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@Danbaura &Dustydee:Js let us b.We kno u hav very gud intentions as regards ur last posts,bt rememba also dat when disapointed forumits expres dia sadnes(even thru d "false hope" of 2nd batch),they equaly hv gud intentions-Behind d deceptions unverifiably alleged2 drive d 2nd batch story, is a wholehearted efort2encourage.they r struglin2heal.ALOW DEM
@all: Ok 2nd batch no dey.Make una alow person cry now,no hold my mouth! Abeg
For me, the greatest proof of the fairness of this recruitment is the fact that none of our "reliable" sources got the job! If all those that have links to the GMD, GED etc.. those that get information and have access to the NNPC towers did not get the job, then the process was fair!
Hmmmmmmmmm.@ iquoat,i feel you.did you all read this post from iquoat? This is life,lets all learn from it.
my dis my 1st eva comnt here, i just want 2 let u knw dat dis recruitment is a well perfect classic planed game. just watch n c hw does heads @ nnpc fix al der candidates. so my dear, beta 4 u 2 stop sayin wat u dont knw n watch. okay?
Much LUV 2 U ALL
@aroouche-that is the problem of my people.They dont want to hear the truth.If you like,stay 4 the next decade waiting 4 the release of 2nd or even 3rd batch.Does that concern me?Iam just trying to encouarage you to do something 4 yourselves.Do you think it my joy to see you people without your letters?God knows i felt seriously 4 those that have not gotten the offer 4 now.
@aroouche-that is the problem of my people.They dont want to hear the truth.If you like,stay 4 the next decade waiting 4 the release of 2nd or even 3rd batch.Does that concern me?Iam just trying to encouarage you to do something 4 yourselves.Do you think it my joy to see you people without your letters?God knows i felt seriously 4 those that have not gotten the offer 4 now.@ALL-those thinking the recrtmnt wasn't fair,should do the management justice,even the daughter of the present GMD has not gotten the offer,to tell u how fair the recrutmt is.
@danbua,who tod u dt d daughter of presnt gmd of nnpc wrote d test n interview.Dont b blindfolded wt wat gmd tod u.It is a capital lie dt her daughter never got d ofa.If dem like mak them chop al d money,they wnt even go wit even 1 kobo 2 hell or heaven.Where is Levi 2day.
http://www.thenationonlineng.net/201...-says-gmd.html
My daughter was rejected in NNPC recruitment, says GMD
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) yesterday battled hard to explain its transparency in the 2010 recruitment with the Group Managing Director, Engr. Andrew Yakubu, saying even his own daughter failed to get a job in the corporation on account of the adherence to merit and transparency.
Speaking at the induction ceremony for the new intake into the corporation at the NNPC Towers in Abuja, he said of the 269, 376 applicants who indicated interest, only 595 candidates were adjudged successful.
He said : “May I also add on a personal ground that out of the 296,000 was my daughter, and she was not employed.”
Meanwhile, the Executive Director, Corporate Services, Dr. Peter Nmadu, noted that “for the first time, the NNPC deliberately recruited into the organization four disabled people.”
Yakubu, therefore, submitted that “the 2010 recruitment exercise which ultimately led to today’s induction ceremony stands as one of the most painstaking and transparent recruitment ever conducted in the history of the corporation.”
The successful candidates, said Yakubu, would be trained to drive the corporation in view of its road plan to grow its asset base and compete anywhere in the world or with the international oil companies.
Bb1 pls i said this earlier on b4 joining d cooperatn dat ol emplyeez r emplyd dsame tym, attnd d inductn bt splitd 2 batchez if d nid arise due 2 large no. Thiz tym around ol thoz succesfl hv bn kld so where is ur 2nd btch kmn 4rm? I waz olmst cluzst 2 d true info dat we musnt ol worl in NNPC n God has plan 4 ol of us. Bb1 stop deceivn urself abt 2nd batch coz NNPC wil nt kol anoda inductn again 4 nw. Best of luck 2 u ol n remain bless
@Danbaura:
1.D media hype dat D GMD's daughter ddnt get NNPC employment, knt b singularly usd to adjugde d whole proces as completly meritorious.
2ndly,D clear evidences of cheatin(sm evn confirmd by posts on dis forum&elswher) shld not demonize d whole proces as entirely devoid of any merit.
