By Aduragbemi Omiyale
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has denied rumours that it is selling employment slots to job seekers.
Last month, the state-owned oil firm announced a recruitment exercise, the first in a long time, seeking to fill a few vacant positions in the organisation.
NNPC is one of the most sought-after organisations to work for in Nigeria because of its attractive pay and benefits.
The ongoing recruitment exercise has apparently provided an opportunity for some fraudsters to take advantage of the vulnerability of applicants to demand money from them for a slot in the company.
Reacting to this, NNPC, through a statement signed by its Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Mr Olufemi Soneye, on Saturday, warned applicants not to pay anyone money for a space in the firm.
“The NNPC has called on members of the public, especially jobseekers, to discountenance rumours of employment slots for sale.
“The company states that there is no iota of truth in the insinuations that it has employment slots on offer to anyone who wishes to buy, describing such things as the antics of fraudsters who want to take advantage of unsuspecting applicants.
“It cautions that, as a responsible corporate entity, recruitment into the company is a straightforward process and does not involve the sale of slots or inducement of any kind.
“It warns that anyone who pays money to anyone for any job in the company does so at his or her own risk,” the statement said.
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