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The plant has a refining capacity of 650,000 barrels per day (bpd), production of 750,000 metric tonnes of polypropylene per year and 2.8 million tonnes of fertilizer per annum, its management announced.
Construction work on the plant located in Lekki Free Trade Zone in Lagos State with other companies is progressing rapidly.
The Senior General Manager, Civil and Structural, Dangote Refinery, Madhar Kelkar, said the entire project is situated on 2600 hectares of land.
According to him, work on land reclamation, piling and dredging is the most critical aspect of the entire project.
He said: “This is the most critical aspect of the project, others including assembling and coupling together of equipment as well as installations to make up the plant, will just take a couple of months to complete.
“I think we have made very good progress and we should be happy with what we have done so far.”
Kelkar said the Belgian company – Jon De Nul, which has a footprint all over the world, is handling the dredging work.
On what the nation stands to gain, he said: “I think every Nigerian would be very proud that Nigeria has the longest single train refinery in the world.
“With this project, Nigeria will reach self-sufficiency in little or no time and the vision is not just to supply the domestic market but to export to neighbouring countries to be able to generate some foreign exchange (Forex) for the economy.
“Besides, we will be generating and saving a significant amount of forex, so it is a massive investment for Nigeria,” he added.
The General Manager, Fertiliser, Jaiswal Anureg, said the fertilizer section will have up to 2,500 workers as work progresses.
He said: “We have about 2,500 workers include those on chemical, electrical and instrumentation sections.
“Already 200 workers are here and subsequently as the job progresses it will increase to 2,500.
“The fertilizer plant is the largest in the world and the capacity is 2.8 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) of urea and ammonia.”
He said the fertilizer company will have four power turbines of 40 megawatts (Mw) each, adding that the engineering work is 90 per cent completed while 80 per cent of procurement has been done.http://thenationonlineng.net/dangote-refinery-begins-operation-in-2018/

President Muhammadu Buhari says desperate actions like detonation of Improvised Explosive Devices are likely to take a longer time to eradicate even as his administration's optimism continues to grow that Boko Haram will be crushed by December.
Buhari said this on Saturday in his message delivered at hospitals, palaces and Government Houses of Adamawa and Borno States by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, who led a Federal Government delegation to condole with their governments and people over the increased activities of Boko Haram terrorists.
The president's message was made available to State House journalists by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu who was part of the delegation.
Other members of the delegation were the Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Mala Mai Buni; a member of the House of Representatives, Mohammed Tahir Munguno; a Permanent Secretary in the Office of the SGF, Bukar Maina; a leading figure in the APC, Alhaji Modi Aliyu Mahmood.
The president was also quoted to have said that even when all displaced communities were about to be returned to their town and villages, there would still remain "vital tests and challenges".
Buhari, in his message, said all Nigerians must work hard to eradicate all forms of extremism and join hands with security forces in detecting unrepentant terrorists embedded in their neighbourhoods.
He also charged all Nigerians to be watchful over any suspicious activity and report same to law enforcement agents for their prompt action.
"As I said a few times in the past, desperate actions such as the detonation of IEDs will take a longer time to eradicate even as our optimism continues to grow that Boko Haram as a fighting force will be crushed by the year’s end.
After that, we hope all displaced communities will be returned to their towns and villages. But even when this is about to happen, there will still remain vital tests and challenges.
Buhari further stated: "The security situation in the North East remains a great source of concern for me. Although there are clear indications that the military is recording great successes in the theatre of operations, the enemy has been able to carry out his murderous campaign by attacking soft targets using Improvised Explosive Devices. His intention is to create widespread fear amongst the civilian population since he cannot subdue our armed forces.
"The sporadic tactics used by these criminals is a sign that they are under intense pressure in the forests and in the countryside where they previously enjoyed a lot of freedom of action. The sheer tenacity displayed by our troops in the last three months has resulted in degrading the capacity of the enemy significantly. I am confident that the ability of the enemy to attack and seize towns and villages has been virtually neutralised".
Governors of Adamawa and Borno, Senator Jibrilla Bindow and Bukar Shettima respectively as well as their leading chiefs who received the delegations thanked the president for sending the delegation as well as his dogged efforts towards ending Boko Haram terrorism and securing the country.http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/general/buhari-bombings-will-last-longer-than-december/116296.html

OBJ is a sadist.

