NRS warns job seekers against FIRS recruitment scam

Says NRS not recruiting….

The Nigeria Revenue Service, NRS said it’s not recruiting, warned job seekers to treat recruitment notice as an attempt to scam them.

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Reacting to recruitment notice which has gone viral in the name of the defunct Federal Inland Revenue Service, the Nigeria Revenue Service in a post on its verified X handle, denied initiating any recruitment exercise.

The NRS advised job seekers to verify information from its official website before sharing their personal information in guise of job application.

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The agency declared that the job recruitment was a scam and called on the public to ignore it.

The post titled “Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) Job Vacancy, Replacement,” which had been circulating on social media and other platforms was fraudulent.

“The NRS wishes to state categorically that the notice is fraudulent and did not emanate from the Nigeria Revenue Service,” the agency said.

The agency reminded job seekers that the FIRS has been replaced by NRS, hence, it’s a scam dealing with anything associated with FIRS.

“For the avoidance of doubt, the NRS has not authorized or commenced the recruitment exercise referenced in the notice and has not appointed or authorized any individual, agent, consultant or third party to conduct any recruitment exercise on its behalf,” it stated.

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