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I SWEAR I WAS ABOUT UPLOADING THE BAD AREAS OF THE ROADS OF THIS AGO PALACE WAY.. ITS DISHEARTENING AND SO BAD TO SEE THIS KIND OF PLACE STILL IN LAGOS. IT WAS AS IF FASHOLA NEGLECTED THE PEOPLE OF THAT COMMUNITY

Mikolo70:
The Landlord called you ba?...Don Jazzy na confirm Isoko man. But why Igbos dey always claim wetin nor be their own sef?....GEJ,Don J,Lagos etc.

You must be a Motherfucker..

Don jazzy was born in Umuahia and his Origin is from Delta state..


http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Jazzy

OP, sow who come win the money na.. aby is it a self win ny.

[size=15pt]Today makes it the 8th business day[/size] I paid for shipping and my item (S1411115149)hasn't shipped yet and none has even been assigned to a batch.... What kind of company is this.. Several unreplied mails and unreplied Voice calls. we have exhausted our stocks and so much in need of this product.... when will the products arrive?

Bro, pleas do you know any mechanic that can fix this for me. I guess it might look very cumbersome for my mechanic, though the guy too is quite good when you make him understand what you want.?

Bros, I use a Nissan Xterra O3 model. My major issue with it is that it consumes too much fuel..

have noticed the car is consuming h.ell amount of fuel. Most time spend 2000 to 2500 from Ojota to Magodo > Yaba then Back to Ojota.....

But my friend driving a Nissan pathfinder 1999 model do this same trip with 1500 fuel and still have some to Go church the next day (church distance like from Ojota to Oregun daystar church)

But my own car will already be Out of fuel...
I scanned with a small OBD device and it gave me this code.


"Fault log report generated by Torque for Android
=================================================

Vehicle VIN: Not present
Vehicle Manufacturer: Unknown
Vehicle Calibration ID: 1EK816

VX133S

Current Fault Log
------------------
P0505: Idle Control System
P0335: Crankshaft Position Sensor A Circuit
P0745: Pressure Control Solenoid "A"
P0455: Evaporative Emission Control System Leak Detected (gross leak)
P0037: HO2S Heater Control Circuit Low (Bank 1 Sensor 2)
P0328: Knock Sensor 1 Circuit High Input (Bank 1 or Single Sensor)

Pending Fault Log
------------------
P0128: Coolant Thermostat (Coolant Temperature Below Thermostat Regulating Temperature)"




Please Help me oo.. Before the car finish my pocket..

Ok gazzzzuzzz am here now..

Hi guys, I drive a Nissan Xterra 2003 model.. given to me by a brother.. but have noticed the car is consuming h.ell amount of fuel. Most time spend 2000 to 2500 from Ojota to Magodo > Yaba then Back to Ojota.....

But my friend driving a Nissan pathfinder 1999 model do this same trip with 1500 fuel and still have some to Go church the next day (church distance like from Ojota to Oregun daystar church)

But my own car will already be Out of fuel...
I scanned with a small OBD device and it gave me this code.


"Fault log report generated by Torque for Android
=================================================

Vehicle VIN: Not present
Vehicle Manufacturer: Unknown
Vehicle Calibration ID: 1EK816

VX133S

Current Fault Log
------------------
P0505: Idle Control System
P0335: Crankshaft Position Sensor A Circuit
P0745: Pressure Control Solenoid "A"
P0455: Evaporative Emission Control System Leak Detected (gross leak)
P0037: HO2S Heater Control Circuit Low (Bank 1 Sensor 2)
P0328: Knock Sensor 1 Circuit High Input (Bank 1 or Single Sensor)

Pending Fault Log
------------------
P0128: Coolant Thermostat (Coolant Temperature Below Thermostat Regulating Temperature)"




Please Help me oo.. Before the car finish my pocket..
(Modify) (Quote

Hi guys, I drive a Nissan Xterra 2003 model.. given to me by a brother.. but have noticed the car is consuming h.ell amount of fuel. Most time spend 2000 to 2500 from Ojota to Magodo > Yaba then Back to Ojota.....

