The National President of the Bus Conductors Association of Nigeria, BCAN, Comrade Israel Ade Adeshola through the Lagos State ministry of transportation said it would employ 1000 graduates from different Universities as Bus Conductors.
Comrade Adeshola in an interview with Vanguard also disclosed that the new policy of the Lagos state government under the leadership of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode is collaborating with the association to give Bus Conducting profession a new look.
According to him, “presently Lagos state government through the Lagos State Drivers Institute, LASDRI is training and accrediting conductors in the state, adding that after the training the graduands would be employed as Bus Conductors and would be on the payroll of the government with a salary worth of N50,000 per month.
“The objective is to make the job of bus conducting attractive, respected and dignified as obtainable globally”, he said. Adeshola explained that there is a project in the pipeline by the state government to change the face of transportation system to enhance security and also provide employment opportunity in the state.
Speaking on the vision of the association, he said, since the establishment in 2008, it has been working relentlessly with the federal government through the national assembly as well as some state governments to establish its presence.
Vanguard story.
God forbid
ReplyDeleteIdiot. Yet P.hD holders are sweeping the streets and bathing dead bodies in london. In America they work as doormen but in Nigeria you all wanna work in Shell and chevron. 50k can comfortably take care of someone's basic needs in a month. Except that people that can't even afford 3 square meal wanna drive PORSCHE and convert Bentley to a basic need.
DeleteAlmost half of the people living in the UK doesn't even own a car.
And ur monthly salary is?broke ass,na ur type be waitress for mama put,dey here dy do duh,awon dauda
DeleteAs if these graduates can even read and write. Only about 5percent of Nigerian graduates are employable without training them for another 10years.
DeleteWhat is God forbid ?
DeleteAt least some graduates sitting at home don't make up 50k in a month.
We should all pray it is implemented, cos it is still an advantage.
It will also reduce some social vices
Madam Stella how's it great news??? People spend 4 or more years to come and be conductor????? When there are people on d streets they can pick up, clean and make them bus conductors at least dat would dignify them. Nonsense idea.
DeleteWhen the Pangs of hunger catch you, you will jump on such an opportunity to make money. It's not a death sentence, it's a means to an end where such graduates can use the funds to go ahead and become entrepreneurs.its a shame Nigeria has come to this.
DeleteWhen the Pangs of hunger catch you, you will jump on such an opportunity to make money. It's not a death sentence, it's a means to an end where such graduates can use the funds to go ahead and become entrepreneurs .it's a shame Nigeria has come to this.
DeleteAnd what's great about this news?
DeleteAnonymous 17:34 if you had ever left the offshores of this miserable country you wouldn't have foolishly compared the unskilled works in the western world with what we have here.
DeleteFor your information you can make upto #900,000 a month in an unskilled work in a western, that's why our people can do such jobs you mentioned in abroad. Pls be reasonable and stop swimming in the ocean of ignorance.
Thanks Smith Anele!
DeleteYou need to convert the pounds/dols u making doing menial jobs abroad n most are tax free. Na to come lagos come build house!
Oga Ambode, y graduates?! You go fit allow ur pikn do that kain job after studying for 4yrs in a fucking university?!
Y not take the street urchins off the street and train them and pay them to be bus conductors.. if they get 50k or less per month u takn thieves off the streets u knw??
Dumdum!!!
Creativity at work! D recession go make person no get choice! issorai
ReplyDeleteHow did we get here?
ReplyDeleteChange your Handle, be you. Drop the Kim thing.
DeleteI just don't know..
DeleteThere are so many things this govt could do to help this country, but they won't..
How did we get here?
ReplyDelete😒😒😒
ReplyDelete😕😕😕😕😕😕😕😕
DeleteOK too
ReplyDeleteSeem.
haaaa... This is ridiculous!!
ReplyDeleteShut ur trap,how much is ur man earning?
DeleteNegative comments everywhere but they can come to UK to do care work and clean poo. Isorit
DeleteWHAT!!!??
ReplyDeleteGaskiya, I don't even know what to say... *mouth hangs open*
Hehehehe this is nice but weird kind of.
ReplyDeleteHehehe..all na work na
ReplyDeleteGood idea lols
ReplyDeleteI do not see anything wrong with this on the following conditions
ReplyDelete1. The drivers will as well be graduates
2. The buses will be clean and neat
3. There will be allowances and guidelines on advancement in accordsnce with civil service rules and conditions of service
With these key conditions, there is nothing wrong here because many graduates are already employed on that salary without any other allowances and assurance of advancement.
After all said and done, many nigerian graduates doing decent jobs abroad are bus conductors cleaners and maiguards just that they are relativrly better paid and can bring something home
Thank you bro
DeleteWell said my brother
DeleteExactly, a lot are even employed on lesser salary but trust Nigerians to only see the bad part of it. Complain as much as u like, someone somewhere is ready to hustle and do all it takes legally to avoid begging on a blog.
