₦airaland Forum

President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has said that their drivers earn four times the Nigerian national minimum wage.

Dangote made this know on Tuesday in an interview on Arise Television.

He added that their drivers earn better than graduates, stressing that joining the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, should be voluntary

“The trucks we launched didn’t stop anyone from their work. We hear there will be a loss of jobs. Will our tankers be driven by robots?

“Every truck is about six people. So these trucks they are fighting over will create 24,000 jobs.

“What we are saying is that our salary is almost three or four times their own. After five years free accident, a driver can apply and get a house loan.

“Our drivers earn more than graduates. If you look at what they earn in a month, it’s almost four times the national minimum wage,” he said.

mecuries:
They "earn" well, yet, they drive like nut jobs... People see them coming and flee like it's a war ground

yinkus6750:
When they earn well, why are they not responsible on the wheel ?
Of all haulage companies and truck drivers, they are so reckless and the major cause of accidents on our roads.
They should be given regular training and orientation.
Safety at all times .
FRSC , ought to have been involved by positioning some of its officers to be going round major companies with high volume of haulage trucks to be giving them serious trainings and revalidate their driving skills from time to time.

david102:
I have a friend that controls some of these driver, many of them are thieves, they are greedy.... They try different means to use the truck to make money on the side without the knowledge of their employer.... It's not about how they look sef

motymop:
so they earn 280k naira monthly driving these trucks...interesting

PulaPower:
Truck drivers are always rich..

USA truck drivers are mega rich..

lexy2014:
is this man saying that he pays his drivers more than he pays the graduates working for him?

yinkus6750:
When they earn well, why are they not responsible on the wheel ?
Of all haulage companies and truck drivers, they are so reckless and the major cause of accidents on our roads.
They should be given regular training and orientation.
Safety at all times .
FRSC , ought to have been involved by positioning some of its officers to be going round major companies with high volume of haulage trucks to be giving them serious trainings and revalidate their driving skills from time to time.