3.It is posibl though dat d proces was carefuly, painstakingly&cosmeticaly stagemanagd to giv itD luk it now has.
@All:
4.Dia mayB no 2nd batch.
5.like or not we shal mov on... but not any pre-recomended pace!Js let us B.
6.We hav nothin2luz.Oportunites await us elswher. evn on dis Forum!
IF Bebrief kld raise all d suport he raisd economicaly &odawise4d NNPC/DPR course,We can form a company(online/offline) right here&benefit ourselves!
ALL D BEST
A beg O. Make u na take man easy. I sense anger, frustration and if care is not taken Jealousy will creep in. That is dangerous. I have been saying it, this is largely up to 80 % (if not more than) which is even unprecedented in our country.There are so many firsts in this excercise.
The only place I fault NNPC was the length of time it took, but I leanrt that NNPC verified all certificates by the people finally given offer letters before giving them , so on that I absolve them. Aslo FCC issued certificate of compliance. The media person of any organisation will not know everything eg Frank Mba does not know every police issues until he is briefed.
Customs, BOI, NEXIM,NPA, FIRS, NDLEA, NCC, CBN etc all recruited last year. How did it go? Did you hear about them. NNPC advertised on Nov 23rd daily till Dec31, 2010. Those that even applied in January (after expiration) even without uploading credentials like my younger cousin were even e mailed about 2 months later giving them chance to upload the documents.
Nigeria is gifted with Brilliant people. My priest normally asks us to pray for God's blessings not for money or health etc. God's blessings cover all, all encompassing. As years roll, competition gets tougher. Universities are churning out 100+ first class and more Universities are coming on board.
Finally, there is not impossible with God. There could be 2nd batch say in October for induction, who says it cannot happen. Policies are man made and can also be amended /tweeked by man too. Google , doctrine of exigencies/neccesities/expendiency (all over the world, it happens).
With connection, you will not even join with mass entrance, or are you people saying that no graduate has joined NNPC since 2006 recruitment? A note can from up or being Policians' ward can do the magic. To me this process is largely free and fair.
Good mornin guys.i urge us to look away from this mess created by unemployment.269,000 candidate that applied were first class and 2.1 candidate, the number succesful stands at 595.does that mean the rest are not empolyable?we shuldnt have expected them to recruit more than this number after six years since vacant positions are constantly being filled.the big question is how?
The last recruitment done by the corporation was in 2006,how have they being coping? If you are a common man,you need the grace of God to survive,the grace that was given to the 595.i am not questioning the credibility of this process,but SOME OF US WILL HAVE BEEN INVITED IF THE NUMBER IS MORE THAN 595.people get employed by nnpc on daily basis and there is no need to be bitter about it(the same apply to other institutions in the country).let us watch as the event unfolds.
What i dont understand is why engr yakubu had to brag about his daughter.if he realy want her to be employed can anyone stop her?remember the process was delayed hence a good number of candidates will not accept the offer,then the so called big guys who are aggrieved will be compensated with the vacant slots.if this is done,the credibility of the whole process will have been affected and there will be no press confrence then.
I have decided to stop hopin of gettin anytin out of the waitin list becos i can compete with those who are waitin for it.guys, we shuld try and move on with our lives.lets keep prayin for this nation.if not for the unemployment situation in the country,a recruitment that lasted for almost two years shuldnt have been an issue,it shuld have been a thing of the past.
One last thing,i urge you guys that are employees now to get promoted when due cos i am commin back as EH.i may stiil be your boss if you dont work hard and get promoted.lol.did i say lol? It is the truth!!!
@kalokalo ebi mi from Osun State. Am also in need of contract job incase u see any opportunity. Am also wth Distinction in Elect/Elect 4 sm years nw. Pls send me PM 4 ur facebook username and email ID. Pls do nt mind to remember me and keep me inform of any opportunity. Am desperately in need of 1 to be productive and fullfilled. Wth excellent performance in Core theories in Electrical/Electronics Engineering, i dont want it to be a waste. Pls house assit us wth any contract job in any oil and gas or engineering company, we need experience.
One person among us-name withheld-wrote a letter to NNPC management,insulting them that some people resumed duty secretly,the exercise was not fair this and that,inshort he/she called them several nasty names.8 days later,the list was released,and the person happened to be one of the successful ones,the person now quickly wrote another letter to apologize and to COUNTER the earlier statement.So i don't blame anybody for any personal conclusion and aggrieved utterances,such is life.
