Ogoni Youths Demand 500 NNPC Jobs as Oil Exploration Resumption Sparks Divisions
Blessing Ibunge in Port Harcourt
The youths of oil-rich Ogoni ethnic nationality in Rivers State have demanded 500 job slots from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited as part of the planned resumption of oil exploration in the area.
This figure is against the already released 40 slots by the company.
Also, the youths on the platform of the Ogoni Youth Federation (OYF) have moved to convene a national congress of youths to address issues related to oil exploration, which has sparked palpable divisions in the area.
