegal transaction cannot be enforced by law. MMM is not a legal business in Nigeria. You and the guy were not in any contract. So no legal remedy for you. You are just wasting your time and might appear ridiculous if you push the matter further. Better lay the matter to rest at this level. Many lost more than that so chill.

Strongbest:
Smiles.

The first question to ask is, who sells sulfuric acid to anyone in chemical stores, and how accessible is it?

If you have read through this thread, I think at the early part of this thread or so, I have explained the difference between sulphurnic acid and sulphuric acid.

And I believe severally, we have talked about places to get your chemicals here.

From my response to his question, I used the term "technically."

Fact is, what so many of us were taught in school is totally different from what we have in the real life. I think we should go beyond paper work.........don't be surprised that many never even knew what our common caustic soda (sodium hydroxide) looks like all through the paper work years in school........ Lol.


Sulphurnic acid in a way can be derived from sulfuric acid. And of course sulfuric acid can be used in the production of detergents. This time, the process isn't exactly the same as we have here using sulphurnic acid.


So, have you learned something new today? Do you now know that sulphuric acid can equally be used in the production of detergent?


I remember when I had a hard time explaining the difference between bicarbonate (baking soda) and baking powder to some of us here.


By the way, seeing your explanations above I just have to smile, kindly go back and study sulphuric acid and its properties again and feel free to get back to me.


One thing I tell people is, if you have not handled it, used it, done it, don't argue. You may end up looking silly.



Thanks.

I do not engage in academic discourse except with people within my profession. Trade is different from profession. It would have safe stress for you to take correct. I learn a lot from you, same way so many people do. But this time learn rather than trying to teach. There is nothing called SULPHURNIC ACID. Go back to that comment and read again. The spelling etc. Sulphonation process using sulphuric in detergent is a known technology but beyond batch process that we are producing at this level.

blessedqueen:
Caustic is now 500 1kg
Soda Ash 350_400
Pko- 470

you must be so blessed to buy PKO at 470naira per litre. We buy it for 600naira per litre in Eket, Port Harcourt, and Warri

RealityShot:
pls is sulphunic/sulphurnic acid
same as Sulphuric acid (H2SO4)?

Please stay away from sulphuric acid in your detergent production. They are never the same thing. Their chemical properties are so different. When you hear of sulphonic acid (take note of this spelling). It is a short form of Linear akylbenzenesulphonic acid - a sulphonated benzene compound as opposed to the erroneously belief that sulphonic acid is dilute or denatured sulphuric acid. I know a lot of people do production as a skill or trade. But there are people with specialized knowledge being trained in the field. Never use sulphuric acid as substitute for sulphonic acid. They do not relate.

TheBatman:
are you sure you clicked MSc LSS when you were about to pay. Remember the default selection is Msc. OSS, so its possible you forgot you change it. Anyways to your problem, I believe your best course of action would be contact the admin flexisaf

Thank you so much for your response. I am even happy now for the mistake. I would start to make plans then to study abroad.

Please house I bought PIN for M.Sc. - LSS and applied. But now on the overview i'm seeing M.Sc. - OSS. Anyone with similar experience? And what could be responsible?

The PIN I was using to check for my little friend. After trying the PIN for so many times i'm now being told "Invalid Card Details." I think the PIN has been blocked.