What other background check do they need from such a guy. In a private sector, that guy will never be employed as he will one day give them headache.Quote:
Originally Posted by Danbaura
You are so sure I went for interview? Are you sure I am not among those that did not do test and interview and was waiting for my name to get swapped only for me to be disappointed and disgruntled and this led to my ranting and raving?
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Originally Posted by dustydee
@All, pls lets begin to reason like mature human beings on this thread. You dont write such an insultive letter to your prospective employer and end up with an employment letter in your hands. Not in Nigeria or any other part of the globe. For the GMD telling us that his daughter was rejected in the selection process, i think he is only trying to toy with our collective intelligence just like Dishonourable Farouk Lawan did by telling us some people were chasing him about to bribe him. At least we now know who was actually calling for the bribe. For heaven's sake the daughter of an NNPC GMD does not need to wait endlessly for this protracted recruitment to join the NNPC. NNPC thru its more than ten subsidiaries recruits(in-house) at least every week, so the daughter of an NNPC GMD can conveniently join the NNPC without any stress or any one on this forum hearing such. Infact that comment by the GMD has actually sold him out. That is not to say that there was no level of transparency in the entire process or that there were no serious manipulations here and there. I still maintain that in the EH cadre where my interest is vested on, most of the intakes were based strictly on referrals and high level recommendations. That is not to say that anybody's name was swapped bcos during any competitive federal recruitment as this, some slots are specifically used to favour some high ranking members of the Nigerian society who always have long lists of candidates in tehr kitty. You dont expect me to come here and be citing specific cases or mentioning names cos if i equally received such an offer, i wouldnt have declined. Personally i see it as favour and i bear no grudge against such beneficiaries cos thats the way the Nigerian society has been structured right from the begining & the same modus-operandi applies to some other climes as well. As the second list comes up either as a complement or as a supplement to the first list, always bear in mind that despite the present uprisings, the will of God will always prevail bcos HIS WORD IS YEAH & AMEN!. That is why He is THE ALPHA & THE OMEGA.
How do u guys think here? Do u xpect d gmd's daughter 2 compete with u 4 employment positions? Is she not in d uk, usa etc? Why deceiving urselves? Wise up.
my dear jonkal and angel4life, that is the problem with us nigerians. we never tell ourselves the truth we want to believe those lies and expect to move ahead. Even if i didn't have the privy information i have now and someone comes to tell me that the recruitment was credible, i'll question it because i would wonder when NNPC started doing things the right way. The recent audit report still indicted them in so many of their activities. The only thing i get to hear from saying the truth is that i am frustrated, jealous, envious, e.t.c.
Like i had said, it is not for you to tell us it was God that did it. God knows those that swapped and came here to tell us they dont know anybody. That one does not get the job does not mean the person is worse of in life. God may even have something better for some of us. I'll reiterate what i had said earlier. If I see someone to help me I wont even think twice about it.
GMD would not tell you anything less than what he had said but you and I know the truth. I am still congratulating those that got the job. But am not buying the idea(because that is what it is) that it was a fair one.
@angel4life-lmao. U r quite true. I dnt tink d children of diz top men are even in 9jeria so I dnt know y he(GMD) said dat. Pls peeps, 2nd list or no 2nd list, tank God and move on. Its nt d end of life and opportunities...Cheers!!
The GMD's comment with respect to the rejection of his daughter as an applicant of NNPC to butress the corporation's claim of a truly transparent & equalled-opportunity recruitment exercise is an assault on the sensibilities of every right thinking Nigerian. If he wants pple to take him serious, all he needs to do is to make public a notarized list of test scores, interviewed applicants & dier scores,& that of successful candidates statin details of discipline & state of origin. Those wld do all d talking for him. How transparent cld an exercise be when not a single detail abt d selection process & parameters for selection has been publicised.I congratulate those who made it oweing to their hard work esp d GTs & Ops.That not a single EH was taken frm a couple of states is enuf to cast doubt & aspersions abt d credibility of d exercise. Madam minister is only towing d path of Charles Soludo only for same to be exposed & corrected by d successive leadership. Same wld soon happen wit d NNPC & time wld judge.
