Monday, 5 November 2012

PhD and MBA Holders were among the over 13,000 applicants who applied for the recent Graduate Executive Truck Driver vacancy.

On Thursday Alhaji Aliko Dangote revealed this in Abuja at a World Bank Youth Forum, that out of the 13, 000 applications received, 6 were Ph.D holders, 704 were Masters Holders, while 8, 460 were Bachelor degree holders.

He explained that only 1000 drivers were needed and that the idea behind recruiting graduates was to eventually make them self dependent.

Dangote said the drivers get trip allowances on each trip along with their salaries and that they will own the trucks at no interests or repayments after accomplishing 300, 000 kilometres.

On his philanthropy and farming investment, the magnate said, “It is not always about money but how do I always give back to the community? And agriculture is the best business to help give back”
“Food isn’t cheap, so the earlier we start looking at it as a business, the better”.

What is your take on this?

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Vivien, unemployment is everywhere,just recently some stores in UK folded leaving alot of workers stranded and the good are put on reduced prices so that they can close up

Anonymous said...

As long as the conditions stated there are meant,its not bad for the global economic melt down

Anonymous said...

Nigeria is in epileptic stage,what do expect