billante: Some corrections and clarifications to die hard critics!

Nigeria needs airport in every state,some state even needs two like lagos! The population is there to make use of all those aiports...if nigeria hav large and low cost airlines dat charges at most 6000 naira for an hour flight like in other countries PH airport will be overwhelmed.
The economy activities which will drive this believe me is creeping up everyday... lots of investments and companies are being set up as I speak which you may not know....

Why are high speed train - tracks more difficult for these fraudsters to build? Lagos to Abuja would take under three hours. A lot safer than flying. Yenagoa to PHC would be under 45 mins. The PHC airport can even be a train station.

Why on earth is this worse than building 36 'airports' with no proper ventilation and spending three hours preparing for a 50 min flight?

Ofcourse carbon foot print is a concept that exists in hollywood for people like you

Twy: Why don't they just build an airfield where small planes from Port Harcourt or Asaba can land. The oil/gas industry already contracts a lot of these type of planes and helicopters so I don't think there is any major inconvenience. You just need a small terminal, lights and barb wire fence.

That is exactly what they will build with N13b! Then years later another fraudster will remodel the 'airport' to the original 'masterplan' and another till inifinity and beyond. #basketcase

@OLAADEGBU

I like the cartoon in your pay off. . . How is it that you support vengenace and retaliation which is the exact opposite of the 'turn the other cheek' advice given by Jesus? Even if Hamas is the agressor shouldn't christians support and encourage the Israelis to follow the words of Jesus and not egg them on as they obey Moses' an eye for an eye?

I want to understand why you feel comfortable clearly ignoring this advice from Jesus

How about simple maths of either going to a station at a quarter or half tank. Fill up and do the maths!

Yeah I agree with styno. . .

CPC should task all service providers (whether TV, mobile, NEPA etc) to make customer service numbers free. . .

Okija_juju:

Sadly, its not going to be as easy as that...

Every cable company have those channels that sell more. Those channels are the one that they will guard jealously.. For DSTV, its the Big Brother Africa franchise and Super Sports. These channels will never be a part of any cheap selection bouquet. Since these are their top channels, they will be put on a rather high - premium level bouquet option.

Simple! They charge SS3 and SS7 at 4k. Add Big brother and Mnet and you are getting close to paying for the premium bouquet. This will make people pay for premium bouquet OR a better pricing regime would be

1. Have certain channels as base then charge say 4k for sports bouquet, 3k for knowledge bouquet and so on. This means those people that like sports but hate big brother, africa magic and music channels can pay for base price of 1.5k and an extra 4k for the remaining sports chanels. This will increase subscription for DSTV and reduce monthly spend for customers.

2. Religious people can pay for base 1.5k and the christian bouquet for an extra 1k. The base alone would have those crappy Nigerian channels and maybe CNN, Food channel and the likes.


These two broad options are plausible

For me, the only option I want DSTV to bring in is the pay for channels. They can put a price on all the channels they have. So the option exists for you to even pick three channels and pay for those only.They can price it in such a way that picking over 15 channels would cost more than the premium bouquet. This can make football lovers pay for SS3 and SS7 only whilst housewives can pay for africa magic alone and so on.

Regarding their loss of signals, I wonder how they would determine who lost signal. What if it rains when you travelled or NEPA struck? They should just put that caveat in the agreement. Even Sky in the UK scrambles in the slightest wind.

DSTV has quality programmes and can compete with any pay TV anywhere in the world. For those whinners, CTL aka Trend TV started pay as you go TV. Why didn't you patronise them till they discontinued that nonsense?

I think the title should read. . 'what is your native accent?' as everyone speaks with an accent

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ajayioluwatobi: why

Because there is simply no such role

No one can confirm your assertion...sorry

To answer the new topical question, NONE!!

I think the OP should rename the thread and my first suggestion would be ' What role can A Bsc Building Technology Holder play in an oil company?'

Our misplaced ego tripping. An Electrical Engrg graduate would rather work in a bank(12hrs a day, 6 days a week) and earn 50K than work as a truck electronics repairman/driver for Dangote trucks for more. OR better still do a 6 month apprenticeship and start life as a refined electrician. I wonder how much they think artisans earn?