DeleteFor me,it's sounds good too.
DeleteIt's just the title majority wil have a problem with.
Thank you for that observation. There's nothing wrong with drivING buses and automobiles for public transport, if the occupation is given a face lift. One can go from driver to team leader to park head and then manager. It's just that our buses are too local that's why many see it as bad news. Govt should give the transport ystem a facelift and see if graduates won't queue to work with transport companies.
DeleteWe like better thing. Put modern buses on the road. Give better uniforms and ticketing vending gadgets. Put ac in bus. See if graduates wont apply for Starting salary at 50k.
DeleteComprehend a post before rushing to comment. The governor said they are introducing a new transport system meaning the old danfos will be phased out. Don't bother to thank me.
DeleteComprehend a post before rushing to comment. The governor said they are introducing a new transport system meaning the old danfos will be phased out. Don't bother to thank me.
DeleteChikito the ....., I take Jah beg u put your contacts up. I want to like you.
DeleteAnon 20:05- I take the host of heaven beg you Biko stop trolling me. E never belleful you?
DeleteHahahaha our graduate Don suffer. White Berry better apply. Woman conductor is good. You don't need to stress yourself for anything
ReplyDeleteAnd I hope ur earning up to 200k as salary?leave d gal alone I respect people lyk her MRE than idiots lyk u,forming posh yet nufyn to show for it
DeleteWhy call whiteberry nawa for some people shar!if she begs here is it your begging?u guyz should leave her and her begging abeg.some of you will come here and be forming tiwa savage and beyounce where as you all are known to belong to various beggers association at your working place,home or wherever,shioor.
DeleteIts ok. Der is dignity in labour
ReplyDeleteLove ur comment, DTS d only sensible thing to say
DeleteGod bless you zitel
DeleteNah wah oh. Person go surfer pass almighty jamb do post ume abi nah which one dem dey do now go tru all the all nights reading do plenty exams come end as Condicote. HABA MAKE UNA FEAR GOD NOW. una no even say driver nah conductor fa.. ...
ReplyDelete..
Hungry never cash u na
DeleteI wanted to laugh till I got to the salary part and the part where he said the objective is to make bus conducting attractive.
ReplyDeleteGood initiate. 50k is a lot considering the conductor won't need to pay tfare(I'm hoping so)
This would go a long way to alleviate unemployment. The question is- how many will humble themselves to take the job while waiting for the big job?
U go fear ajuju
DeletePple are ready to take anything just to put food on their table.
Even PhD holders will apply for the job. Dey dia
U go fear ajuju
DeletePple are ready to take anything just to put food on their table.
Even PhD holders will apply for the job. Dey dia
If thousands of graduates can apply for police jobs, trust me lots of unemployed and even employed graduates will surely apply for this one
DeleteAye le
ReplyDeleteIbosi oooo
Aye le
Lol...you're cray cray ooo@dsong
DeleteLmaooo Aiye Dori kodo ooo!
DeleteU made me come out of under G viewing to comment.
I know lawyers who do more tasking jobs and earn less as salary except of course they do private practice on d side and are lucky to get good briefs.
God forbid bad thing, you mean to tell me that there's an association of bus conductors? WTF is that???
ReplyDelete*Larry was here*
There's an association for prostitutes so why not conductors!
DeleteSay what?!😳😳
ReplyDeleteThe real change is here.
ReplyDeleteGraduates as bus conductors.
As it is now self employment is the truth cos this government got no standard plan for the youths.
Lemme observe...
Not a problem, better than nothing....they can look for better jobs after
ReplyDeleteEh eh.... unemployed graduates don suffer. has it come to ds?
ReplyDeleteWhat nonsense & ridicule of graduates, is that a policy to eradicate poverty or unemployment? Such policies should be for those who are not fortunate enough to have a standard education. If such policy is encouraged then its a better way if discouraging our youths from going to higher institutions since they will have this mindset of a graduate working as a bus conductor so I need not go to school. Pls the government should mop up policies that will enhance d life's of Nigerian graduates & d likes.
ReplyDeletePino Pino's thought!
The pay no bad, na the tittle na em bad
ReplyDeleteLol 😁
DeleteYeah
DeleteYou're right
An empty stable stays clean,but there is no income from. (proverbs 14:4)
ReplyDeleteAn empty stable stays clean,but there is no income from an empty stable. (proverbs 14:4)
ReplyDeleteIs this for real, what happen to unskilled Labour.KA CHINEKE MEZIE OKWU.
ReplyDeleteI pity my country naija
ReplyDeleteNawa o no comment
ReplyDeleteAnd send their own kids outside the country for good life
ReplyDeleteThis hatred Nigerians are spreading around, if only they are giving it to this thieves in political positions who deserves it, am sure d country will b a better place.
