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Date: Wednesday, 13 August 2025 at 12:50 AM FG Orders Probe Of Civil Service Recruitments Amid Job Racketeering Scandal - Jobs/Vacancies - Nairaland Nairaland Forum / Nairaland / General / Jobs/Vacancies / FG Orders Probe Of Civil Service Recruitments Amid Job Racketeering Scandal (7792 Views) 2021 Shell Experienced Hire Recruitments / FG Orders Fresh Verification Of N-Power Beneficiaries / FG Orders The Recruitment Of Constables For Community Policing (2) (3) (4) (1) (2) (Reply) (Go Down) FG Orders Probe Of Civil Service Recruitments Amid Job Racketeering Scandal by Islie: 2:31pm On Aug 12 BREAKING: Federal Gov’t Orders Fresh Probe Of Civil Service Recruitments Amid Job Racketeering Scandal By Nafisat Abdulrahman The federal government has ordered a fresh verification of thousands of federal civil servants recruited between 2013 and 2020, following mounting allegations of job racketeering and the sale of employment slots to desperate Nigerians. The directive, contained in an August 4, 2025 circular signed by Ndiomu Ebiogeh Philip, Permanent Secretary at the Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC), warned that any worker who fails to appear for the exercise will be presumed to possess a fake appointment letter and face immediate removal. The re-verification targets officers who failed to participate in the 2021 verification exercise. “No further extension will be granted,” the circular stated, accusing some civil servants of “deliberately staying away to avoid detection.” The move followed revelations by whistleblower Martins Oghenerhoro Richard Atijegbe, a staff member in the Ministry of Works’ Human Resource Management Department, who alleged that senior ministry officials had been selling federal jobs for up to N2.5 million. “My petition to both chambers of the National Assembly has to do with employment racketeering involving the Minister of Works,” Martins said. According to him, ministry directors “would collect the sum of N2.5 million from people, sell a job to them, and within a month, they would issue fake documents and enrol them into IPPIS.” Martins claimed that his decision to expose the alleged fraud has made him a target. “I discovered it and made it public, and I am being persecuted for doing so. I am on the verge of losing my job,” he said. His petition, filed by lawyer Liberty Semper Fidelis, accuses the Ministry of Works of fraud, abuse of power, conspiracy, and attempts to cover up the scandal. The ministry has dismissed the allegations as “incredibly fictitious.” On Monday, Martins said the new verification order was directly linked to his petition. “Due to my petition, the Federal Civil Service Commission is verifying all appointment letters made from 2013 to 2020, to ascertain the level of fake letters in the system,” he said. According to the FCSC circular, affected officers must check their names on the Commission’s website (www.fedcivilservice.gov.ng), the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation’s website (www.ohcsf.gov.ng), and notice boards of their ministries. They are required to present original and photocopies of key documents, including their letters of appointment, regularisation, promotion, gazette confirmation, and July 2025 IPPIS payslip. The re-verification exercise will run from Monday, August 18 to Thursday, August 28, 2025, covering ministries and agencies such as Agriculture, Defence, Education, Justice, Works, Information, Science and Technology, Aviation, Finance, Interior, and the State House. The Commission’s circular emphasised that, Officers on posting, secondment, transfer, or study leave must still appear, those who have recently completed the exercise need not appear again, and any officer who fails to show up will be deemed to have presented a fake appointment letter. “No further extension will be granted any officer who fails to turn up for the exercise,” the statement warned. https://leadership.ng/breaking-federal-govt-orders-fresh-probe-of-civil-service-recruitments-amid-job-racketeering-scandal/ 2 Likes 1 Share (Share⤴) Re: FG Orders Probe Of Civil Service Recruitments Amid Job Racketeering Scandal by damilola4162(m): 2:54pm On Aug 12 Hmm walahi this country is