Dede1:


I thought the madness of Nigeria has not reached the soccer decorum. Even if a team is disqualified for infraction, the results of the already played matches remain the same.

According to the rules, If a team fails to honour two games, they are expelled from the league and all points gained/lost are thrown out. Keeping the points is against the rules all the clubs signed for and in theory unfair.

@OP
Even if we all agree that acquiring riches and wealth is bad for majority of the population, those ideals do not talk about the truth that most rich people and countries lie and plunder their way to wealth. Even the geeks (Gates, Zuckerberg and Jobs) have bent the rules and run foul of the moral code of their environment to get to where they are.

Nigerians already know these things and the gutless losers who applaud these self help guides only do so to feel better that the main reason why they are not rich is because they haven't applied some sensible/quick fix guide to wealth.



That said, I think socialist ideals are a better cure to this rat race to acquire OR maybe we should just make up new moral codes and like one of the rules 'MAKE SELFISHNESS A VIRTUE'.

Half knowledge is even more dangerous than no knowledge. @Emilord, that is a gross simplification of Nigeria's crude oil earnings. It is not that High.

geosegun:

Answer:
1. http://www.unilorin.edu.ng/publications/akandeso/14.pdf

2. I never said orogeny produces oil from coal. NEVER! Go bact to my previous comment and come back to comment.

What i said was that, if anything at all can be found its Probably-pls check my initial comment on this to confirm.
I only said this to raise the hope of Afam4 who wished his state could find diamond in Enugu Coal Measure.
and yes there are possible occurrence of pockets of methane gas in Coal measures, hence some industry reserchers believed it(Coal-during formation from organic matter) may act as a Source/reservoir for Gas. I am not sure of this, but this has not being confirmed to be true, at least, in Nigeria.

OBSERVATION: We are here to learn from one anpother and it is always good to engage in an intellectual discussion and not in bigotry.
I hope I have answered your question. If you still have any bring it here. I am ready to assist.

Many thanks

Whilst we are still dealing with the intial faux-pas,

1. Your article still did not mention anywhere that the Mamu formation maybe Tertiary. I still inist that that is wrong because the Ajali sanstone is younger than the Mamu fm and is also not thought to be tertiary anywhere. The Tertiary Coal Measures of the Nsukka Fm (Actually the coal measures are Cretaceous but the marine units with the limestone is Danian) do not exist in Enugu.

2. Now I applied deductions to your post. So I rephrase my question again, what has orogeny got to do with generation of oil or gas since you wrote in your post that

The coal in the Enugu is just of tertiary period (it has not been subjected to any deformation-Orogeny . Hence the best you can get from it is probably gas.

Did you mean that because the coal hasn't been subjected to orogeny that means it can yield gas? OR once coal has been subjected to orogeny it can't yield anything anymore?

Furthermore, hypotheses are unproven explanations based upon certain observations. One cannot make a wild claim and hide under the word 'hypothesis'. It has to have some form of evidence that led to the initial conclusion of results. That said we have diverted this thread from the main gist.

My deductions regarding the Sokoto basin find is that this 'find' is most probably a lie. If the accumulation is commercial, figures would be attached to the news brief as well as possible locations of the find. If this is to tell us that exploration efforts have begun there, then let us wait and see. I would not be surprised if something is found but I would be stunned if it is anything remotely close to what we have in the delta.

ignis:

Please tell him... Am not sure he has attended any geology lecture in his life. If not how can one say that diamond is formed when coal is subjected to high temperature and pressure? He even made a mess of himself by saying that when coal undergo orogeny it it gives rise to oil and gas. SMH.
He does not even know common geological timescale. Even most people who are not geologist have geological timescale at their finger tip, not to talk about somebody who claims he is one.

I think he has but he is throwing words around that he doesn't quite understand what they mean. We learn everyday

geosegun:
Orogeny is a thermalal deformation mainly due to heat(high Temperature/Pressure disequilibrium)which may lead to folding, faulting (structural) and melting crustal plates (hence formation of mountain ranges).

The coal in the Enugu is just of tertiary period (it has not been subjected to any deformation-Orogeny . Hence the best you can get from it is probably gas.