Highcuerayte:
I go with Don Moen

me too.

We r winning d war w daily suicide bombers killg innocent Ngrns.
Is dz d change THEY voted 4?

Buhari c hw u reduce NA 2 noise makers wh yr BH boys r busyg bombg innocent citizens oh i recall d north voted 'change' n de got it. KAI buhari.

Moh'd is an imposter n his religion is terrorism. Terrorise humanity until de submit 2 alah. Alah is one of 360 idols in kabar mecca.

Lie moh'd @ his best again.

U didn't say yr religion bt i perceive u r church goer, well don't marry a muslim u 'll regret it. I hv seen many of those women cos of 'love' bcm muslims, did wedg fathia afta a wh trouble started some painfully rmen w adtnal wife n sm were divorced, don't say u'v nt bn warned.

Wonderful.

Ask abokis, kano conducted mass weddg 4 1000 n anyway wsh d newly wed blissful matrimony.

Imam n son recruitg 4 BH. DSS what r u waitg 4?

Tribal marks were once used as a means of identification, inoculation against diseases and beautification. Sadly, the tradition is fast fading out and this is due to several reasons. Timothy Opaluwa writes
Kunle Idowu, a 54-year old business man who is an Abeokuta resident has always been asked jokingly by friends if he was attacked by a tiger or a lion. This is because his handsome face bears the tribal marks known as ‘Abaja Owu’; three bold horizontal marks atop three equally visible vertical ones on each cheek.
According to Idowu, “I cannot subject my children to the embarrassment I suffered over the marks I have on my face. During my school days, they called me all sorts of names because of the bold tribal marks my grandparents put on my face. I have been rejected by ladies severally due to the marks on my face.”
Nowadays, tribal marks have become dying mementos of an ancient era. Some of the young people who have it feel resentment towards their parents for giving them such scars.
Across the major and minor tribes in Nigeria, tribal marks have been a way of identification. Ethnic groups such as the Yoruba, Hausa, Kanuri, Nupe, Jarawa in Plateau and Igala are known to have some of the marks. Such marks reveal instantly, the tribe of anybody who bears them.
Giving reasons why tribal marks are predominantly used in some parts of Nigeria, an expert in History and Philosophy, Dr Babalola Adeyinka who spoke to LEADERSHIP Weekend said, “Tribal marks came into Nigeria during the colonial era when the colonial masters were capturing people and taking them to foreign countries for slavery, people started giving their family members marks to locate them if ever they were captured and to recognise them when they are freed. These permanent marks are ways of identification passed on from family to family, members of the same village, identification of royal lineage and people from the same lineage.
“It was also used during the period of inter-tribal wars. It was a simple means of knowing where someone came from; that is to identify their towns of origin and families. People believe that a person with tribal marks will not remain missing for too long. Such a person, if separated from his relations during war or other conflicts, would meet someone who would identify his town and even his family through this marks. Such wars have ceased, making tribal marks is a thing of the past,” Adeyinka explained.
Continuing, he said some people also give these marks for protection against certain diseases. “The marks were not only given on the face, but also on the chest, back, stomach, thigh or arm. For instance, in Akoko-Edo area of Edo State, the three-quarter-inch vertical mark on each cheek is an inoculation against convulsion, which is mandatory for babies. Since most childhood killer diseases now have vaccines, herbal or local inoculations that resemble facial marks are fast going out of fashion. In recent times, it is very difficult to find tribal marks on people who are younger than 35 years in Nigeria. The culture may remain a while with traditional institutions, but this also will disappear with time,” Adeyinka noted.
Corroborating Adeyinka, An octogenarian, Alhaji Bolaji Adekunle, who also spoke to LEADERSHIP Weekend, noted that tribal marks were used as a source of identification in the olden days.
“People who were migrating to other places had these marks given to them as a mark of identification so that whosoever came in contact with them would know instantly where they were coming from. For instance, there are tribal marks that tell you instantly that someone is an Egba man, an Ilaje person or an Ijesha man. In my days, they are considered beautiful. I am a first son and I was given these beautiful marks at birth. Ironically, things have changed. None of my children or grandchildren have any tribal marks. That tradition is fading out now.”
It is interesting to note that tribal marks are not limited to Nigeria, but to other countries as well. For instance, the Nuer of Sudan give tribal marks as a mark of transition from childhood to boyhood; hence, it is meant only for boys from age 15 and above. It is a ritual deserving a lot of courage as the traditional healer usually cuts each of the six vertical marks so deep that the cheek bones are often exposed!
After the marks heal, the Nuer boy becomes a responsible and respected man in his community. He can then marry and settle down to adult life.
Going down memory lane, it could be recalled that from the First Republic to the present day, Nigeria has had several leaders who wore their tribal marks like garments of honour. Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, Ahmadu Bello, Obafemi Awolowo, Chief Ladoke Akintola , Chief Lamidi Adedibu, General Sani Abacha, Chief Richard Akinjide, Olusegun Obasanjo amongst others wore distinct tribal marks that stood them out in the days they held sway.
Although these marks have a long history of tradition and culture, some Nigerians believe the practice of tribal marks should be stopped, because they are old-fashioned.
A medical doctor, Godwin Atabo, wonders why anybody should still be interested in tribal marks in spite of the deadly infections, including hepatitis and HIV, which can be transmitted in the process. Atabo advises that since the process, unlike male circumcision, cannot be done in hospitals with properly sterilised equipment, it should be discouraged.
Some Nigerian states have enacted laws to ban giving children tribal marks and imposing heavy fines on violators or prison terms.
For instance, Ayo Fayose, the former governor of Ekiti State, made facial marks and tattoos illegal in the state in 2006 in line with its Child Rights Law. Also, former governor of Osun State, Olagunsoye Oyinlola, banned people in the state from giving facial marks or tattoos to their children.
Nowadays, many children are no longer given tribal marks, thanks to modernisation and extant laws.http://leadership.ng/news/469347/the-dying-tradition-of-tribal-marks