I wonder while the immediate past GMD Eng. Auston complained of the failure of aptitute/skill test. That 80% of applicants failed. The way he sounded, i thought even the 20% that passed were nt enough to be employed. Surprisily only 595(14%) of 4000 interviewed were offered employment. What a shame.
I have been following this thread from inception, so I am aware of all that has been happening. I have decided to say a few words, perhaps it might be beneficial. If you are waiting for the second batch, know that it will come if it is part of God's plan. Not only that, your name will be on the list, only if it is part of God's plan for you. We are only actors, He writes the script. You could pray for specific roles, but granting it is His discretion. If you know this, then push the second batch to the back of your mind and move on.
Some might see that as being weak in faith, I don't. Some don't want to do it because they believe it implies a lack of faith that makes God to also withdraw His favour, I disagree. First of all, when you move on, there is still a minute part of your heart that keeps hoping the second batch is real, but it doesn't make you limit your blessing to an NNPC job; that part is more than enough to make God do His will. Secondly, your moving on might actually be towards another blessing He is preparing for you, as many have rightly said.
On the credibility of the exercise, no one here can give a definite opinion on that; all we have is speculation. More importantly, you will be influenced by your experience. If you applied and you got the offer on merit, you will be inclined to believe it was a credible process. If you got the offer on wuruwuru, or you were not given the offer at all, you will be inclined to believe it was not credible. It is all a matter of perspective based on experience. However, claiming many got the offer based on wuruwuru without having facts is an assault upon the credibility of those that got it on merit.
For the Muslims in the house, if you did not make the first batch, don't forget to say the prayer recommended by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) whenever something we are not happy with happens (Allaahumma, ajirnee fee museebatee aadhaa, wakhluf lee khayran min hu -- O Allaah, reward me over this trial, and bless me with something better than it). I swear by my Creator, I have said this prayer a number of times in my life, and I have never been disappointed. I will narrate a pertinent experience.
I finished NYSC in 2004, with a 2.1 in engineering. I barely missed Shell's job in 2005, because I was not short listed after the final interview. I said the prayer, but part of my mind was saying how can any opportunity be better than what I missed? But I moved on. I started working with an engineering outfit and was doing well with that. I continued to apply to the major oil companies and there was not a single one of them I did not pass their tests; the problem has always been the interview stages. I also enrolled on an MSc program in 2006. I haven't finished that in 2009, when I got PTDF Overseas MSc scholarship. I completed that with distinction and came back a year later to apply for NNPC. While waiting for the result, I got another opportunity, and I am back in the UK. I visited home last month, only to receive NNPC's offer as an EH. My initial reaction was that I wont take the job, because of the basic salary quoted on the offer letter. When I called a friend who is an NNPC staff, he gave me details of other allowances, I began to have second thought. I am taking the job now and coming home next month, because I want to be closer to my family. Looking back now, I am happier with Allaah's choice for me. If I had gotten Shell's job back in 2005, I wouldn't have my MSc, or the exposure and experience of world-class education. There are other things I have left out, for the sake of brevity.
In summary, believe in Allaah, and be dutiful to Him, He will do the best for you. If He doesn't give you something you want now, it is not because He does not love you, and vice versa. I wish you all the best.
@all,dont blame danbaura n co.it is normal 4dem 2 say so.since dey hav benefited 4rm d process n it is wea dey r nw employed.posibly dey got dia ofa on merit.so u dont xpect dem 2 speak against dia company nau.only a realist can do dat.bt only a fool in dis country wil bliv d daughter of d GMD was nt employed when no ap test n intaview is required 4ha 2 get d job.asume say she ryt ap test n do intaviem,e get person wey go mark ha ap test script or conduct intaview 4 ha wey go fail ha.dat person go lose him job 4ha 2 take ova b dat nau.so people in dis country self 2 funi.
