Considering the rate of unemployment in the west African country, some Nigerians are outraged that Dangote has instead chosen to hire Indians. The report notes that why the Dangote refinery is planning to hire 11,000 trained employees from India while ignoring young people from Nigeria and other African nations was revealed by the Sub-Saharan African Skills and Apprenticeship Stakeholders Network. In repsonse, the company has disclosed that over 30,000 skilled Nigerians work with expatriates to build Refinery Complex. The Management of Dangote Refinery notes that the magnitude of the project requires specialized skilled workforce from all over the world and that while over 30,000 Nigerians were engaged among the skilled workforce, at the peak of construction in the Refinery complex, 6,400 Indians and 3,250 Chinese workers were among the skilled workforce. According to the Dangote refinery Group Chief Branding & Communications Officer, Anthony Chiejina, "Nigerians on the project demonstrated high level of technical comeptence many hidden skills were discovered among them."

Source: Daily Nation July 27, 2023 06:07 UTC