1. So can you explain how the process of orogeny produce oil from coal? I believe you have alluded from your post that coal that has not undergone orogeny produces gas.

2. Can you point me to articles proving that the Coal Measures in Enugu could be of Lower Tertiary age?

MacDaddy01:


lol....development has a negative correlation with religion.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_Development_Index#2011_report

The top 10 developed countries in the world all have secular governments and they have significant numbers of atheists.


USAhas a secular government and so does Ireland

Nigeria does have a secular government as we are not governed by strict laws from the Koran or Bible.

Religion is NOT the only factor that yields to progress. Much of Europe was ruled by the church when breakthroughs were happening in Science and Technology. The fact that many countries in Europe at the time were Religious did not stop the advancement. These countries have moved on and now operate a secular government but the truth is the advancements were done when many of the country folk were fiercely religious and said countries even ruled by religious tenets.

Atheism is not the panacea for development neither is religion. If you say atheism is a factor then you commit the same crime that you accuse religious people of. The atheist population has only increased with increased knowledge because I do not for one second believe that the proportion of athiests to the population has been stable since the middle ages in Europe or has reduced with increased knowledge.

I repeat, Even If we all throw away our bibles and korans, Nigeria would still be an underdeveloped sh*thole! Your conclusion is based upon a very small variable from which you have hastily reached a conclusion. If you add more variables to the reason why Nigeria, DR Congo, Iran etc are underdeveloped, you would come to a different conclusion.




Back to the topic at hand, There are many churches on earth today and no one has compulsory attendance. If the MFM guy believes he can not operate where women wear trousers, then women who do not mind wearing trousers should stay away from his church. There is no right or wrong answer when it comes to faith.

geosegun:

Can you please drive home your pont? Because I am sure of what i'm talking about. If you are in doubt, then drive home your point.
I will be checking regularly to update you on the geology and formation of coal. probably you were thnking of the Maastrichian(Upper cretaceous)/lower tertiary age of Enugu coal. Or the word deformation-I meant Orogeny [/b]and not structural deformation.
If you have any contrary opinion you can state it here but until then I still maintain my earlier position.

I Like your confidence!! However, you have made some corrections which is the goal of my initial comment.

geosegun:

Coal however is a sedimentary rock from from deposition of organic matter. However, if the coal is burried to a great depth under a very high temperature,then the possibility is that Dimonds might form (according to geo/chemist). How ever this as not been proven just an hypothesis. The coal in the Enugu is just of tertiary period (it has not been subjected to any deformation-Orogeny . Hence the best you can get from it is probably gas. That is if one is lucky. I HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND MY TECHNICAL JARGONS .

1. Coal [b]DOES NOT form diamonds! Diamonds are thought to form at the asthenosphere.

2. The coal in Enugu belongs to the Mamu Formation (Campanian to Early Maastrichtian age). The Campanian is a stage in the Upper Cretaceous NOT Tertiary as you are suggesting. No Danian fossils have been found in and around the coal measures in Enugu.

3. Structural deformation have occured within and after the Tertiary period in the Anambra basin which explains the presence of faulting and fractures in the Enugu area. Orogeny is a type of structural deformation particularly linked with building of highlands which is NOT in anyway responsible for the production of gas from coal.

4. Simple subsidence is responsible for the maturation of coal to yield gas within the Anambra basin.

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So you are equating Religion to development?

How about the US, Brazil, Qatar and Ireland?

Development has nothing to do with religion. There are so many factors involved. Even if Nigerians stop becoming religious today, they would still be close minded! Religion can be a force for good or evil just like the Dynamite!

geosegun:

The claim that Diamonds and Probably Gold occur in Coal is totally a misconception. Diamond occurs mostly in Kimberlite, an (ultramafic rock ). You only find it in alluvium in a region where it(the rock) has been massively weathered. Gold in Nigeria occurs in schistose rocks (Schist belt) see A.A Elueze 1987 . You can also find it in alluvium weathered metamorphic rock i.e in kwara and Kogi state) though not in commercial quantity (one can only make little gain after putting much efforts). Hence the reason why investors are shying away from it.

