I heard the Nigerian Army asked applicants to pay #2500 for application forms into their Direct Short Service. Is it right for youths struggling for survival to be extorted by govt establishment? And most times, 95% of these applicants don't end Up getting the job. Is this a global practices? Ur view pls

The money is supposed to be for logistics, but in Nigeria is another dubious way to make more money from people.


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Totally wrong to pay money for application forms. But then every thing is upside down in Nigeria. Pay application for Nigeria army, navy, airforce, police, PTDF scholarship, entry into university etc. Smh for this country, I never paid money to apply for any oversea stuff, be it scholarship, admission to school or whatever. I just give up on this country

I Feel its very wrong. Govt should look into it and correct these fraud related activities.

It's not a matter or right or wrong jorr... and why is this on the FP. If una no get any better thread, keep updating us on the exploits of our brave Soldiers

I wonder my brother

You said about 95%,say about 98%, the job all goes to the guys that know who. May Allah help us.

NO, they shouldn't.
it's not just right.

U don even see the form to pay .
For others , you even pay to see whether the vacancy dey. #jobberman

It's so sad that the like of Jobberman is joining this "stealing" spree

No Offense to some earlier posters...The question was direct and simple so i expect a simple answer instead of Stories...

Ans- NO

I don't think that is right,they shouldn't collect money from applicants.

Completely wrong and extortionist...

NO NO NO NO NO

Is so sad that govt establisment uses unemployed applicant money as internal generated revenue. The DG of so called establishment like Nigerian Army, navy, airforce, ndea, road safety use the money to enrich themselves more. That money they are making 4rm suffering nigerians is a problem they will not face to solve

even wen u gain admission for sku, nor be free oooo... after u don buy jamb form, buy post ume form, u come gain admission..u go still pay for admission clearance (UNIBEN--20k )..outside sku fees and other illegal payments....


u go go begin buy text book, lecturer go de one corner de hammer from una head.. u go come graduate. dem go collect d last moni from una hand all in d name of final clearance.. next tin na NYSC... (dem go take work nearly kill person post human being inside forest ) next tin na 2 find job.somebody go come say make i collect form..GOD DON PUNISH DEVIL

Yes.Besides,they are not forcing anybody to pay.

This is Nigeria's problem,I wonder when Nigerians and Nigeria will get better.
God please salvage this Country.

capital '' HELL NO''

DSS is more than a job, Its a life-long career and the Army, an institution.You might wanna ask if it is right for JAMB forms to be sold or better still,WAEC registration fee to be scrapped.N2500 is pittance compared to the priviledge given to join d army.

...from my experience,such act is only being done in a country people called Nigeria....

Jobberman is a scam joor.. Most of the job on the site is not verified.. Paid and start applying only to get series of text messages from agent.. Jobberman my ass

ogzille: It's so sad that the like of Jobberman is joining this "stealing" spree

Nothing wrong with that...how do you think people who will go through all these applications are going to b paid? And like someone said a big part of the money is used for logistic

They release 50000 scratch cards into d market wen they know dat they have just less Dan 500 spaces for application

xandy84: Jobberman is a scam joor.. Most of the job on the site is not verified.. Paid and start applying only to get series of text messages from agent.. Jobberman my ass

Pls explain d 'series of text' cos I want to subscribe too.

I think its wrong.

lonelydora: The money is supposed to be for logistics, but in Nigeria is another dubious way to make more money from people.

Logi kini? ANY job dat demands payment b4 applications can be made is a sham. Never paid for, and never will.

Well,I'll say Nigeria needs help...even to apply for resisdency training, u can be asked to pay as much as 10,000. Nawa ooo