No fewer than 1,500 Dangote Cement truck drivers have undergone intensive screening exercise to ascertain their mental, psychological and physical fitness for safe driving.

Group Managing Director of Dangote Cement Plc., Arvind Pathak, disclosed this to journalists after his presentation at the 2025 yearly drivers retreat held at Ilaro, Ogun State.

He said that the screening exercise had been made mandatory for the drivers, but it had to be more intensive, given the situation on the roads across the country.

“Every driver employed by Dangote Cement is required to undergo an extensive and rigorously structured recruitment process that includes valid Driver’s licence Class G, background verification of both the driver and their guarantors, comprehensive medical evaluation, as well as vision screening (eye test), blood pressure checks, BMI -body mass index, RBS – random blood sugar test and drug and alcohol testing.

“In the past two months alone, over 1,500 prospective drivers have successfully completed this process. Only those who met all required standards were engaged and certified to operate any Dangote Group vehicles. Our commitment to safety extends beyond recruitment. All drivers undergo mandatory pre-trip medical assessments, conducted by licensed nurses and doctors.”

Pathak said that the management of Dangote Cement Plc was irrevocably committed to training and retraining of its drivers for effectively safe and smooth driving across the length and breadth of Nigeria.

He, however, emphasised that as a leading cement manufacturer with thousands of trucks in its fleet, safety on the road remains the management’s priority.

The Dangote Cement boss, whjo stated that the company, as regular road user, understands its commitment to the safety of other road users and its responsibility to other members of the society, reaffirmed the company’s commitment to road safety, transparency, appropriate ethical conduct, and provision of detailed clarity on the comprehensive systems and procedures to mitigate against any incident along roads across the country.