The advertisement made by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for the vacancy of 750 positions received not less than 300,000 applications.
The Director of Public Affairs, Mr Osita Nwaja who disclosed the information said the recruitment exercise was in segments and the first phase of it ended on June 26.
“We had more than 300,000 applicants for the 750 positions which are in three cadres, junior, middle and senior cadres.We are considering a whole lot of junior staff so that they will grow in the system.
“The criteria were well spelt out and those that met them wrote the examination,” he said.
He furthered that the arduous task of fighting corruption necessitated the exercise adding that it is a fight the agency cannot afford to lose.
“The fight against corruption is fundamental to everything we do in this country. It is a fight we cannot afford to lose. We must keep on recruiting foot soldiers to meet our objective as it is geared toward the direction of making Nigeria greater,” he stated.
He employed everyone including the media to assist in the honorable cause of fighting corruption.
“If this fight against corruption must be won, all Nigerians and institutions must join as this affects the common man,” he added.
