duality: After driving truck for 5 years;if care is not taken your may become a miss fit. with serious mid career crisis. forget the pay. where is the career development. the only way you'll enjoy this is if its what you like to do in life. all those speaking in support( okija.., ajenle.. etc) can you take up such job now? after your first degree would you have taken such job? if you had a son with a dream he's been nurturing, you saw him through school, will you love him to take up such job? plz be honest. look, you guys who are fortunate to have a good job/ career path should be grateful to God.

Okija, if you became a truck driver immediately after your schooling; you will not be where you are today. at best maybe chairman truck drivers association.

my take on this is, if you do't love it, don't go for it. their are other opportunities in life. a graduate of computer engineering/ science or elect rather than developing software wants to drive gwongworo!! haba!!. something must be wrong somewhere. the enemy is at work.

tampa1871:

We have many Nigerian University Graduates driving Taxis in America, even people with Masters Degrees, why not in Nigeria?

Okija_juju:

I met several nigerian graduates flipping burgers at mikky dees and Tim Hortons.. Trust naija for show.. This is only our general attitude of looking down at artisans thats biting them now. When we see a taxi driver, we treat him like shit. When we meet a bricklayer or carpenter, we treat them like shit so these graduates are afraid of being looked upon as worthless hence their relctance to take up the offer. All those morons saying quit ur job and go apply should just shut up, the job are for those seeking not for those employed. Life is not a bed of roses and the earlier we realize that a man can turn truck driving into a respectable profession, the better.. All thats hunting people when they think driving trucks are the images of aboki tanker drivers flooding into their heads... Lol

Jenams: pride or ₪O pride! Africa mentality or not! Show ♍ε wit proof, where in †ЂΞ world degrees r awarded in truck driving! Dnt reason wit Ūя̅ smelly anus bra

lastpage: I dont blame Dangote for TWO REASONS:

1.) The man himself is just a "rich illiterate"! he does not know nor appreciate the value of education.
Like it is said, "Any fool can have money".
I dont mind people being rich (like Bill Gates or Oprah Winfrey) when they use their brain and do it legitimately but we all know that in Nigeria, being rich is akin to being the Devil himself.

Ask him (Dangote) why each time any of his "blood sucking Trucks" swerves into and kills some people, the drivers simply disappear, according to instructions? Rumor has it that he uses the victims blood/soul for you know what! Again, if we live in a sane society where laws are upheld, the likes of Dangote would rot in prison for charges ranging from price fixing, breach of competition rules, murder/manslaughter, public endangerment, e.t.c.
Is this not the same man that continually makes people homeless by "fixing the price" of Cement?
but hey, this is Nigeria now, anything goes, right?

2.) Well, if not that we have "cursed leaders" in government and policy positions, how can some Eediots not be thanking Dangote for providing jobs for millions of UN-employed Youths?
One of the primary responsibilities of a national Government and a President indeed, is to provide employment opportunities for its citizens. This is one issue that will make or mar the Obama administration, for example.

This does not stop or hinder self-employment and they are not mutually exclusive.
But when Government is so misguided like we have, and the citizens so confused and brain-washed like we are, we live in a state of stupor, wondering endlessly through day-to-day and thanking God that at least we have seen the next day-light!
I guess next, we will thank Dangote for putting up and advert requiring PhD holders to come and apply to be his Mai-Gaurd, afterall, HE IS PROVIDING JOBS FOR MILLIONS OF UN-EMPLOYED YOUTHS!

Dont blame Dangote that much, bl;ame the system that made people like him feed fat on our national wealth, just for his own pockets!

Any "rich thief" can turn the masses into slaves and still be seen a s being benevolent...yes now!

BTW: if all you wanted and dreamt of becoming is a Truck driver and you went to a UNIVERSITY for all these years, then you need to have your head properly examined! [b]
Because you dont have a job NOW doesnot mean you should dehumanize yourself and reduce your "self-worth" to NOTHING?[/b]

Go and look at Truck drivers in Europe and America, they are at best, Primary Six level of education but they are damn good at driving their Trucks!
You dont need to be a Graduate to Drive a truck, ...when will Nigerians grow out of this slave mentality?
Who would do the Graduate jobs like "Research", if all Graduates now do is drive Trucks? Jeezuz Christ!!

occam:


Aliko Dangote studied business at Cairo University so I’m very curious why you call him a “rich illiterate”.

Most of your points are riddled with sentiment that does not jive with reality. People have a choice to apply for the job or not. Your personal dislike for Dangote is irrelevant to the issue.

Your degree does not define who you are; rather it’s a tool to help achieve your dreams. Don’t let it become a burden and cloud your judgment. A graduate is only a subject matter expert who is expected to apply critical thinking and analytical skills to solving problems. Period! We really don’t understand this.

In Nigeria, graduates are seen as special breeds that can only work in offices and should not “get their hands dirty” This mentality is killing this nation and we need to get rid of it right now. Your comment reflects the type of mindset that is holding Nigeria back.

Driving a truck in Nigeria is risky and not a great career but do you have any jobs for our unemployed graduates?

sleeky8: Dere is a signature on NL i luv so much "peeps u meet here make DUMB comments wit SMART fones".
U r unemployd yet u put dwn a job cus it has 2 do wit bin a truck driver? Hw stupid can u get? Abeg dnt apply kip stayin at hme waitin 4 nepa 2 bring lite and beggin ur mama 4 100naira 2 use 4 NL. Idiat

mitwitdot:
oboy I feel y jare

Okija_juju:


Actually, the HND and other qualifications he has requested from applicants for the driver position is not because you cant drive without one. I believe that any m'oron thats tall enough to reach the pedals and has hand-eye cordination can drive anything, however, he is looking to bring professionalism and a certian type of discipline that comes with graduates into a profession that has been left to charlatans.

If you feel that you are better off than being a driver, do not apply. However, I am just about to start a haulage company myself and one of the greatest headaches I am facing is finding drivers that can be both professional and technical. A driver that wouldnt act like a riff-raff. A driver that would be able to bring some form of sanity to the profession. I dont need BSc holders, however if there is a BSc holder without a job, I see no reason why they cant build a career as a long haul driver.

Go and see what these Charlatans did to over 500 of his old trucks in Calabar..

This man has a vision for the future of Nigeria, and soon, many people will wish they were amongst the benefactors of this program when a driver would need reference and some certificates to get a job.



AND JUST SO YOU KNOW, depending on the distance, the material being hauled and the company, a truck driver makes on the average 400,000 Naira per month!!

tampa1871:
We have many Nigerian University Graduates driving Taxis in America, even people with Masters Degrees, why not in Nigeria?

Jenams: Dangote shud be called τ̅o order by NUC, FG & other university regulatory bodies in niaja cos he is abt τ̅o devaluate our nigerian degrees b4 †ЂΞ eyes of †ЂΞ world! .