The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPCL) has debunked rumours of selling employment slots to Nigerians and anyone who wishes to buy.

Naija News reports that NNPCL, in a statement on Saturday by its Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi Soneye, described rumours of selling employment slots as antics of 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, “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.”