Hello everyone,
Let me try and arbitrate here. A lot of what folks have written here are very correct. I particularly give kudos to the chemical engineers here that have tried to educate us. But let me try and put some issues in perspective as far as this Mini Diesel refinery (Topping plant) goes.

First and foremost the correspondent that reported the issue here got the last name of the CEO wrong. It is not Adetona. It is Fatona.
Someone said its all lies and a fraud. I know a lot of things in Nigeria are enmeshed in fraud and deceit but this one is as real as real can be.
Its not a propaganda to butress fuel subsidy removal
No pix allowed. Against company policy.

Any prospective buyer looking to buy a truck load or more can mail me on vipico2000 at yahoo.co.uk. Price is around 135 naira/litre.

@OP, I'm very sure when you posted this you expected to be hailed and eulogised by all the ladies on this thread. Can you see how you have failed woefully? silly man (that is if u are a man indeed) Carry all ur money go put for bia bia bank na so that all the women will applaud u as being generous.

Your own generosity is only judged from how much u give women. How much do u give to the needy that flood our streets. how much do u give to charity?

This should be one of the best educational insitutions in this ccountry if only the administrators are up to speed. We hope things improve.

No harm in stating the price, bro.

This is the most stupid and incredulous post I have come acroos ever since i joined NL. What kind of dumb comparison is this?
How can a sensible person ever think of comparing my smart Fashola to this dull and clueless man from Bayelsa? Its like comparing Ngozi Okonjo-iweala with Patience Jonathan in terms of brainpower.
Pls admin, delete this post before I lose it further.

The dumbest set of people on earth. They know themselves.

The figures are phoney already. I sense con-artistry here.

High_Chief:

Men back out if you cant tolerate her behaviour. You should just thank God you were able to find out before walking down the aisle with her

Period!

Four years not enough to make any change[color=#990000][/color]? Thank God I did not bother voting for this man.

Do Chelsea ever sharrap? is it not their noice that has got them much of this mess

@ladapo,
Apparently these are not your original ideas. You should at least given credit to the real source.

Interesting and helpful post. Pls lets try and continue it here we all can benefit; the emailing can wait. Thanks

'No other party should campaign in Annangland apart from pdp'. Balderdash! That's the silliest rubbish I've heard this year. How can Akpabio be so power hungry? Judgment day dey ooo!

@ hannie,
Well said. So watcha we gonna do, going forward to curb the excesses of these charlattans?

Somehow I am of the belief that the real players in this biz don't come to Nairaland; and somehow I am getting increasingly convinced that I'm right.

Some of una here dey find who una go kidnap, abi? E no go work for una.

Dont be dissuaded at all. This is how great inventions came to be. Henry Ford was strongly critisized for producing those first set of ugly looking cars.

I give kudos to women for this particulare feat

No mileage? And why the dark/blurred pix

Guys,
I recently did a blood test and part of what i saw there was HB: 97%. What does this mean and how good/bad is this result?

There are other ways u could know if she is actually cheating on u or not. Be wise, my bro.

This country will one day break free from the stronghold of these sagged-belly, clueless, pilfering fools, whether they like it or not.

Siena:

Why do I prefer to drive a manual?

I'm a die-hard car enthusiast. I find driving an automatic, takes the fun out of driving. I don't like a car to drive me, I like being in control, and that's where manual comes in. It appears to be a Nigerian thing, whereby if you drive a manual, it means you're suffering, you can't afford an automatic etc. I beg to differ! In Britain, in the used market, even a two-year-old car, especially sporty ones, manuals command a higher premium. I run a 2002 Audi A4 3,0L Quattro Tiptronic. When I bought it, I was looking for a manual, but manuals were at least £2,000 more! Manuals are more in demand.

As I'm in the automobile trade, it's no big deal converting my car to a 6-speed manual. I have all the parts at hand to do the job, and enjoy the challenge. Besides the driver involvement, there are several other reasons why I prefer manual.

1) More control over the car, engine braking being one of them. An automatic doesn't offer engine braking.
2) Longer service life (heat and long times spent in traffic are killers of autos).
3) Better gas mileage.
4) Brake pads and discs last longer on a manual, especially the fronts.
5) Suspension components last longer on a manual (an equivalent automatic model is up to 33% heavier).
6) If you have a flat battery, or lazy starter motor, you can bump start, with an auto, you'll be stranded.
7) Manuals are sporty - how many Motorsport teams run autos? Some have come to a compromise with Tiptronic / DSG, which offers a degree of manual control, but still not favoured in the Motorsport world.

There are more reasons. I'm giving these examples not from an emotional point of view, but purely from an engineer's experience. I've fitted quite a few auto replacement boxes, with regards to manual, very few. Sure, auto's cost more new, there's a lot more R& involved. The torque convertor in an auto allows a lot of "slip", not much different to a manual with a worn-out clutch. Which is why it takes time for the road speed in an auto to match engine revs. And this gives rise to more fuel being burnt.

I will not like to stick with an auto, if I had to pay someone else to do repairs. To enjoy an automatic to the full, you'll have to at least be handy with the spanners, and do your own wrenching. In a nation like Nigeria, with "bodge-it-and-scarper" tinkerers masquerading as engineers, that's the least place I'd own an auto, if I wasn't in the trade, and able to do my own repairs.

The morale? Both auto and manual have their fans, I just happen to be firmly in the manual camp. And some will prefer to stick with autos, and let their cars drive them. No big deal!

Sienna, I greatly respect ur depth of knowledge and savvy about autos. Thanks for sharing ur knowledge and experiences with greenhorns like us.

Progressively worse

No balls

"If I smell any rat in any Nigerian financial institution and my money is there, I would not need to consult a seer or wait a day longer before I take desperate action".
This has been my resolution since I had my fingers terribly burnt in stocks. I drained my Intercontinental bank account yesterday, CBN statement statement or not. There can never be smoke without fire.

This country is ruled by heartless blood suckers who are ready to kill everyone else to be super-rich, and then launder the money abroad for their illicit family memebers and loads of concubines.

They can never get me again

Great post but should be applied with moderation. Kind of reminds me of the book, "The 48 Laws of Power", by Robert Greene. It should not be applied blindly.
A guy needs to first understand the make of the lady before determining the extent to which to apply this principle. It would be overkill with some cool-headed babes that I've been fortunate to meet. But with those "iron ladies", this is the correct dosage of medicine they need. In this kind of relationship, I recommend that guys go full throttle in applying this formula.

Abraham Lincoln once wrote a letter to his son's teacher. Part of what he wrote to the teacher reads, "Teach him to be gentle with gentle people and tough with tough people" This has always been my guiding principle.

erniok:

@poster, you deliberately forgot to mention that 638 staff were promoted. As with most coy, when promotion comes, there will def be sacking.

REALLY

How can we ever make Prof. Pat Utomi to rule this country.? His ilk is what we need right now as a country

Nuff said, nuff said, nuff said. Can we move on to something else now? Now where is that guy that was talking about that spy software? Let's know how we can get it, man.

dadaja2004:

oraxgeorge, i am mandate to the seller, we have AGO at hand. we are ready to offer a performance bond, a vessel is ready to fasten transaction. Plz link us with a direct buyer. Call 08095094932.

its vipico2000@yahoo.co.uk. cheers