Adamawa: Over 50,000 apply for 4,000 state jobs in three days

• The Adamawa State authorities has opened a civilian work recruitment portal to employment 4,000 qualified indigenes successful an effort to tackle unemployment
• The initiative, backed by Governor Ahmadu Fintiri, has seen an overwhelming effect with implicit 50,000 applications wrong conscionable 3 days
• While applicants look web challenges, the authorities promises a transparent and merit-based enactment process

The Adamawa State authorities has launched a large recruitment workout aimed astatine reducing the increasing complaint of unemployment wrong the state.

A full of 4,000 positions are being offered crossed aggregate departments nether the state’s civilian service, with applications unfastened to indigenes betwixt the ages of 18 and 50. The recruitment portal officially opened connected April 29 and is scheduled to adjacent connected May 13, 2025.

Over 50,000 applications person overwhelmed Adamawa civilian work recruitment portal. Credit: FB/Ahmadu Fintiri
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Adamawa opens portal for application

Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has backed the inaugural arsenic portion of his broader committedness to improving surviving standards and expanding occupation opportunities for the people of Adamawa.

His medication believes that providing nonstop employment opportunities done the civilian work volition assistance code poorness and trim societal vices.

In a speech with a Legit.ng correspondent, the governor's peculiar advisor connected media, Mr. Emmanuel, revealed that the effect has been overwhelming, with tens of thousands already submitting their applications.

“Over 50,000 applications wrong the abstraction of 3 days of the recruitment process and much applications are inactive trooping in. The portal volition not beryllium closed until it reaches the circumstantial deadline. Meanwhile, authorities has declared it volition lone enlistee 4,000 applicants,” helium said.

He besides pointed to the wider implications of the exercise, noting that unemployment remains 1 of Nigeria’s astir pressing issues.

Technical difficulties were experienced during exertion for jobs. Photo: FB/Federal Civil Service
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“This has shown that the precocious level of unemployment is simply a starring occupation successful Nigeria that indispensable beryllium tackled with each consciousness of urgency successful bid to trim the complaint of poverty, equipped robbery, banditry, cause trafficking, kidnapping and different transgression activities,” helium stated.“I americium precise definite specified tin besides hap successful different states if the accidental is fixed for occupation recruitment not lone successful Adamawa State,” helium added.

Technical difficulties experienced during exertion

Despite the enthusiasm surrounding the opportunity, applicants person encountered method difficulties owed to precocious postulation connected the portal. Many person resorted to net cafés, wherever agelong queues and web delays person go a regular challenge.

“I person tried to use for 3 days present and it not working, the web is unstable and I deliberation it is owed to the ample fig of radical that are applying. I volition support trying because, I cannot suffer hope,” said Jummai Musa, 1 of the applicants.

Another applicant, John Matthew, said: “Though the process is slow, it doesn't substance however galore days I volition beryllium coming to the café, I americium acceptable to bash so, due to the fact that I americium optimistic that this accidental volition beryllium of large favor.”

Grace Peter besides expressed determination contempt the method setbacks. “I person been successful the café for astir 4 hours conscionable to apply, but the instability of the web is unfriendly. However, I volition support waiting, adjacent if it means staying till the adjacent day, due to the fact that I judge this mightiness beryllium my accidental of getting a job.”

Permanent Secretary of the Civil Service Commission, Abubakar Umar Maiha, issued a connection reassuring applicants of a transparent process.

“We are committed to ensuring a just and credible process for each applicants. This workout is being conducted nether the wide directive of His Excellency, Governor Fintiri, to uphold transparency and adjacent opportunity,” helium said.

Maiha confirmed that much than 20,000 applications were received wrong the archetypal 24 hours alone, prompting method upgrades to grip the surge. Shortlisted candidates volition beryllium invited for interviews and documentation aft the exertion model closes.

Fight among communities pb to decease of 9 people

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Jigawa State Police Command confirmed connected December 4 that a communal clash that occurred connected December 3 successful the Miga Local Government Area resulted successful the death of 9 people and near 4 others injured.

The incidental has led to important unrest successful the community, with galore others hospitalized.

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Source: Legit.ng