Wsh nurse God's speed recovery.

Dangote don reduce cement mony,i hail am. Goodluck, what an amiable gentleman n africa democratic model n icon.

Propagandist govt w no actn,no rsult n neva tired of false promises n never ashamed of ineptitude n gvn 9rians false hope.

Muslims r reapg what de sowed.dury goodluck de politicised BH killgs 2 clinged 2 aso rock now its payback n BH is send dya fellow muslims in mosques 2 aljanah.
No pity let dem hv a little of what xritans went thru when churches were burnt, pastors massacred b4 dya own families, brods killed n sistas abducted. Good 4 muslims feel d pitch, useless n blood pis of a religion.

@op weti de wori u eh? Giv d complete source or yr thread na wash joor.

He is a bokoharamist n bh along w apc is his most loyal n price patronizers.

Thank God America leaders r becoming pragmatic, yes 2de's global terriorism, untold human sufferg in europe,syria,iraq,9ja,etc is caused by islam n muslims must b watched. They r terriorists.

Buhari is a goddam dullard.

Islam is hostile, muslims r monsters n d world is watching d religion of pis wrecking havock globalling thru BH,ALQUADA,ALNUSURA FRONT,ALSHABA,HAMAS,HESBOLLAH,ISIS etc God dey!

Op thanks.

I say it tym n again islam is d worst inventn in human history. C treachery!

D dullard is dya making noise 'we r winning d war'.

Baba fayoshe u r dam ryt, dura dullard is a sectnal head!

Folg

Terrorism twin companions r islam n big drug cartels.

Men, these docs hv hectic schdules.