NNPC closes recruitment portal, begins shortlisting of applicants

Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation on Wednesday closed its
portal for ongoing recruitment exercise and began shortlisting of
applicants.

The Corporation’s spokesman, Mr. Ndu Ugahmadu, disclosed this in
a statement in Abuja.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the portal was opened on
March 13.

The statement reads, “NNPC is an equal opportunity employers in
the Oil and Gas Industry value chain, including exploration,
refining, transportation and marketing of petroleum products.”

NNPC recently placed advertisements to recruit some categories
of new hands to strengthen its operations nationwide.

The categories include: Graduate Trainee; Senior officer and
Supervisory Cadre and Managerial Cadre.

“The phase one of the ongoing recruitment exercise by the
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, which kicked off via
nationwide advertisements in the national dailies and online media
on Wednesday, 13 March, 2019 ended midnight of Tuesday with the
closure of the corporation’s application portal,” he said.

He said that the second phase of the exercise involving
shortlisting of qualified applicants had started.

He added that qualified applicants would soon be invited to
participate in a computer-based aptitude tests.

He said that the tests would be administered in about 50 centres
across the country.

“Those who emerge successful in the tests would subsequently be
invited for oral interviews for final selection,” Ugahmadu
said.

(NAN)

FAAC Shares N619bn for FG, States, LGCs in March
2019

A total of N619.857 billion has been distributed as Federal
Allocation for the month of February 2019 between the Federal,
States and Local Government Councils.

The communiqué issued by the Technical Sub -Committee of the
Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) at the end of its
monthly meeting in March 2019, indicated that the Gross statutory
revenue received was N478.434 billion. This sum is lower than the
N505.246 billion received in the previous month by N26.812
billion.

Federation Crude Oil Export sales increased by about 46%
resulting in increased Federation Revenue from $425.00 million
previously to $574.95 Million. Shut-in and Shut-down persisted
while some Terminals remained closed due to leaks and
maintenance.
Petroleum Profit Tax (PPT) increased significantly while Companies
Income Tax (CIT) recorded a marginal increase.
Revenues from Value Added Tax (VAT), Oil Royalty, Import and Excise
Duties decreased in February, 2019.

The distributable Statutory Revenue for the month is #478.434
billion. The total Revenue distributable for the current month
(including VAT, Exchange Gain, Excess Bank Charges recovered and
Forex Equalization) is #619.857 billion.

Therefore, from the Total distributable revenue for the Month,
the Federal Government received N257.681 billion representing
52.68%; States received N169.925 billion representing 26.72%; Local
Government Councils received N127.722 billion representing 20.60%;
while the Oil Producing States received N50.946 billion also
representing 13% derivation revenue.

The balance on Excess Crude Account as at 27th March , 2019 is
$183 million.

END

Oise D. Johnson
Head Press & Public Relations, OAGF.
27th March, 2019.