But my friend driving a Nissan pathfinder 1999 model do this same trip with 1500 fuel and still have some to Go church the next day (church distance like from Ojota to Oregun daystar church)

But my own car will already be Out of fuel...
I scanned with a small OBD device and it gave me this code.


"Fault log report generated by Torque for Android
=================================================

Vehicle VIN: Not present
Vehicle Manufacturer: Unknown
Vehicle Calibration ID: 1EK816

VX133S

Current Fault Log
------------------
P0505: Idle Control System
P0335: Crankshaft Position Sensor A Circuit
P0745: Pressure Control Solenoid "A"
P0455: Evaporative Emission Control System Leak Detected (gross leak)
P0037: HO2S Heater Control Circuit Low (Bank 1 Sensor 2)
P0328: Knock Sensor 1 Circuit High Input (Bank 1 or Single Sensor)

Pending Fault Log
------------------
P0128: Coolant Thermostat (Coolant Temperature Below Thermostat Regulating Temperature)"




Please Help me oo.. Before the car finish my pocket..

“If I’m voted into power, within the next four years, the issue of power will become a thing of the past. Four years is enough for anyone in power to make a significant improvement and if I can’t improve on power within this period, it then means I cannot do anything”

President Goodluck Jonathan
31st January 2011
United Nations
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

“If I’m voted into power, within the next four years, the issue of power will become a thing of the past. Four years is enough for anyone in power to make a significant improvement and if I can’t improve on power within this period, it then means I cannot do anything”

President Goodluck Jonathan
31st January 2011
United Nations
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

“If I’m voted into power, within the next four years, the issue of power will become a thing of the past. Four years is enough for anyone in power to make a significant improvement and if I can’t improve on power within this period, it then means I cannot do anything”

President Goodluck Jonathan
31st January 2011
United Nations
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Hi guys, guess the names of the supplementary list students has been added to the website. so you can login successfully now. no more mismatch of usernames...

labodinho:
The site is okay now.The list is out.Show yourself if you got your name there let's celebrate with you.

Congratulations!!!

brotherly, your advice was taken and indeed it bared fruits. i really need to specially appreciate you for your good work all through the thread. Am so happy now. Saw my name on the list. thought I would loose at both side initially when I didn't see my name on the merit list because earlier this year I declined Uniben's 200L admission. But so happy now.... Unilag here I come.....Thank You Lord Jesus.

What Makes Jose Mourinho Such a Brilliant Manager? There are many words to describe the 50-year-old Portuguese: pragmatic, enigmatic, inspirational and thorough are but a few.

However, he is perhaps best described by himself. His unveiling at Chelsea in 2004 has become legendary. Few know that his "I am a special one" declaration was merely an attempt to show the skeptical English media that he was someone to take seriously after they had questioned his credentials to manage in the Premier League.

From there his legend grew and now after 13 years there can be no doubt about it that Jose Mourinho is indeed a very, very special manager.

From inauspicious beginnings with Benfica in September 2000, Mourinho has won everything the domestic game can offer. Since 2002, he has not gone a full calendar year without winning at least one trophy.

He has won seven domestic league titles across four different countries, the Champions League twice, the UEFA Cup once and 10 further domestic trophies. He has also won numerous personal awards including the FIFA coach of the year.

He is rightly hailed as one of the best managers of all time. But what makes him so special? Why does he win so much? Why does he foster such following and belief from his players?

For a start his preparation for matches almost goes unchallenged. Mourinho can often work 16-hour days between coaching, player management, scouting and preparing dossiers on his team's next opponents. With this kind of work ethic he shows his players that he too is willing to put in the long hours it takes to be successful.

