By Abiola Olawale
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPCL) has debunked reports which emerged from some sections of the media that it’s selling employment slots to Nigerians.
The company, in a statement issued on Saturday by its Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi Soneye, maintained that the ongoing recruitment is open to all interested candidates and is merit-based.
Soneye, in the statement, described the reports as fake and a ploy by some suspected fraudsters who want to take advantage of unsuspecting applicants.
The national oil company called on Nigerians to disregard such rumours and warned against paying money to anyone for any job in the company.
The statement reads in part: “The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. (NNPC Ltd.) 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 as 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.”