@Ska, you nailed it and I quote "On the credibility of the exercise, no one here can give a definite opinion on that; all we have is speculation. More importantly, you will be influenced by your experience. If you applied and you got the offer on merit, you will be inclined to believe it was a credible process. If you got the offer on wuruwuru, or you were not given the offer at all, you will be inclined to believe it was not credible. It is all a matter of perspective based on experience. However, claiming many got the offer based on wuruwuru without having facts is an assault upon the credibility of those that got it on merit"
I have continued to follow this thread all along though I have since accepted my NNPC offer. I think a lot of emotions are at play now. It is quite natural and understandable that those you were not 'lucky' to make it in the 'first batch' would try and criticize the whole process. It is unfair to criticize a whole recruitment process just because you were not successful. I have been to the last stages of Shell and Chevron recruitment processes and at the end of the day, I was not successful. I MOVED ON. It is natural to whine and complain now out of emotional pain but my advice is that you get over it and move on with life ON TIME. Don't spend eternity sulking. It won't help. The cry and outburst of the unsuccessful candidates is borne out of the frustation of the Nigerian system - poverty, corruption, greed, nepotism and high corruption. In a country where these viles are commonplace, it will be very difficult for a frustated but highly intelligent graduate to accept that the NNPC recruitment was based on merit. I won't blame NNPC for conducting a free and fair recruitment; I would rather blame the precarious Nigerian situation that makes it difficult a graduate to believe that NNPC can actually and did recruit on a merit basis. I personally know and met a lot of new NNPC graduate trainees that got there on merit. Many were working in reputable organizations, many graduated with a 1st class and strong 2.1, many had top postgraduate degrees in the most prestigious schools abroad. I have met well exposed people who do not know even a security personnel in NNPC. I am an example. So friends, I feel the pain. I have felt in the past. I advise that you do all the whining now but have the strength to move on as soon as possible. God bless.
I have continued to follow this thread all along though I have since accepted my NNPC offer. I think a lot of emotions are at play now. It is quite natural and understandable that those you were not 'lucky' to make it in the 'first batch' would try and criticize the whole process. It is unfair to criticize a whole recruitment process just because you were not successful. I have been to the last stages of Shell and Chevron recruitment processes and at the end of the day, I was not successful. I MOVED ON. It is natural to whine and complain now out of emotional pain but my advice is that you get over it and move on with life ON TIME. Don't spend eternity sulking. It won't help. The cry and outburst of the unsuccessful candidates is borne out of the frustation of the Nigerian system - poverty, corruption, greed, nepotism and high corruption. In a country where these viles are commonplace, it will be very difficult for a frustated but highly intelligent graduate to accept that the NNPC recruitment was based on merit. I won't blame NNPC for conducting a free and fair recruitment; I would rather blame the precarious Nigerian situation that makes it difficult a graduate to believe that NNPC can actually and did recruit on a merit basis. I personally know and met a lot of new NNPC graduate trainees that got there on merit. Many were working in reputable organizations, many graduated with a 1st class and strong 2.1, many had top postgraduate degrees in the most prestigious schools abroad. I have met well exposed people who do not know even a security personnel in NNPC. I am an example. So friends, I feel the pain. I have felt in the past. I advise that you do all the whining now but have the strength to move on as soon as possible. God bless.
let' drop d emotions... d future is surely better than d present, only wen u channel ur energy to making it better without looking behind. c u all at d top.
How quickly nigerians can change! Where these not d same persons insulting nnpc during d long wait? Who said d process is dead becos nnpc was recruiting thru d back door? Were these not among those who approved d article 2 b published? And what was its content? Was it not nnpc corruption, failure 2 complete d process and pay transport fares? So u have all 4gotten how far. My advice: 4get not ur past, 4 u know not ur future not even 2morrow. IF NOT 4 GOD, can u guarantee dat u will be alive dis time next year? Stay close 2 God and stop criticizing others. God bless.
@Ska. A lot of lessons for most of us here. Ska, You are blessed. Shalom.
It has gotten to the extent of people almost threatening the lives of the successful ones. Like I said, a lot of emotions are at play. People who are at their emotional moments will say almost anything. My advice remains: Continue the emotional outbursts but learn to move on as soon as possible. I sincerely feel the pains of the unsuccessful ones. I rest my case. God bless us all.
Please even after agreeing that we should bury whatever went down on the recruitment process, someone would come from nowhere and want to drum it into our ears that it was very credible and fair. Lets all move on with our personal experiences as we can go on and on without reaching any compromise. whatever has happened has gone down and there is really no need telling them to release the list to prove its credibility because this too can be manipulated so lets move on afterall what happened in NNPC recruitment cant be different from what happens in the society. what happens there is an extension of what happens in the society where it is.