In this regard he demonstrates to his players that he will work as hard as he can and beyond, so that when he asks them to do the same it becomes an easy choice. Once you have a player's respect he will run through walls or kick his own mother for you.

He recognizes that to be successful he must be a leader of men and brook no challenge. Stories of the Chelsea boot room's influence over managers and the club are well known. Legend has it that in Mourinho's early weeks at the club, certain players complained to management about his style.

Ben Radford/Getty Images
Jose Mourinho arriving at Chelsea in 2004

In true Mourinho form he called a team meeting and challenged the naysayers to speak up or to forever hold their peace. Nobody said anything as Mourinho's steely glare moved from player to player. He had won his first significant game as Chelsea manager and with it he had also won the respect of the players.

He learned under Bobby Robson and Louis van Gaal, as an assistant coach, that the key to being a successful manager is having a successful relationship with your players. If that bedrock does not exist, no amount of coaching or tactical know how will do you any good.

As Robson's interpreter at Sporting Lisbon, Porto and Barcelona, Mourinho was given an insight into the first team manager's mind that few assistants ever get. Because he had to directly interpret Robson's words, and then convey them in the manner the Englishman wanted, Mourinho basically became the voice and right arm of the manager.

By this stage he was already a top-class coach who worked with not only the team, but the goalkeepers as well. He was also preparing tactical work books on their next opponents for Robson and van Gaal to analyse. His road to the top was already well under way and the legendary Englishman and Dutchman recognized Mourinho's intelligence, potential and single mindedness that all professional sportspeople possess.

Both also saw that Mourinho was a very clever tactician.

For the uninitiated, Mourinho burst onto the scene in 2004 when he helped guide Porto past Manchester United on the way to his first Champions League triumph. Using an, back then, unconventional 4-2-3-1 formation, Porto frustrated the Red Devils' 4-4-2 across both legs. They countered Sir Alex Ferguson's team with great speed and tactical intelligence and were easily the better side.

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Jose Mourinho at Porto

That was almost the ground zero day that 4-2-3-1 became the formation of choice in European and, as a result, world football.

There are numerous clever elements to the 4-2-3-1 that make it so successful on the pitch and off it. Before it became en-vogue, most teams utilized 4-4-2 or 4-3-3 variants that required each and every club to possess almost four to five forwards on their books.

As strikers of top quality are the hardest players to buy, owning four can be incredibly expensive. A 4-2-3-1 formation can be pragmatically cut to two or three depending upon tactical need.

The formation also utilizes specialist midfielders in defensive and attacking roles over all-round midfielders in other formations. Specialist midfielders are also cheaper than all-round players.

Coaching these players can also be made slightly easier by the fact that they are given specific roles which connect across the pitch, rather than all-round roles which require them to support play across the pitch.

With all that taken into account, the 4-2-3-1 formation can become as adventurous or as pragmatic as a manager chooses it to be.

Many of Mourinho's teams are often called pragmatic. But this is perhaps unfair, because Mourinho fosters an honesty and work rate from his players that is rarely seen in other teams. He believes that "players don't win you trophies, teams win trophies, squads win trophies."

Because Mourinho tells his team this over and over again, and because of the way he uses his squad so intelligently, his players believe it too.

He takes his tactical ideas and gives them to everyone at the club. He explains how to press, as if an elastic band linked the entire team, when to press, how to reorganize during transitions in opposition play and how to develop ball possession and intelligent positional play.

When his players have mastered these ideas he strengthens the psychological aspects of their play so they make fewer mistakes than their opponents.

Shaun Botterill/Getty Images

He does not entertain or pander to prima donnas and all of his teams live by the credo: self sacrifice over self indulgence. This can easily be seen over the years when his teams ran their legs into the ground for the cause. He is the ultimate believer in working as hard off the ball as you do on it.

Think 10-man Inter Milan beating Barcelona in 2010 as perhaps the greatest in a long list of brilliant examples.