gone, may not be reparable anymore 😂😆 1 Like (Share⤴) Re: FG Orders Probe Of Civil Service Recruitments Amid Job Racketeering Scandal by rhythyson: 2:54pm On Aug 12 Can't we for once do something right in this country.? (Share⤴) Re: FG Orders Probe Of Civil Service Recruitments Amid Job Racketeering Scandal by SamuraiXXX: 2:54pm On Aug 12 This is not something which started today. Job racketeering is very rampant in the civil service 10 Likes 2 Shares (Share⤴) Re: FG Orders Probe Of Civil Service Recruitments Amid Job Racketeering Scandal by SamuraiXXX: 2:55pm On Aug 12 damilola4162: Hmm walahi this country is gone, may not be reparable anymore 😂😆 Where did the country go to? Nigeria still dey where she dey 7 Likes (Share⤴) Re: FG Orders Probe Of Civil Service Recruitments Amid Job Racketeering Scandal by tunde1200(m): 2:56pm On Aug 12 Nice move my one and only Jagaban Haters go and relax for your turn. 5 Likes (Share⤴) Re: FG Orders Probe Of Civil Service Recruitments Amid Job Racketeering Scandal by Adaumunocha(f): 2:56pm On Aug 12 Make Dem dey sure say their people enter and those wey no pay, OyO be their own. (Share⤴) Re: FG Orders Probe Of Civil Service Recruitments Amid Job Racketeering Scandal by Kukutente23: 2:56pm On Aug 12 Lol Can a thief catch a thief Even the political appointments are rackets so why focus on civil service alone You can't do evil and expect those who answer to you to not engage in the same evil or worse 3 Likes 2 Shares (Share⤴) Re: FG Orders Probe Of Civil Service Recruitments Amid Job Racketeering Scandal by SamuraiXXX: 2:57pm On Aug 12 rhythyson: Can't we for once do something right in this country.? That's because everyone wants to make earth-shaking money within a short time so he can start oppresing his fellow citizens who in most instances are too timid to ask questions about the source of his sudden wealth! 2 Likes (Share⤴) Re: FG Orders Probe Of Civil Service Recruitments Amid Job Racketeering Scandal by Dogalmighty17: 2:57pm On Aug 12 I know of bankers who resigned from their jobs and paid 5 million naira each for work in FIRS. My in-law paid 1.2m for job in NDLEA. This is two years now and he still hasn't gotten. Someone else paid 700k for federal fire service job. No job no refund of money. Job racketeering is rampant across all arms of federal and state government agencies. The only place you won't have to pay money to join is to be a recruit in the Nigerian army. Those ones are looking for who to send to the meat grinder. 11 Likes (Share⤴) Re: FG Orders Probe Of Civil Service Recruitments Amid Job Racketeering Scandal by ednut1(m): 2:58pm On Aug 12 Nigeria needs to be recolonized. Nonsense and ingredients 3 Likes (Share⤴) Re: FG Orders Probe Of Civil Service Recruitments Amid Job Racketeering Scandal by Treasure17(m): 2:59pm On Aug 12 Nothing fruitful will come out of this. A long as the leadership is rotten and despicable, the exercise is a fruitless one. 6 Likes (Share⤴) Re: FG Orders Probe Of Civil Service Recruitments Amid Job Racketeering Scandal by obi4eze(m): 2:59pm On Aug 12 Rubbish. Will they actually probe themselves? Any probe in this Tinubu's regime is just a hogwash. (Share⤴) Re: FG Orders Probe Of Civil Service Recruitments Amid Job Racketeering Scandal by Treasure17(m): 3:01pm On Aug 12 Dogalmighty17: I know of bankers who resigned from their jobs and paid 5 million naira each for work in FIRS. And you will expect such person not to be corrupt? Nah. 3 Likes (Share⤴) Re: FG Orders Probe Of Civil Service Recruitments Amid Job Racketeering Scandal by lordm(m): 3:01pm On Aug 12 Dogalmighty17: I know of bankers who resigned from their jobs and paid 5 million naira each for work in FIRS. My in-law paid 1.2m for job in NDLEA. This is two years now and he still hasn't gotten. Someone else paid 700k for federal fire service job. No job no refund of money. Job racketeering is rampant across all arms of federal and state government agencies. The only place you won't have to pay money to join is to be a recruit in the Nigerian army. Those ones are looking for who to send to the meat grinder. That's huge for a government job. Na wa o. People are really seeing things (Share⤴) Re: FG Orders Probe Of Civil Service Recruitments Amid Job Racketeering Scandal by