Coal however is a sedimentary rock from from deposition of organic matter. However, if the coal is burried to a great depth under a very high temperature,then the possibility is that Dimonds might form (according to geo/chemist).How ever this as not been proven just an hypothesis. The coal in the Enugu is just of tertiary period (it has not been subjected to any deformation-Orogeny . Hence the best you can get from it is probably gas. That is if one is lucky. I HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND MY TECHNICAL JARGONS .

Now back to TOPIC

My questions to the Governor are:

1. How much of Oil in barrels (OOIP) have been dicovered in Sokoto state .
2. What quantity of it do we hope to recover from it(using a tenable recoverable factor).
3. What is the name of the formation (Reservoir)that host the oil/Gas
4. Did NNPC approve the claim?

If the Governor can not answer these question, then the stament is only meant to douse the political tension related to Sovereign national conference and resourse control.[b][/b]

Please go back and modify your post and delete everything I emboldened.

We love fake lives! What do you expect in a country where Obesity is seen as a good thing

@OP

It boggles the mind why you decided to marry if for some reason you would rather have a 'romantic' man (whatever that means) as a husband. That said, I would urge you to refrain from subtly believing what your friends tell you about their man's actions towards them and adore the things that make your fiance a lovely man which at some point you thought was good enough to be your husband.

Not everyone gets everything they want no matter how hard they try. Thousands of spinsters in many churches would love to be with an unromantic man than their empty flat.

Even if he hits his head and becomes 'romantic' tomorrow, what would you now need since ALL humans are insatiable?

Nigerians can be racist to other Nigerians since Hausa, Fulani and even Shua Arab Nigerians are spoken to/about in deorgatory terms by 'Bantu-looking' Southern Nigerians. Also, These Northern Nigerians have killed and maimed Southern Nigerians.

There aren't three races in the world and it is not one black race. Those who choose to disagree should tell me the English/Irish, Polish/Russian or even German/Jewish hate isn't classed as racism.

That said, Former Soviet states, Israel and some African countries would get my vote. No country in the world can be said to not have racists but some countries have a lot of social orientation to do to bring prejudice down

Five pages later and the FG critics are yet to condemn this show of shame. What sort of politicians do we have in this country

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In simple terms, choose the sex you want to be and shag the opposite sex. If you can't choose which is possible due to the sort of hormones flowing through your system, then shag whom you please but as a christian, you are expected to shag in a marriage and thus you either have to marry a hermphrodite to switch places or marry someone who is willing to play both roles with you. . .

Great move. . With the success in making Nigerians wear seat belts as a habit, I hope they succeed in making Nigerians drive sanely especially on our highways. We love to curse and blame bad roads but I do not think dodging a pothole at 60kph is as dangerous as doing same at 140kph. . .Whilst we wait on our inept FG to fix our roads, Nigerians need to stop praying for journey mercies and stay under 100kph!

I await when breathylsers will become the norm and drunken eediots a la 'I too much, na only 2 bottles I take' get caught out and punished severely on our roads at night. The unnecessary loss of limbs caused by m0ronic night revelers on wheels is sickening.

It is utter fooolishness to drive on our notorious roads at speeds over 100kph and many educated Nigerians who should know better do this repeatedly and when an accident occurs, they are quick to blame everything and everyone from FG to FRSC and not themselves for stamping too hard on the gas pedal.

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you have neither discussed nor provided an answer to the OP's distress. If you get an affirmative answer, would that make you tackle the question? OR seek means to ridicule the OP.

@OP

The hermaphrodite should sleep with/marry from either sex provided there is an attraction or genuine love. If we are to believe the bible, God created everything and that includes the hermaphrodite. It is rare but real and they should not be denied the security of a loving relationship because of a biological anomaly.

Said hermaphrodite can opt to choose a gender or even remain genderless and be referred to as 'It'. It really doesn't matter what others think.

Let me guess. . . He is a virgin?

Who did you vote for?

I'm even more confused. This report seems to put the cause down to a combo of bad luck/Engine (mechanical) failure. The maintenance guys have to take the blame here for not noticing the engines were on their last legs.

Except this report is heavily embellished which is not impossible. . .

I concur, what gives?