He can ask his players to sacrifice their game for the greater good because they see that he puts the work in. He kicks every ball with them, he fights for their cause in press conferences, he fosters a them and us atmosphere and makes his team believe that its cause on the pitch is just and unstoppable.

This quote from The Observer in 2004 perhaps describes his view on teamwork best: “From here each practice, each game, each minute of your social life must centre on the aim of being champions … First-teamer will not be a correct word. I need all of you. You need each other. We are a team.”

Above all else, he makes his players believe they are family, and families stick together throughout thick and thin. If you are part of Mourinho's family you usually celebrate through a lot of "thick."

He plans on and off the pitch, leads as an example and as a leader, organises his teams to the Nth degree, and he knows his own player’s strengths and weaknesses. He makes sure they know them too, and he also makes sure they know the opponent's strengths and relative weaknesses.

Throughout this entire process he is controlling his team toward a target he has already given them. When match day comes around they are like primed boxers ready to be unleashed upon an unsuspecting and less prepared opponent.

Because his players have been coached so well, because they have ultimate faith in their manager and because they know he will give them information on their opponent no one else has, they have ultimate belief.

Of course, there are elements to Mourinho's game and personality that grate with players and managers of an older generation. They dislike his fondness for controlling press conferences and for the way he builds up or breaks down opponents with a careful flick of a word. The press obviously lose this element of the 50-year-old as sound bites come flying as frequently as goals, but there is a method to the madness.

Mourinho uses the press conferences to take the pressure of match build up off his players and looks for a psychological edge he can manipulate or make bigger for his opponents. He can be like a junkyard dog with a bone in chasing an advantage no matter how slight.

It adds one more layer to the most interesting manager in the game today.

This clever approach to organising, leading and controlling every aspect of the game marks Jose Mourinho out as not just the best soccer coach in the world, but probably the best coach of any sport.



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labodinho:

NOTICE ON SUPPLEMENTARY ADMISSIONS
INTO 2014/2015 FOUNDATION
PROGRAMMES
PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL CANDIDATES MUST
COMPLETE THIS CHANGE OF COURSE
PROCESS BEFORE BEING CONSIDERED FOR
SUPPLEMENTARY ADMISSION EITHER AS A
BIOLOGICAL CHILD OF STAFF, OR NOT.


This side of there post really needs consideration,it 'might' favor those with 1-4 marks below their cut off.I pray it's so.

What do they really mean by that clause. is it that one must change course before his name appears on the supplementary list? whats if the person does not want any of the said available course because most of the courses are Art, pure science and Education. no biz admin No social science. does that mean one cannot still hope for supplimentary list in his chosen course without purchasing the change of course form?

