The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has distanced itself from a recruitment portal set up in its name that invites Nigerians to apply for jobs.
The website had declared that the apex had bank had commenced its application recruiting process for 2023/2024.
The website linked prospective candidates to the CBN’s website in order to access the application portal, recruitment form, requirements, and application instructions.
However, Isa Abdulmumin, CBN’s acting director of corporate communications, said in a statement on Thursday that the bank’s attention has been called “to a fake recruitment portal inviting eligible members to submit applications in an exercise that will begin soon.”
The CBN spokesperson described the portal as bogus since it aims to exploit the country’s unemployment problems.
“The fraudulent website lists requirements for eligibility to include, among other qualifications, the possession of a Bank Verification Number (BVN). The portal goes on to state that those with physical disabilities are not eligible to apply,” the statement reads.
“For the avoidance of doubt, the CBN is currently not carrying out any general recruitment exercise and will never request for the BVN of intending applicants nor discriminate against persons with physical disabilities.
“Accordingly, members of the public are hereby warned to be wary of fraudulent recruitment agents bent on taking advantage of the employment challenge to defraud eligible applicants, particularly young graduates. Please be guided accordingly,” CBN says.
