Oil Refinery: Dangote to train 900 Nigerian engineers

The Dangote Group on Tuesday revealed its plan to train 900 graduates in oil and gas refineries in Nigeria.

Dr. Ebele Oputa, AGM, Learning, Development & Stakeholder Relationship Management Dangote Projects, revealed this while hosting some members of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) and the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) at the Dangote Petroleum Refinery.

Oputa said the company is dedicated to the training of young Nigerian engineers in Refinery Operations oversea and within the country.

She noted that some young engineers employed by Dangote Petroleum Refinery are currently pursuing various doctorate and masters’ degrees in some reputable universities in Nigeria.

“We target to train over 900 young graduates who are expected to operate the Refinery at completion. Another 10 Mechanical Engineers have also been trained in the General Electric University in Italy.

“50 Process Engineers have received training from Honeywell/UOP for six months, 50 Management Trainees have completed their training in the Dangote business.

“Currently, six graduates have been selected across the six geopolitical zones in conjunction with NCDMB and taking the MSc and/or PhD at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria for Research & Development in Zeolites ZM5in,” she added.

Managing Director, Dangote Industries Free Zone Development Company (DIFZDC), Yinka Akande said that Dangote Refinery has continued to provide employment for Nigerians.

Akande said that Dangote will continue to promote the development of the Nigerian Downstream oil and gas industry.

He thanked members of the two associations for coming to tour the massive Refinery project and Petrochemical projects.