Dirty tricks petrol stations,
attendants use to cheat customers
Mrs. Bisola Ayeni, a businesswoman in her early 40s
confidently left her house at Egbeda (Lagos) with an
almost empty tank heading for Ikeja. The red light of
the fuel indicator was blinking nonstop but Ayeni
knew the quantity of fuel in her tank would take her
to the next available fillingstation where she had
hoped to fill up her tank.
Indeed, as she got to the Lagos-Abeokuta
Expressway, Ayeni drove into the filling station and
told the attendant to fill her car with N5,000 worth of
fuel while she rummaged her handbag to bring out
the money as well as pick a call. That was her
undoing.
Ayeni would tell our correspondent that she didn’t
bother to look at the pump while the sale was on
because she didn’t envisage any foul act, besides
she knew the level a N5,000 worth of fuel would rise
to on her fuel gauge. Ayeni only managed a quick
glance at the meter and when she saw that it was
reading, she relaxed and enjoyed her discussion on
the phone.
She said, “When I finished, I looked at the pump and
I saw N5,000 on the price column, I paid him and
drove away. I expected the light indicating low fuel
to go off and the indicator to rise, but it didn’t
happen.
“Even if the rise in the fuel indicator would be
gradual, I expected a major shift. Lo and behold, the
light never went off and the indicator never rose.
“Oh my God, I was confused and very angry, so I
turned back, while praying that the car wouldn’t run
out of fuel. By the time I got to the petrol station, I
was fuming.”
Ayeni said she had almost slapped the attendant
who attended to her having shouted on him when
the station manager came out.
“On hearing what happened, the manager gave the
sales boy a resounding slap, apologised to me and
ordered him to sell the fuel again, and I heard him
saying the N5,000 would be deducted from his
salary. We both stood by him while he sold the fuel,
the gauge rose even before I left the station, which
means he cheated me earlier. I still wouldn’t know
how he did it,” she said.
Ayeni’s experience is common among vehicle
owners, who had at one time or the other thought
they had bought fuel but later found out they either
bought nothing or were short-changed in terms of
the quantity. A cross section of vehicle owners who
spoke to our correspondent alleged that they had
noticed same at one time or the other but said that
there was nothing they could do since they really
could not establish any foul play.
In case you once bought fuel from a filling station
and it seemed like nothing was added to your fuel
tank after you have left, or you felt what was sold to
you wasn’t commensurate with what you paid for
orexpected, you may have been cheated under your
close watch even with your eyes wide open.
Saturday PUNCH had a revealing chat with fuel
attendants of some popular filling stations in Lagos
and they explained how they make quick but huge
cash from unsuspecting customers.
One of them who identified himself simply as
Owolabi John, said there are many ways fuel
attendants cheat customers who have come to buy
fuel, which many people are not aware of.
Devouring a massive plate of hot and spicy pepper
soup and a bottle of chilled beer our correspondent
bought for him, John readily exposed all the tricks on
how they make money.
By the way, John earns N10,000 as a fuel attendant.
He wants to pursue a university education. There is
no other help from anywhere else, as such John
admitted leaving no stone unturned to take
advantage of gulliblecustomers to make some
money from what he described as “thecustomers’
carelessness.”
“Ideally, when we resume, we take the reading on
the meter on the fuel dispenser, which we call the
opening meter, and when we close, we take the
reading, which we also call the closing meter. Then,
we multiply the difference in the readings by the
cost per litre, which is the amount we deliver to the
manager. If there is any surplus, it belongs to the
attendant, and if there is loss, the attendant will look
for money to make it up. If the shortage is a lot of
money, the manager may allow that the money be
deducted from the person’s salary if the person is
not sacked,” he explained.
However, that surplus money may not have been a
miracle or manna from heaven; it could simply be a
product of manipulation by the attendants.
According to John, there are different types of fuel
dispensers, such as Marathon, Sanki, Eagle Star, etc,
and each machine has its peculiar way of being
adjusted. “On the keyboard of some of them, where
we enter the number of litres or amount, which is
either in front or on the side, there is usually a
button labelled ‘Recall, TIM/CAL’ or any other label,
depending on the machine. The essence of the
button is to enable the attendant to see the past
sales. If you want to see your last ten sales, you just
press Recall, then the number you want to see etc,
depending on the number you want, and it shows
you the amount. Beyond seeing our past sales, we
use it to make money.
“If I sell N2,000 worth of fuel to a customer, and the
next customer also wants to buy N2,000. If I observe
that the second customer Isn’t paying attention, I
will sell some quantity, maybe N1,500 and press
Stop or Cancel, depending on the machine press
Recall, 1, then press Ok. With that, N2,000 will
appear on the screen and that is what the customer
will see on the meter, believing the sale is complete.
This can be done in less than one second. That is one
of the ways, and at the close of business I remove
mine which is the excess of the actual litre sales.
“Imagine if I do that for about ten customers in a
day, with varying gain from each case, which
depends largely on the amount of fuel the customer
is buying and how sensitive the person is. I could
make up to N10, 000 in one day,” he explained.
According to him, attendants could go to the extent
of writing out some past sales on a paper where they
