NNPC Recruitment: Applicants Call For Conclusion Of Process

The fate of about 40,000 applicants who participated in the recruitment process of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) is still unknown 8 months after interview.

The applicants have since continued to use the social media to ask for update on the recruitment exercise from the NNPC, saying they’ve been kept in the dark over the matter.

The application window which was opened in March 2019 lasted for two weeks and received over 1 million applications.

The application portal closed  by the  end of May, 2019.

 Few weeks after the portal closed, text notifications were sent out and about 60,000 candidates wrote the test in over 700 centers across Nigeria on 1 June.

Less than 4 weeks later, NNPC had sent out invite for interviews which  ended on 11 July.

Due to the speed with which the recruitment process was going at the point, the candidates expected the interview results to be out before the end of August and successful candidates contacted.

The delay prompted some applicants who partook in the exercise to take to the social media to express their frustration.

Please @NNPCgroup,GMD @MKKyari, what is the fate of candidates who sat for the NNPC recruitment exam in 2019?

Nothing had be heard about it, not even the results of the exam & the rumors flying around is bad for the image of NNPC, if it's true!

Cc:@MBuhari @SERAPNigeria

— Mowoe Godfrey (@MowoeG) February 1, 2020

Last year's NNPC recruitment is yet to be concluded. Money have been spent, candidates who made it to the interview stages (risked their lives from their respective residential states to Abuja) have been compensated with about 20k, so no show. Tiring.

— Married Boy (@JimohRapport) February 5, 2020

Na true full this matter, NNPC recruitment interview and test that my friends did since last year. They are yet to call anybody officially, won't be surprised if people with connection got employment letter lowkey

— Aremu (@Realyinka_gold) February 5, 2020

Last year's NNPC recruitment is yet to be concluded. Money have been spent, candidates who made it to the interview stages (risked their lives from their respective residential states to Abuja) have been compensated with about 20k, so no show. Tiring.

— Married Boy (@JimohRapport) February 5, 2020

This country called Nigeria has been fvcked long time ago. Aswear. I went through all the stages of the last NNPC recruitment and I have long taken my mind off it bcos I know the "alagbaras" have taken it. No info till date. They blanked us and deceived theirselves. pic.twitter.com/bfwhUvB5fW

— Ukokekong (@davuncci) February 5, 2020

#2019NNPCRecruitment @MKKyari @NNPCgroup @henryshield @DeleMomodu @MBuhari . Some of the applicants are at cross roads now thinking of which direction to take. A completion of the 2019 NNPC recruitment exercise will be appreciated so that people can move on with their lives https://t.co/vaYbxAHew5

— Natty King (@Chukeg) December 7, 2019

No reason am brother. That NNPC recruitment was a sham. After the exams, everything just went silent, till tomorrow we don't know what happened.

— Dami O. Mogaji (@daminister14) February 5, 2020

Six months after the interview of the #2019NNPCRecruitment that was started on a fast lane by @DrMKBaru , No update to the candidates. Please Mallam @MKKyari , a transparent, fair and timely closure of the exercise is necessary so the hopefuls can know their stand.

— Natty King (@Chukeg) January 18, 2020

Meanwhile, the delayed the recruitment exercise may the due to an order from the Federal High Court in Abuja directing suspension of recruitment process after  a suit filed by one Pelumi Olajengbesi.

Olajengbesi faulted the age criterion placed on the  recruitment of the NNPC noting that it violated section 3(e)(iv) of the Fundamental Rights (Enforcement Procedure), 2009 which protected the public interest of Nigerians.

He had written a letter in March to the former Group Managing Director of NNPC, Maikanti Baru, threatening to sue organisation for placing age limit  on qualified Nigerians who would have applied for the jobs advertised by the corporation.

The present NNPC GMD, Mele Kyari had in November noted that the national oil firm was working hard  to conclude the recruitment exercise.

 “We’ll soon close out on our recent recruitment exercise so that much younger people can come on board and contribute their quota towards growing this Corporation.”