CrickCrackPow(m): 3:01pm On Aug 12 Nigeria is Neither Witnessing Civilian Rule Nor Democracy But What We Have At Best Is A Form Of Government I Call "Kakistomoboplutocracy" And That's Bad For Us As A Nation. (Share⤴) Re: FG Orders Probe Of Civil Service Recruitments Amid Job Racketeering Scandal by donleo92(m): 3:02pm On Aug 12 You see this recruitment stuff na scam that I know for sure. I tried applying no way, kept giving me error. I was shocked when I heard that the recruitment was over, and they already had the people that they need. I shock for the whole thing (Share⤴) Re: FG Orders Probe Of Civil Service Recruitments Amid Job Racketeering Scandal by atobs4real(m): 3:02pm On Aug 12 We have a lot of people with evil mind and never want a better Nigeria (Share⤴) Re: FG Orders Probe Of Civil Service Recruitments Amid Job Racketeering Scandal by atobs4real(m): 3:03pm On Aug 12 We have a lot of people with evil mind and never want a better Nigeria. We have been complaining of no job and some evil 😈people took the job and sell them 1 Like (Share⤴) Re: FG Orders Probe Of Civil Service Recruitments Amid Job Racketeering Scandal by Kelklein(m): 3:04pm On Aug 12 Embargo on employment but every month they issue employment letters in thousands.. It is well indeed, if you live in Nigeria, your daily prayer should be 'it would favor me and my family' That is the society they have built.. not one that works for all but that of favour and chance..🤔🤔🤔 (Share⤴) Re: FG Orders Probe Of Civil Service Recruitments Amid Job Racketeering Scandal by achorladey: 3:08pm On Aug 12 Una wan scatter the ongoing recruitment abi? Why now 2 Likes (Share⤴) Re: FG Orders Probe Of Civil Service Recruitments Amid Job Racketeering Scandal by iwaeda: 3:15pm On Aug 12 Everything about Nigeria is upside down. Imagine paying N5m for a federal job, how will you perform optimally? (Share⤴) Re: FG Orders Probe Of Civil Service Recruitments Amid Job Racketeering Scandal by AfahaAbia(m): 3:15pm On Aug 12 Very good. I'm very sure alot of people are shitting in their pants now.... (Share⤴) Re: FG Orders Probe Of Civil Service Recruitments Amid Job Racketeering Scandal by Brahamimo(m): 3:17pm On Aug 12 ednut1: Nigeria needs to be recolonized. Nonsense and ingredients Honestly. Sometimes I really can't understand how terrible the country is (Share⤴) Re: FG Orders Probe Of Civil Service Recruitments Amid Job Racketeering Scandal by lexy2014: 3:21pm On Aug 12 Dogalmighty17: I know of bankers who resigned from their jobs and paid 5 million naira each for work in FIRS. My in-law paid 1.2m for job in NDLEA. This is two years now and he still hasn't gotten. Someone else paid 700k for federal fire service job. No job no refund of money. Job racketeering is rampant across all arms of federal and state government agencies. The only place you won't have to pay money to join is to be a recruit in the Nigerian army. Those ones are looking for who to send to the meat grinder. how bankers are we talking about here? more characters (Share⤴) Re: FG Orders Probe Of Civil Service Recruitments Amid Job Racketeering Scandal by rinzaugustine: 3:28pm On Aug 12 Nothing will come out of it . They have already sidlined the former civil service landlords the northerners and filled everywhere with omoluabis (Share⤴) Re: FG Orders Probe Of Civil Service Recruitments Amid Job Racketeering Scandal by allthingsgood: 3:31pm On Aug 12 Rubbish audio nonsense They always use civil servant stories to divert attention No be the same FG de employ them Shiiioooorrr (Share⤴) Re: FG Orders Probe Of Civil Service Recruitments Amid Job Racketeering Scandal by sleek214(m): 3:32pm On Aug 12 damilola4162: Hmm walahi this country is gone, may not be reparable anymore 😂😆 You guys are funny and very annoying. Every little thing, you guys come out and shout "this country is gone" 3 Likes (Share⤴) Re: FG Orders Probe Of Civil Service Recruitments Amid Job Racketeering Scandal by allthingsgood: 3:33pm On Aug 12 atobs4real: We have a lot of people with evil mind and never want a better Nigeria. We have been complaining of no job and some evil 😈people took the job and sell them And why not? You sef if u have chance wont you sell? Till we are ready to face the truth, we will just be deceiving ourselves (Share⤴)