Nigerian Railway Graduates 86 Trainees, Promises Jobs After 3-Year Technical Program
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Updated · Daily Trust · May 14
Nigerian Railway Graduates 86 Trainees, Promises Jobs After 3-Year Technical Program
2 articles · Updated · Daily Trust · May 14
Eighty-six trainees from the Nigerian Railway Corporation’s Railway Technical Institute in Lagos graduated Tuesday under an NRC-NDE skills programme, with the corporation assuring them of employment opportunities.
The graduates completed a three-year craft course in fields including electrical installation, welding, refrigeration, automobile mechanics and ICT, aimed at strengthening railway and industrial technical manpower.
NRC Managing Director Kayode Opeifa said the institute, founded in 1924, is being upgraded through curriculum changes, infrastructure investment and partnerships to become a modern, commercially viable training centre.
That push is being tied to broader transport and energy goals, with federal officials and partners backing technical education linked to locomotive modernisation, compressed natural gas, electric vehicles and logistics training.
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