On another note lets also think of the people that made it in life and know that had they dwelt on things they could not change in their lives, they would not have gone far. The issue here is that we all think that after going through education, we must all do white collar jobs but amongst us we have budding enterpreneurs, employers of labour who would later in life look back and say "thank God I did not pick that job". but for those of us who are the josephs of this thread, He will make it beautiful in His time.
@aroouche! ............silent is d best answer for a FOOOOOOOOOOL like u! .......bt b4 dat.......by d way d last time i checkd, u should have come into dis world as a packet of detergrnt! .....or better still......... An indomie! ......gaddemm!.....wot a mixbreed of cow and an overblown baby elephant! ..........sorry bt u r more dan 20ft below my shoe laces...see if u cn touch it first! ......i buy things u cnt even pronounce ....so get a beta life first....am nt ur rank! .....gaddem you!
@bb1 .........stop dis madness! .........i wont warn u again! ........just like aroouche........gaddemm! U too!....
...then make dem pay our Transport Allowee na! Even if na 10k. At all, at all na winch!
@ska: you're my man of the week.
I have said it severally, jealousy , bitterness, anger and 'Dog in a Manger" phenomena are setting in.
This is happenning now in the banking industry. When Banks lay off, those laid off become very very bitter with those remaining /surviving instead of directing their energy at the system.It is human. My people say, if two hunters go into the forest, if one succeeds and the other does not, the unsucessful one will always feel that the sucessful one stole someone's trapped game/animal. Your former colleague will see and "carry face" like say they for sack two of una.
I will say to any Banker who got the offer, run and join even they give you GT. Bankers are endangered species, including myself, don't mind we wear suits and seem to be flashy.There is no future in banking.
I will urge all to keep his/her bitterness/anger/resentment to his/herself. Now the very few people like Alanu, Ela, Terraco are now scared. For 2 days, nothing has been heard from them. This thread will die naturally somehow.
For the successful ones , be modest in celebration. I have been promoted severally but never celebrated them or showed happiness openly. Not everybody due will be promoted. In fact looking at my face you would think I was not promoted . The world is a wicked place O.It pains missing out for a lengthy process like this. Don't defend your merit employment. Leave it, you and God know. It is a waste of time/energy.
QUOTE=9tstar;670160]It has gotten to the extent of people almost threatening the lives of the successful ones. Like I said, a lot of emotions are at play. People who are at their emotional moments will say almost anything. My advice remains: Continue the emotional outbursts but learn to move on as soon as possible. I sincerely feel the pains of the unsuccessful ones. I rest my case. God bless us all.[/QUOTE]
Shampoo , U r very right, the best job for me remains your own job.All these jobs we are complaining about cannot give us a yatch. A salary and allowance job cannot make you rich until you have your job. God bless , one love.Quote:
Originally Posted by shampoo
We need to come out of all these brouhaha, and appreciate the fact that for the first time in her history the NNPC has conducted a fair recruitment. They know they will have to improve, and l bet you they have noted that already. Awareness level of Nigerians is steadily on the increase and we cannot be fooled forever.
Let personal reasons and the adamic nature of man not rob us of our blessings, let us appreciate what God has done in the lives of the NEW STAFFS of the NNPC and prayerfully wait on the lord. We should also not forget how we all started on the thread, this family is really hard to do away with; l wonder why this is so.
It hovers on the present leadership of the NNPC to see to the conclusion of the recruitment process, and l think they will have no other choice than to do that.
On the second batch issue, l can rightly say that from informations l got; this batch is majorly made up of GT & EH in lnformation tech, doctors, and some other Operations support Personel. The staffs inducted now are Operations Personel, these are the informations l got. If you know about the oil and gas sector, you will understand the difference with Operations staff and Operations Support staff.
I have never stop praying and l will not stop, as much as l desire to work in the NNPC, if God says it is not the NNPC then no stress. This, to me is borne out of pride that you work for the National Oil Company which is equivalent to playing for the Super Eagles of Nigeria.
There are many who used the NNPC as a spring board to other multinationals, and this will gradually phase out. The NNPC will be listed and it will compete favourably with the IOC's. This will happen in 2-3yrs time after the passage of PIB and the rebranding of NNPC to NOC.
The one that falls and stays down is the failure, let's be strong for each other and support ourselves where necessary.
Let's keep the faith and hope for the best.