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By: Abdulqudus Ogundapo
Claim:
A viral message on social media announced that The Polytechnic Ibadan is recruiting lecturers, librarian, technologist and seven other positions.
The message noted that, the qualifications for the job was Higher National Diploma (HND) and Bachelor’s Degree.
The message also appears on a blogspot.
The message reads;
APPLY: The Polytechnic of Ibadan is recruiting for Lecturer, Librarian, Technologist & 7 other positions*
Qualification: HND – Bachelor’s Degree – Masters – PhD
POSITIONS
Assistant Lecturer
Lecturer III
Lecture II
Lecture I
Higher Instructor
Senior Instructor
Technologist II
Technologist I
Librarian II
Librarian I
Method of Application
Deadline: June 1, 2021
Deadline:June 1, 2021
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Verdict: Misleading
PLATFORMTIMES conducted a check on the circulated messaged and found out that it was wrong information.
In a statement, registrar of the institution, Mrs Modupe Theresa Fawale, insisted that the school was not recruiting.
She warned job seekers against falling victims to fraudsters who are out to defraud job seekers through fake job links.
Fawale noted that the need to issue a disclaimer is necessary in view of the fake job links that are being circulated through online platforms.
The Registrar who described the job links as fake urged members of the public to always verify job links before they apply.
She also advised members of the public to always seek clarifications from the agencies and institutions concerned.
“The Authorities of the Polytechnic, Ibadan have debunked a fake job alert attributed to the Institution by an online medium, Akede Oyo.”
“The Institution has not made any public or external advertisement for positions of either lecturers or non-teaching staff, she said.
“Advertisements are paid for and in this case, the Institution has not made any payment for any advertisement to any medium including akedeoyo.com nor has it presented any for public or external consumption.
“It is instructive to point out that journalism is not akamikaze profession where risks are taken without safety measures.What akedeoyo.com has done is a disservice to journalism and to the public.
“The Authorities of the Polytechnic Ibadan expects immediate retraction from the outfit.
“We are also using this medium to appeal to Media Practitioners most especially online journalists to make clarifications from concerned establishments before publishing. The Maxim of journalism is when in doubt, leave out.”
Conclusion: The information is false. The Polytechnic Ibadan is not recruiting.
Abdulqudus Ogundapo is a researcher with interest in human community development, human rights violation and social inequalities.
He specializes in investigative reporting, data Journalism, feature writing and fact-based general news report.
He has an outstanding verbal and written communication skills and great content marketing skills in creating, optimizing and distributing content that effectively promotes company’s brand.
He is also a data journalist who has participated in different journalism trainings across the country.
