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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has, for the umpteenth time, stated that it has not launched a recruitment campaign of any kind for now.

The latest clarification is coming on the heels of a fresh recruitment advert purportedly from the Corporation being circulated by e-mails and on various social media platforms.

A statement by the Corporation’s spokesman, Mr. Ndu Ughamadu, disclosed that the advert which is on a fake letterhead complete with NNPC logo is purportedly signed by the Group Managing Director, Dr. Maikanti Baru, and the Chief Operating Officer, Refineries, Mr. Anibor Kragha, and directs unsuspecting applicants to send their applications to a fake e-mail address: [email protected].

Shedding more light on the scam, Mr. Ughamadu said another form of the scam involved text messages, e-mails, and letters inviting gullible job seekers for fake job interviews at the NNPC Towers and other locations across the country with a view to extorting money from them.

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He called on members of the public, especially applicants, to discountenance any of such adverts or spurious invitations for job interviews as the Corporation was currently not recruiting, stressing that anyone who entertains such invitations does so at his or her own risk.

Mr. Ughamadu advised that anyone contacted for the purpose of the fake recruitment should not hesitate to report such invitations to relevant law enforcement agencies, adding that the Corporation would continue to engage security agencies on the scam.

He said NNPC Management will advertise all vacant positions in national newspapers whenever it was ready to recruit.

In a related development, a letter of introduction has been making the round on social media, purportedly signed by the Chief Whip of the Federal House of Representatives, Alhassan Addo calling on the Department of Petroleum Resources to consider some individuals for employment.

 

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  1. JOHNSON PETER

    August 10, 2017 at 3:48 pm

    The Nnpc recruitment is never made public and if they do, they have already employed those they wanted but to avoid public flay, they do announce fake vacancies

    • yanju omotodun

      August 10, 2017 at 11:31 pm

      Nnpc recruitment is for rich sons and daughters and not mere men same applies to all military, cbn and federal government ministries even they are greedy to the point that they are scutting private establishment with the poor

      • seyi jelili

        August 11, 2017 at 12:19 am

        God will always make a way for the poor who believes in Him.

  2. Animashaun Ayodeji

    August 10, 2017 at 4:57 pm

    The best way to get Nigerians on their good behaviors is to announce any federal government job, you will see them, both employed and unemployed enmass at the venue without verifying whatever information they have

    • Abeni Adebisi

      August 10, 2017 at 5:01 pm

      That tells the rate at which Nigerians are willing to be employed despite not having surplus jobs in the country. Nigerians are hardworking, but the government isn’t helping, that’s why scammers can attempt to take advantage of innocent people.

      • Anita Kingsley

        August 10, 2017 at 5:38 pm

        Learn not to blame everything on the government, Some Nigerians are actually gullible, they believe almost everything which shouldn’t be so.

    • seyi jelili

      August 11, 2017 at 12:20 am

      It’s not their fault, to be unemployed is a terrible disease

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