Di Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals don show say dem dey serious about grooming di next generation of African engineers, innovators, and industrial leaders. Dem host outstanding students from Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO) for educational tour of Africa’s biggest refinery complex.
Di visit na to fulfill promise wey di President and Chief Executive of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, make during di university’s 37th public lecture. For dat lecture, e promise to expose exceptional students to world-class industrial operations. Di aim na to bridge di gap between wetin dem dey learn for school and real-world industry experience.
Di delegation wey di Vice Chancellor of FUTO, Prof. Nnenna Oti, lead, include top-performing students from engineering, technology, and entrepreneurship departments. Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals, David Bird, yarn with di students during interactive session. E describe di facility as strong example of how innovation, advanced technology, and private sector investment fit drive economic transformation while opening opportunities for young Africans.
According to Bird, di refinery wey dem see as world’s largest single-train refinery, represent di peak of technological sophistication for African continent. E stress say exposure to facilities of dis scale critical to change how people see Africa’s industrial sector. Bird also reveal say di refinery plan to work more with universities and research institutions, especially for areas like renewable energy and sustainable fuel technologies.
For her own remark, di VC of FUTO call di visit transformative and life-changing experience for di students. She note say di visit align with ongoing efforts to strengthen partnerships between academia and industry. She say di students dem personally invite by Dangote earlier for di year, and di visit show di transformative impact of visionary African entrepreneurship for driving industrialisation and economic growth.
Director of Centre for Entrepreneurial Studies, Prof. Abraham Ngwuta, and Dean of Students Affairs, Prof. Chikwendu Emenike Orji, also yarn. Dem describe Aliko Dangote as model entrepreneur wey im diverse investments across critical sectors highlight power of vision, discipline, and long-term value creation. Dem note say im industrial footprint give students practical framework to understand entrepreneurship as driver of national development, job creation, and economic transformation.
