obailala:
No need for these rhetorics, Nigerians need to brace up for the worst. When Dangote completes that refinery, NNPC will stop importation of fuel and the govt would fully deregulate the downstream sector. Implication is that Dangote would be a full blown monopoly as the single supplier of 90% of Nigeria's petroleum products, and the Dangote we know will not sell his petrol even for N200.

Dangote is on the verge of holding Nigeria by the balls but unfortunately, both the govt and other Nigerian businessmen are all sleeping. When the time comes, the wailing and the bad-belle will be epic.

With the amount of money he's spending?
We are not manna people.
We should beg to be chained!

Btzzk:
I hope Dangote Know what he was doing, know one believe China can deliver reliable equipments like that. They can build it, it just won't last. Falure of such equipments can cause serious catastrophic. I really have serious concerns about all these big equipments purchased from China. But what did I know, let just hope for the best.

Lol. China produces for America.
China has a standard , the standard depends on the cost. Don't get it wrong

fkj950ax:


No traffic.
They have a traffic management plan. And it's going to FTZ, not Apapa Ports.

Other large equipment was delivered and no issues

Are you for real? How can you say "No traffic". When was the last time you visited that corridor, words cant express the hardship people face on that ibeju epe road now, no thanks to the heavy duty trucks working at the refinery. To now think that this mighty equipment will be moved to the refinery using that same road in its current dilapidated state, it is my prayer that it does not fall off its conveyor between the epe jetty and eleko juction because of the massive potholes on the road. How i wish i have pictures to share for you to see what motorists go through on that road on a daily basis. Most if not all equipment to be used at the refinery passed through that same road so i do not think your position on the usage of the FTZ and not Epe jetty enroute Apapa port is right, besides there arent much equipment at the FTZ port to facilitate the disembarkment of such equipment from the barge that brought it.

I honestly think that in a saner clime, a more comprehensive EIA should have been carried out to address issues bordering around transportation of heavy duty equipment and materials using the existing road and how it affects the environment and other road users. The hardship on that corridor for the past some months can only be imagined. A journey that should not take more than 30 mins now takes about 9-10 hours. Must we die because we want to be self-sufficient in fuel production?

Lawalemi:
What if the thing roll into the sea. #Wasted

Oga why your mind be like that nah

azikiweironsi:
Some people just come online and criticise every good development just for the hatred for some region.
The question is what have you contributed to the benefit of Nigerian and the people in general like Dangote.?

My dear there are many of them. Most of their criticisms are out of hatred

obailala:
No need for these rhetorics, Nigerians need to brace up for the worst. When Dangote completes that refinery, NNPC will stop importation of fuel and the govt would fully deregulate the downstream sector. Implication is that Dangote would be a full blown monopoly as the single supplier of 90% of Nigeria's petroleum products, and the Dangote we know will not sell his petrol even for N200.

Dangote is on the verge of holding Nigeria by the balls but unfortunately, both the govt and other Nigerian businessmen are all sleeping. When the time comes, the wailing and the bad-belle will be epic.

Dangote wants an end to fuel importation and at the same time informed the FG that he's going to sell his refined products at the international price hence no preferential treatment to Nigerian consumers.

If government decides to deregulate (which I doubt), then government should allow importation with a low tariffs because deregulation without competition will lead to him fleecing local consumers as there are no alternatives.

Deregulation should have been carried out long ago as any attempt to deregulate would be seen as government purely trying to serve a billionaire's interest to the detriment of other Nigerians.

That's already a no no.

NwaAmaikpe:




If only the atmospheric tower knew it's coming to the country with the worst business atmosphere,

It will beg to go to Uganda instead.

weeeereeey

bybynd:
More pollution to the atmosphere... An Atmospheric tower will emit fumes from Crude Oil products to the atmosphere... I pity those that will be leaving close to that refinery...

I pity those that liked your comment. Atmospheric Distillation column doesn't mean fumes are emitted to the atmosphere, it means it's operated at atmospheric pressure instead of a vacuum.
Be guided please.

josh123:
We are getting there

Bro dangote is investing on the refinery in order to continuing making his cool money and continuing helping people life by giving them job...Shame on federal Government who are unable to repair the refinery we gat..

Pls get a land from our estates

Sydney17:
Dangote seems to be the best news coming out of Nigeria! he keeps breaking new ground and doesn't seem close to being tired! I'm blessed my generation witness this enigma's giant stride in all areas of the economy! there should be a course named DANGOTE in our Universities

my brother if u re given the kind of support govt give to dangote you will excel in business., their is no rocket science about that.

Lawalemi:
What if the thing roll into the sea. #Wasted

Its insured.

Dangote would be easier to audit so we'd know who's door to scream at if we are being robbed.

I really like this. Exciting!

grandstar:


Dangote wants an end to fuel importation and at the same time informed the FG that he's going to sell his refined products at the international price hence no preferential treatment to Nigerian consumers.

If government decides to deregulate (which I doubt), then government should allow importation with a low tariffs because deregulation without competition will lead to him fleecing local consumers as there are no alternatives.

Deregulation should have been carried out long ago as any attempt to deregulate would be seen as government purely trying to serve a billionaire's interest to the detriment of other Nigerians.

That's already a no no.

Delson25:
my brother if u re given the kind of support govt give to dangote you will excel in business., their is no rocket science about that.

Manna stopped falling from the heaven from like, 2500 years ago! If you don't deserve it no one will minas it to you.

