Tag: Paul Osu

DPR confirms Platforms Africa Exclusive Story on Shakeup, Deputy Directors

Damilola Olonade

  Six new deputy directors promoted to fill vacant positions, DPR spokesman says     The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) on Tuesday confirmed the World-Class exclusive investigative story published by Platforms  Africa on the shake up; removal and replacement of six deputy directors, at the agency. The Oil sector regulator, which confirmed the news over 24 hours after it was broken by Platforms Africa, maintained that it had promoted “six deputy directors to fill vacant positions” created by the shakeup “in the regulatory agency.” Head, Corporate Affairs, DPR, Mr…

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Why Nigeria’s Oil Industry regulator, DPR, disowned 2020/2021 ‘recruitment’

Damilola Olonade

  Oil industry regulator in Nigeria, the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), has given reasons for disowning the recruitment notice particularly on social media. Head of Public Affairs, Paul Osu, who gave the warning in a statement to Platforms Africa, declared that the agency was currently not conducting any recruitment exercise and had not engaged any persons, agents or consultants to act as intermediaries. He told citizens not to part with huge sums of money for employment into the agency. Osu noted that scammers were masquerading as recruitment agencies and…

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