Labour minister raises alarm over online recruitment scam

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January 5, 2016 4:15 PM

The minister made this known on Monday via a statement signed by the deputy director of press at the Ministry, Mr. Samuel Olowookere.

Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige

According to various media reports, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, has denied an online report claiming that the ministry has called for the submission of Curriculum Vitae (CV) by unemployed youths in the country to its headquarters.

The minister made this known on Monday via a statement signed by the deputy director of press at the Ministry, Mr. Samuel Olowookere.

According to Olowookere, Nigige’s attention had been drawn to the online publication which had asked unemployed youths in the country to submit job applications to the ministry.

According to a report by Nigeria CommunicationsWeek, the statement further revealed that publication asked youths seeking employment to submit their applications to the Ministry’s headquarters and its zonal offices across the country.

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“The general public is hereby advised to disregard this false directive as it did not emanate from the Federal Government through the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment.”

“In view of the apprehension the above false information has generated, it is pertinent to point out that the present administration is committed to the creation of decent employment opportunities for the teeming unemployed Nigerians.”

“It has perfected plans for massive job creation through well thought out programmes such as Graduate Teachers Conversion Programme and Graduate Internship Scheme (GIS), among others,” the statement read.

The Ministry also stated that it will notify the public in due course when it has concluded plans to roll out its plans and schemes.

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