But of course you are right!

Dangote o lori meji Pick up pick up!

EazyMoh:

I pity those that liked your comment. Atmospheric Distillation column doesn't mean fumes are emitted to the atmosphere, it means it's operated at atmospheric pressure instead of a vacuum.
Be guided please.

Some are in the 17th century lol.

Castroii:

Lol, not as you think sir....
Dangote is doing more harm than good to Nigerians.
Infact Nigeria is now a Chinese and Indian colony, all thanks to Dangote.
He imports his pressure vessels from China and India while we have very competent coys in Nigeria like Nigerdock, Aveon, Saipem that can fabricate them and still create good employment.
Infact 50% of workers in the Refinery/fertilizer projects are Indians, 20% are Chinese and the remaining 30% are Nigerians who receive the least pay.

I am very much in agreement with you. The technology and the engineering of all these equipments are not rocket science, but we kept on given out our real job to the Indian and Chinese. I think we are totally not on the path of development, if none of the total man hour requirements on the Engineering of all this whole facility cannot be accounted by Nigerian.

I would have loved the fabrication to be done in Nigeria, and at least 30% of the Engineering also allocated to Nigerian as well.

Even, I am very sure, during the operation stage of this facility, they will have to be bringing in expert for maintenance, and Nigerian will just be recruited as mere checkers of control system.

It is really saddened how we reached this stage as a nation. If this kind of huge project is going on in Nigeria, and Nigerians cannot even bost of 1% of man hour during the FEED stage, maybe 3% during EPC, and Operation might be like say 20%. With this statistic, we need to start asking important question.

Donbosco46:
Am going to Ekpe to get a land

You can contact the No in my signature we have cheap Lands in Epe and Ibeju-Lekki few minutes drive from Dangote refinery. Meanwhile you are a wise man.

LadySarah:
When we have engineers in this xountry.A metal is been fab and transported to the giant of Africa.

I weep for the Zoo

Calm down. Its not about engineers, does Nigeria have the infrastructure to provide such a dock for something like that to be built? I think a southerner had one in snake island in the 80s, but was struggling due to SAP (structural adjustment programme) initiated by IBB.

Don't belittle Nigerian engineers. You might say there are half baked Engineering graduates, but then there are sound Nigerian Engineers

NwaAmaikpe:




If only the atmospheric tower knew it's coming to the country with the worst business atmosphere,

It will beg to go to Uganda instead.

Negative mentality!
So Nigeria will not rise again in your mind abi?
We are getting there, you either join us or stay back and mock every effort at success.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpl0ySElMgc

josh123:
We are getting there

No, we are not.

You should first ask yourself why are the 3 refineries with a capacity of 450k barrel per day, not working. The petroleum minister is the president yet the country still imports refined oil products.

Dangote will now have a monopoly over Nigeria energy demand without competition.

Scam... After monopolising everything for him, they gave him dollars at rate of $1 to #1 next is to kill other perceive competitors and push them all off business so that their over pampered brother Dangote will sell his products on high price and make more money.... One Ediotic law maker from oil barren Almajiri desert once propose to dash this babyspooned billionaire 10% VAT on every product we net so he can rival Billgate, oracle and Mark Zuckerberg as world richest , ingredients nonsenses

NwaAmaikpe:




If only the atmospheric tower knew it's coming to the country with the worst business atmosphere,

It will beg to go to Uganda instead.

You see nothing good.. And you don't even wish anything good... What kinda man you're?

azikiweironsi:
Some people just come online and criticise every good development just for the hatred for some region.
The question is what have you contributed to the benefit of Nigerian and the people in general like Dangote.?

Instead of admonishing the critics, understand their concerns.

Start by reading the article below:

Refineries post losses in 13 months

Nigeria’s four refineries under the management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation have not made any profit since May 2018.

Instead, the refineries posted losses consecutively between May last year and May this year.

The country’s refineries comprise Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company, two plants at Port Harcourt Refining Company and Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company.

Latest data obtained from the NNPC on Monday showed that the WRPC, the KRPC and the PHRC ran deficits for 13 straight months, as they recorded no operating surplus.
https://punchng.com/refineries-post-losses-in-13-months/

NwaAmaikpe:




If only the atmospheric tower knew it's coming to the country with the worst business atmosphere,

It will beg to go to Uganda instead.

Perverts

GOFRONT:


Dead on Arrival.....We have the largest steel company in Africa, but Nothing..

We have the largest TV network in Africa, Still Nothing..

We are the Giant in the Entire Africa....Nothing...

We the largest Oil producing country....Still, nothing...

And now the World largest Atmospheric tower on its way to Nigeria, To come do what??...I laugh in Fufulde...

Private and Public are two different things.

budaatum:

U don late

You ain't late yet.l can assist you bro.call 07062021316

This is good news. Slowly, steadily, and surely. We will get there.

What if it sinks?

LadySarah:
When we have engineers in this xountry.A metal is been fab and transported to the giant of Africa.

I weep for the Zoo

the village you come from need your help!!


Go help them build then

Ode ni baba e ati awon uncle e! uncultured kids

troy07:
Se ode no iwo ni! Don't you realise that we need to have 1000 Dangote for us to really get somewhere. Only if can get what i'm saying.

LadySarah:
When we have engineers in this xountry.A metal is been fab and transported to the giant of Africa.

I weep for the Zoo

to have metal and engineers is 1 thing, but to have a fabrication facility to hand such huge fabrications is another