The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd., NNPCL, has warned members of the public, particularly job seekers, to be cautious of fraudsters going about collecting money with promises to give them jobs.
The NNPCL gave the warning in a statement by the company’s Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi Soneye.
Nigerians were warned to discredit rumours of employment slots for sale, stressing that those are antics of fraudsters who want to take advantage of unsuspecting applicants.
The NNPC reiterated that recruitment into the company is a straightforward process and does not involve sale of slots or inducement of any kind.
According to the statement: “The Nigerian National Petroleum Company 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 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.”