700,000 Nigerians Applied For Just 500 Job Vacancies – FIRS Chairman Reveals

The Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service
(FIRS), Mr Tunde Fowler, has said that the
organisation received more than 700,000
applications from the recent job advert it placed.
Fowler made this known on Wednesday in Abuja
when he appeared before the House of
Representatives Committee on Public Petition.
The FIRS boss’ appearance at the lower chamber
followed a petition from some applicants, who
claimed to have been excluded from the
employment processes.
The Service had invited applications for various
positions in a series of adverts placed in some
national dailies. Fowler said that out of the 700,000
applicants more than 2,000 had first class degrees in
various disciplines and were qualified to be engaged
by the Service.
He said that FIRS could recruit only 500 people,
adding that the exercise was designed to increase
manpower for tax revenue collection and expand the
country’s revenue base.
He assured that the organisation would ensure
fairness and due process in the recruitment process.
“We have secured waiver and endorsement from the
Federal Character Commission in order to ensure
that the right thing is done.’’
In his remarks, Chairman of the house committee,
Mr Nkem Abonta, directed Fowler to submit to the
committee the service’s nominal roll to assist it in
arriving at a decision.

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