can easily have a glance to know which number to
recall when a customer is distracted or looks away,
since many people prefer to buy based on price and
not litre.
“When customers come, we observe them and see if
they are tired or we try to distract them, sometimes
with the help of our colleagues by engaging them in
a chat or doing things that could easily distract
them. As soon as they look away, if the seller has
made an appreciable sale, he/she would have
mastered or checked his paper to see the last time
he sold that particular amount, as soon as it is
possible, he will press it, and press OK. Before the
customer looks back, the sale will appear complete,”
John explained.
John’s revelation explained one of the ways Ayeni
might have been cheated. Another fuel attendant,
who simply identified himself as Owode Kabir, told
our correspondent that the use of Recall or TIM
button is the easiest way to make quick money
because the customers would think the machine was
fast, so they wouldn’t always suspect anything, even
though some come back to complain.
However, Kabir stressed that not all attendants are
involved in the act, but that many of them do it as
long as there is opportunity and that in some cases,
they settle the station manager at the close of work
if they are able to make some money, which they do
everyday anyway.
But ‘Recall or TIM/CAL’ button is not the only way to
make money fromcustomers, Kabir would tell our
correspondent. There is yet another way!
Even though many people know that when the
nozzle is hanged on the pump, the readings revert to
zero, he said they (fuel attendants) have also found a
way to manoeuvre it to make some money.
“What we do is to gently place the nozzle, such that
it won’t click to rub off the old sales and revert to
zero, so, we fake it, which means the dispenser is
still running, so if anyone comes, we simply continue
from where we stop and that is why sometimes it
seems like we are rushing the customers. It is easier
when the last sale is a small quantity.
“Even though the use of the Recall or TIM/CAL’
button on some of these machines is the easiest
method, faking the nozzle is another viable way to
make money.
“If the previous sale is about N200 maybe by a Keke
NAPEP and Okada rider, or even commercial buses
(danfo) drivers, because they are the ones who buy
fuel in bits, we will gently place the nozzle, and
naturally, when you see that we remove the nozzle
from the hanger, that is, from the engine, you
believe that it started from zero. However, it is not
always the case,” he said.
Kabir was quick to add that some station managers
or managements know about their tricks but that
once they are caught or reported by a customer,
such person could be sacked. He added that
attendants usually sell in all cases but such sales
might not start from zero or could be recalled to a
previous sale that had the same amount, which
would be an incomplete sale for the customer.
“Sometimes we could gain up to N1,000 from one
sale, it depends on the quantity that the consumer
wants, and those that are caught are usually the
greedy ones,” he noted.
He added that in filling stations where their
dispensers do not have Recall or TIM/CAL only the
last sale could be recalled, hence, once the last sale
is not the same with the current sale, faking the
hanging of the nozzle might be the only way to make
money through such pump.
Station owners and managers also dupe customers
A female attendant with a major oil marketer
company in Lagos Island, Seun Jegede, told our
correspondent how station managers and filling
station owners also cheat their customers.
She alleged that most filling stations alter their
meters to under-dispense fuel at the detriment of
customers, which is a known phenomenon among
consumers. Even though this could be a product of
greed and inadequate regulation, she said they also
do that to make up for some loss they might have
incurred during sales.
“Based on experience, I can tell you that almost all
filling stations, including the ones being run by
government, adjust their meters and what they do is
to settle the officials from the Department of
Petroleum Resources if or when they come for
inspection.
“No attendant can alter the meter on his own, except
the manager sanctions it because it involves the
engineer changing the panel and doing some
mechanical readjustment. That is why many filling
stations that alter their meters have to bribe their
way through because the engineers are not always
there, except the manager recommends a trusted
attendant to be trained so as to put the pumps back
to normal if DPR comes.
“The adjustment is easier with the marathon
machine because it has a key in front of the meter.
This allows for quick readjustment of the meter so as
to scale through the due diligence check by the DPR,
which could be once in six months,” Jegede
explained.
She added that the decision to alter the meter could
either come from the owner of the station or the
station manager in connivance with the engineer,
adding that whoever orders the adjustment takes
the money made from the unsold quantity.
Station attendants also cheat their employers
According to John, not only customers are open to
this fraud, even the management that the
attendants work for are not immune to their
fraudulent acts, through what he called ‘no reading’.
In this case only the price meter reads while the litre
reading does not move. He said this could be a
product of frequent repairs of the pump or any other
mechanical fault, which could make it malfunction.
“When there is ‘no reading’ on the litre menu, and
the management is not aware, there is no way the
management will know the actual number of litres
that have been sold.
“What we do in such cases is to sell on the basis of
amount only and we sometimes negotiate with the
customer for settlement because we can sell more to
make money. I can even call someone from home to
