Nigerian Graduate Abdullahi Umar Joins Dangote Refinery

Abdullahi Kabir Umar, a Nigerian engineering graduate, shared his journey to securing a position at Dangote Petroleum and Petrochemicals after a challenging period of unemployment following his National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in early 2025. In September 2026, he recounted sending nearly 100 job applications, receiving mostly silence in response, and facing moments of doubt about his job search.

His persistence paid off when he was selected as part of the Pioneer Graduate Trainee cohort at Dangote Petroleum and Petrochemicals, recognized as the world's largest single-train refinery. Umar commended Gloria Evelyn Byamugisha and the HR team for their genuinely merit-based selection process, emphasizing that no connections or shortcuts were involved.

He expressed gratitude towards Alhaji for the opportunity to start his career in such a significant facility and urged his fellow trainees to approach their work with humility and commitment, aligning with the ambitions of Vision 2030.