Contrary to the expectations of many Nigerians, a deluge of applications has followed the recent advertisement by Dangote Group for university graduates to work as truck drivers at the group’s cement manufacturing subsidiary.

“We have received about 13,000 applications and we are looking for just 2,000 people,” a top-level management staff at the Lagos head office of Dangote Group told News Express. “It tells you how bad the unemployment situation in the country is,” the source added.

News Express recalls that the advertisement by Dangote Group for university graduates to be trained to work as truck drivers had elicited negative reactions in several quarters, with many respondents wondering if graduates would be willing to condescend to work as truck drivers.

*Photo: Alhaji Aliko Dangote, CEO, Dangote Group