NNPC Deploys Over 1,000 Staff After Training

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL has deployed more than 1,000 newly recruited employees to various departments across the organisation after they successfully completed a one-year internship, intensive training and evaluation programme.
The announcement was made by the Group Chief Executive Officer of the company, Bayo Ojulari, who described the deployment as a significant milestone in the company’s drive to build a merit-based workforce.
In a post shared on his social media page, Ojulari said the newly deployed employees earned their positions through competence, dedication and hard work rather than personal connections or regional considerations.
According to him, the initiative reflects NNPCL’s commitment to creating equal opportunities for talented young Nigerians.
“Today marked a huge milestone for us as we officially deployed over 1,000 young professionals into NNPCL after one year of internship, intensive training and evaluation. Different paths, but the same door. And we opened it. That’s what NNPCL stands for today: not who you know or where you’re from, but what you can do,” he wrote.
Ojulari noted that although the recruits received offer letters at the start of the programme, they had to prove themselves during the one-year internship before being formally deployed.
“Their offer letters got them in, but their work this past year kept them here. They proved themselves day after day under real pressure, and that’s the standard we’re building—talent, hard work and fairness,” he said.
He encouraged the employees to see themselves as active contributors to the company’s future, urging them to speak up, embrace innovation and pursue continuous self-development.
“To the over 1,000 newly deployed: you are not just our future. You are our present. Our energy. Our proof. So don’t hesitate to lend your voice, share your opinions and challenge the status quo. Own your development.
“But don’t forget the wait. Don’t forget the process. Because one day, when you’re sitting where I am, you’ll remember this moment, and you’ll open that same door for someone else,” Ojulari added.