The Director-General of the Nigerian Institute of Transport Technology (NITT), Aminu Yusuf, Monday disclosed that the first batch of the 2,000 Dangote graduate drivers trainees will conclude their training in January, 2013.

Yusuf in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), stated the training would be done in batches of 100 participants on quarterly basis.

The programme which is spread over a period of four years would end in 2016.

The DG also disclosed that the institute was carrying out the training in conjunction with the Federal Vehicle Inspection Officers and the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC).

“These graduates, which include women from the Dangote Group, will undergo a three -month training because they have no knowledge of driving before being certified as drivers.

“They have graduated from different universities but have never driven vehicles before.”

“After being certified as drivers at the end of the training, they will be licensed immediately.”

“These drivers will be different from other drivers because they are not illiterates and their training is sound,’’ he said.

He said the institute was determined to provide human capital development in the transport industry.

“It is our inherent duty to provide human capacity for the entire transport industry through training and retraining, orientation skills and development and professional training.

“We feel that we should extend our services to lower cadre especially our middle level and top management training institute.’’

The NITT boss further said: “But because of frequent demands from organisations for customised training programmes for drivers, we have now designed and customised such programmes.’’

Yusuf, a Transport expert, was recently conferred with the Dr Kwame Nkrumah African distinguished Public Service Order of merit Award 2012.

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Congrats to the graduating drivers!

Phd holders!. . . . . . Anyway there is dignity in labour. . . .

same old news, Degree holders now scambling for driver jobs

Time to introduc Practical Entrepreneurship and financial Education into the tertiary education system unless our Future is doomed with unemployment rates soaring to abnormal levels.

3rd 2 comment, congrat my fellow naija, all d best

As long as their remunerations are commensurate with their level of education am 100% in support, this a stepping stone for one of those drivers who recognizes opportunity, its better than being idle and jobless.

Executive Drivers

Good for dem new truckies

And in the next 20 years wat wld be their career achievements??

Head of Dangote group Truck drivers association Plc

Congratulations to them all

Truck drivers graduating? Wow!
If I may ask, from which university please?

Will this drivers be paid their worth or typical Nigerian package as it sounds like they are achieving BSC in Earonautic Engineering or is it job for life ?

Goldieluks: Truck drivers graduating? Wow!
If I may ask, from which university please?

Guess you missed the first line of the article..... Nigerian Institute of Transport Technology (NITT)

Egba girl:

Guess you missed the first line of the article..... Nigerian Institute of Transport Technology (NITT)

This is B.S.....Dangote understands the academic mentality that drove them into a situation which made them apply for a drivers job in the first place.













Now i'm convinced that University certificate is not a guarantee for a lifetime meal ticket.

Egba girl:

Guess you missed the first line of the article..... Nigerian Institute of Transport Technology (NITT)

Ok.
Congrats to them.

chipmunkey:

This is B.S.....Dangote understands the academic mentality that drove them into a situation which made them apply for a drivers job in the first place. Now i'm convinced that University certificate is not a guarantee for a lifetime meal ticket.

You are just now convinced? LOL. I've always known this even before I went to college. It really isn't a guarantee. It's a flawed system that many of us have sadly bought into. Anyway, how do you know that they do not enjoy driving trucks or they do not find the idea exciting and thrilling? Each to his own. I mean no one forced them to. The fact that they have all these degrees does not mean anything. What if this is what they really want to do? Na dem take their own hand fill application form now abi? If they get job satisfaction from this, then good for them!

hmmmmmmmm,am speechless

Goldieluks: Truck drivers graduating? Wow!
If I may ask, from which university please?

National university of truck driving degree holders

Those graduate has taken a nice step,wish them best of luck

it's really refreshing to see jobs are being created.

Appalling news.

Goldieluks: Truck drivers graduating? Wow!
If I may ask, from which university please?

Stop being sarcastic, it's not their fault. You don't have to laff at them. Anyway, na tree wey fall, naim make goat fit climb am. Being a truck driver is far better than staying idle at home.

Wishin u guyz more suksex....

Yours GEJ,:


National university of truck driving degree holders

Wen will dey do dier convocation?

planetuzor: Phd holders!. . . . . . Anyway there is dignity in labour. . . .

and your point is?

HOPE THIS SEPARATES THE GOWN FROM THE TOWN ON NIGERIAN ROADS. GOOD LUCK FOLKS AND U DRIVE THIS COUNTRY FORWARD

Goldieluks: Truck drivers graduating? Wow!
If I may ask, from which university please?

Try and think out of the box, i everything we do in life, there is always a better way of doing it, thats where scince comes into play.In the Uk they have graduate scheams where they absorbed anyone with first degree and train them to do anything else so that they get employed and paid,thats why they have somoen who studied Economics to be the head of the NHS