come and buy and keep for me, before the
management finds out that the litre is not reading.
“Even though the ‘no reading’ issue rarely happens,
it becomes a free for all if it happens to the diesel or
kerosene pump that usually has no attendant
attached to it. With that, tracing who sells what
quantity may be difficult, even though an attendant
must be smart to avoid being penalised.
“Another form of ‘no reading’ is when some
attendants, especially those attached to diesel or
kerosene that have lesser patronage compared to
petrol, gently press the nozzle (just like a one-touch
press) that may not read on the meter whereas some
fuel will still come out. It can also happen when they
finish selling and instead of hanging the nozzle, they
place it inside the keg for the little quantity to drip
into their kegs. It may appear little, but over a long
time, the gentle one-touch press and the leftovers
become a large quantity. That is why you see some
attendants having kegs beside ,” John explained.
The attendants further explained that they make
more money when there is epileptic power supply
which force people to buy fuel in kegs. “When there
is no power supply and people struggle or force your
nozzle in their kegs, many of them don’t care about
starting from zero, which is a plus for us,” he said.
They however said station attendants find it difficult
to cheat if the customer comes out of the vehicle to
stay with them, adding that those who sit in their
vehicles can easily be distracted or shortchanged.
A Director in DPR, Mr. George Osahon, had strongly
advised in a television programme recently that it
was better for vehicle owners to buy specific amount
of fuel rather than using number of litres as a
yardstick.
“When you go to a modern filling station and you ask
for N5,000 worth of fuel, they simply punch a pad
and when it’s complete it stops by itself, and it is
better to stand by the seller or keep a close watch
from your car if you choose to sit in the car.
“The reason the same worth of fuel would vary in
quantity at different filling stations is because some
under-dispense. Nobody will ever over-dispense,
people will either dispense normally or under-
dispense, so if you see such differential, it is very
necessary for you to call the attention of the DPR to
it,” he had said.
Osahon had also said people should stop using
statements like ‘fill-up the tank’ not minding how
much fuel was inside their tank or the quantity
coming into it, saying there is a lot of wastage in
that, which is not necessary.
However, while some filling station attendants who
spoke to our correspondent denied the fraud
allegations, a few others admitted that some
attendants do it and that it depends on the
circumstance and the type of pump, as pointed out
by John.
A cross section of station managers who spoke to our
correspondent also dissociated their filling stations
from those who cheat their customers, adding that
none of their staff would survive such an attempt.
Mr. Adebola Durojaiye, who is a manager of a filling
station in Ikeja, said, “People say all filling stations
under-dispense but that is not true. One good way to
identify those who do it is that they don’t have good
patronage because whether we like it or not,
customers know the good and bad stations, so, the
generalisation is wrong.”
The Chairman of the Independent Petroleum
Marketers Association of Nigeria, Ejigbo Satellite, Mr.
Ajayi Adebayo, said recently that any member of the
association found indulging in sharp practices would
have his/her office sealed off alongside other
sanctions, while urging members to be transparent
and objective in their business transactions.
In a telephone conversation with our correspondent,
the Executive Secretary, Major Oil Marketers
Association of Nigeria, Mr. Obafemi Olawore, said no
member of the association could be involved in
under-dispensing or fiddling with the pump, adding
that anyone with proof of such malpractice against
any MOMAN member should feel free to contact the
association to complain.
“I am not aware that any MOMAN member engages
in under-dispensing. However, I cannot swear an
oath or beat my chest and say there is no such thing
by those that we contracted to run the stations, that
is, the dealers. I am not saying they do it, but anyone
with proof that it happens should contact us and we
will take immediate action,” Olawore added.
DPR Spokesperson, Ms. Dorothy Bassey, said the
agency was doing its best to check the fraudulent
practices by some filling stations through its random
inspection, while describing the bribe allegations
against DPR officials as untrue.
“I am confirming to you that it is not true that
officials of DPR collect bribe, what kind of money are
they going to pay DPR staff? That is why we shut
down stations once we have any indication that they
carry out any malpractice.
“It happens but not as rampant as people make it
look because nobody is a fool or wants to be cheated.
That is why we do a lot of public engagement for
people to watch out.
“We may not be 100 per cent, but certainly, we are
working to ensure that everybody is happy. We have
operation offices nationwide where people can go to
complain,” Bassey said.
Meanwhile, a report culled from dailyfinance.com
says filling up the tank may be another way to lose
money and fuel, because when the pump clicks off
automatically, no additional fuel enters the tank.
“Instead, fuel is likely being diverted through the
pump’s vapour recovery system and back into the
station’s tank, which means you are paying for gas
that you are not getting.
“More importantly, the car needs space in its tank for
fuel vapours to expand. Overfilling can force gas into
the car’s carbon filter, leading to poor performance,
reduced mileage or costly repairs. So, the next time
you want to buy fuel, don’t top off your tank, it’s
good for your car and even better for your wallet,”
the report said.
Source: Punch newspaper