People be here forming n saying god forbid,yet so many of u work for blue chip companies n earn less,sadly hidding behind suits n tucked in pants,odas go outside d shores of dis country n settle for less, I applaud d initiative, n I support it,there is dignity in labour
ReplyDeleteDon't mind those saying God forbid , I believe they haven't traveled out of naija. Come to western countries and see men on suit (suit uniform) doing bus conductors. This is a very great news to me. Those who doesn't want can keep shut! We discourage so many things in this country chai ....... The white men that our girls are dating in lag do u know wat dey do ?
DeleteSecondly bus conductors in western countries are like police. I hope this work out ooooo
DeleteAre u minding them. Everyone looking for white collar job here but will gladly work as a morgue attendant outside the country.
DeleteWhere is d like button???
DeleteMonkeynofine many of them only see bus drivers and conductors the way we see them here in Naija. Don't blame anyone. Who never travel go feel say him papa farm na the biggest
DeleteEnd time
ReplyDeleteIt's better to be a conductor than be a thief or fraudster
ReplyDeleteHahahahahahaha has I dont know why i find this hilarious.
ReplyDeleteE no go better for MTN
*hangs leg on the cupboard*
illiterates everywhere.....have you seen a bus conductor in london n u.s?,Nigerians can be funny its not the usual danfo bus,its the BRT with A/C and if an OND graduate applies and he his been paid 50k thats something,some B.sc guyz earn 35k a month and still no savinh,am sure when they start same people saying godforbid will be looking for godfather to fix them.
ReplyDeleteIt's obviously not about creativity any longer..I'm lost for words
ReplyDeleteMay God help Nigerian Graduates
ReplyDeleteDis is wat happens web we put leaders with school ssce result dem go rubbish our degree idiots God punish all of dem
ReplyDeleteJJ WAFI BABE
Yes ooo may God help Nigeria graduate oo only God knows we're we are heading to its well
ReplyDeleteHmmm
ReplyDeleteAll you comparing advance country to Nigeria weldone oo. why are their kids not doing cleaner or whatever job ? they will keep the good jobs for their children and ask the ordinary man to go to farm nonsense country.
ReplyDeleteAll fingers are not equal... If you think they're not being fair, find your way to their level
Delete@Anonymous 3:32, given your caustic response, it seems you are one of the beneficiaries of an unjust, lopsided and visionless system. Yet, don't be contented for long bcos this "insult" to Naija's graduates/youths might just be the straw that broke the camel's back. Hehe......nawa 4 black man development vision
DeleteAll you comparing advance country to Nigeria weldone oo. why are their kids not doing cleaner or whatever job ? they will keep the good jobs for their children and ask the ordinary man to go to farm nonsense country.
ReplyDeleteMay God help us but it is better than nothing.
ReplyDeleteGood initiative but surely the government could come up with better initiatives for example investing in IT and other innovative programmes rather than this. This initiative shows the level of government's intelligence and lack of progressive attitude. Another idea that the government could have adopted could be setting up research and development institutions where graduates can do research and help the government with cutting edge solutions to modern problems. Nothing wrong with being a conductor but this initiative just shows lazy and backward thinking.
ReplyDeleteWell spoken
DeleteFirst of I think the "conductor" should be changed to "bus attendant"...And obviously I know it wouldn't be a regular danfo buses cos govt can't keep track record of that but if more bus transit like BRT or Macopolo is integrated more, then it will be better off. Graduates already works in those BRT so no biggie. Then again, just like d operation of the BRT, the "bus attendant" should also be base on time shift too. If all these are done with that pay, it will go a long way in boosting the Lagos economy.
ReplyDeleteFirst of I think the "conductor" should be changed to "bus attendant"...And obviously I know it wouldn't be a regular danfo buses cos govt can't keep track record of that but if more bus transit like BRT or Macopolo is integrated more, then it will be better off. Graduates already works in those BRT so no biggie. Then again, just like d operation of the BRT, the "bus attendant" should also be base on time shift too. If all these are done with that pay, it will go a long way in boosting the Lagos economy.
ReplyDeleteThis is sad news Stella, if they like let dem put glitters and ribbons to tush up the buses, such Job should not be for university graduates anywhere in the world. This is what SSCE holders can be doing until they gain admission to uni. Its so so sad, creativity na em win am ooo.. I cannot sit back and watch my younger brother that graduated with 4.46 in elect elect finish NYSC and come and be doing conductor den Zarah buhari dat nobody knows her result will be a minister soon.
ReplyDeleteGoddey, I must hustle for u Nwanne'm nwoke, I shall gather all my connection home and abroad by fire by force, your brain must not go waste.
Nice initiative. In the US. You c train conductors earning $20/hr. With comprehensive health insurance package. Its a good start off point though. But they should b insured sha
ReplyDeleteSo long as its not the type of buses they will be shouting Oshodi-Mile 2 on top of their voices. The pay no bad. Most graduates even earn less sef.
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