Group Executive Director, Strategy, Portfolio Development and Capital Projects, Dangote Industries Limited, Mr. Devakumar Edwin, made this disclosure during the tour of Dangote Refinery by members of Nigerian Union of Journalists and Nigeria Institute of Public Relations , yesterday in Lagos.
He said there are several Nigerian content opportunities in the company’s refinery and petrochemical project, adding that the refinery would lead to significant skills transfer and technology acquisition opportunities in the country. Edwin noted that the Group has embarked on a landmark integrated refinery and petrochemical project, regarded as the largest industrial complex in Africa, which is expected to take Nigeria to new heights through the transformation of the economy.
According to him, the company is already partnering with the Lagos State government and Siemens in the skills development of the local community for employment at the construction site. “We have already trained and employed 250 artisans,” he added.He stated: “The company has completed the overseas training of first and second batches of Nigerian engineers and are being acclimatized at site.
He added that the company has so far employed 3,580 Nigerian personnel on site, excluding employment by the various contractors and subcontractors at the site.
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