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Need an xterra jeeep.. Budget 600k..... Any model..

Hey, Guys that did the exam, please i have a question for you. in the English Language, was there comprehension?

Guys what are we not expected to bring to the exam hall. Calculator?

i also need for 300k too

Systeme101: go nd ask d organizers of BET nd stop criticising wat u dnt undastnd

Bros, not criticizing, just my opinion and an open heart to learn why he get nominated most often in rap category for most of the popular awards we know?

I have not come as one who really knows what rap is
all about or someone who is completely a novice,
but in my opinion I think the subject matter in
person of Ice-Prince the Aboki himself is overrated

I kept wandering what's this guy rapping that's
making him bag awards even when his got no hit
song. He's just like a one way rapper,one particular
rap tone and style (with due respect to him)...
Sincerely am of limited knowledge here of this Guy
and how come he gets most of the BET awards and
always nominated in rap category even when his
music impact to the average nigeria that just like
good music is just too minimal...

Even at this time when we have some venom
spitting rap artist like this ones listed below in no
particular order

Vector d Viper
Terry d rap man
Phenom
Olamide
Phyno
Ill-bliss
Reminisce....

Please guys educate me on this issue. I really want
to know if his worth the awards and nominations or
just overrated in your own opinion...

I have not come as one who really knows what rap is all about or someone who is completely a novice, but in my opinion I think the subject matter in person of Ice-Prince the Aboki himself is overrated

I kept wandering what's this guy rapping that's making him bag awards even when his got no hit song. He's just like a one way rapper,one particular rap tone and style (with due respect to him)...

Sincerely am of limited knowledge here of this Guy and how come he gets most of the BET awards and always nominated in rap category even when his music impact to the average nigeria that just like good music is just too minimal...

Even at this time when we have some venon spitting rap artist like this ones listed below in no particula order

Vector d Viper
Terry d rap man
Phenom
Olamide
Phyno
Ill-bliss
Reminisce....

Please guys educate me on this issue. I really want to know is his worth the awards and nominations or just overrated in you own opinion...

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Whats the problem of the car? can it go for 390?