On Thursday the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed that it is not “conducting any recruitment activities at this time”.
This was contained in an SMS sent to mobile subscribers on Thursday.
The NCDC also warned well meaning Nigerians not to offer payment in return for employment.
It reads: “NOTICE: Beware of fraud! NCDC will never request for payment in return for employment and NCDC is not conducting any recruitment activities at this time.”
The agency yesterday night announced 593 new COVID-19 cases from 16 states.
It brought the total in the country to 50,488
Out of that number, 37,304 patients have been discharged and 985 deaths have been recorded.