The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority has claimed it is not carrying out any recruitment at the present.

In a statement on Monday, the Director of Public Affairs, George Ene-Ita, said the agency is not employing people in any capacity.

The authority urged the public to beware of phoney recruitment groups behind the fraudulent claims.

“The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) is compelled to publish this disclaimer alerting the public to the activities of some unscrupulous persons who are exploiting young, economically vulnerable and unsuspecting Nigerians perhaps into parting with huge sums of money for purported employment opportunities into the Authority,” the statement reads.

The agency said the fraudsters operate by sending fake employment letters, making false promises, and advertising jobs that do not exist.

"We would want to take this opportunity to firmly declare that the NMDPRA is not currently holding any recruitment activities. Neither is the Agency undertaking any form of employment into its services at any level.

For the avoidance of doubt, any future hiring process would be carried out in compliance with the current regulations governing hiring practices in the Nigerian Public Service.

The agency stated, "In this regard, we would like to advise the public and all Nigerians to ignore these spurious claims by unscrupulous people whose only objective is to defraud Nigerians and cast aspersion on the Authority."

For accurate and up-to-date information on its operations, NMDPRA also advised the public to rely on its official website and verified social media sites.