{"id":9399,"date":"2021-09-14T16:45:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-14T15:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/?p=9399"},"modified":"2022-05-05T14:53:16","modified_gmt":"2022-05-05T13:53:16","slug":"website-asking-nigerians-to-apply-for-nigeria-jubilee-fellows-programme-fraudulent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/website-asking-nigerians-to-apply-for-nigeria-jubilee-fellows-programme-fraudulent\/","title":{"rendered":"Website asking Nigerians to apply for Nigeria Jubilee Fellows Programme fraudulent"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Claim: A WhatsApp message is directing Nigerians to apply for Nigeria Jubilee Fellows Programme (NJFP) recruitment with N80,500 monthly stipend via a website.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The information circulating on WhatsApp urging Nigerians to apply for the Nigeria Jubilee Fellows Programme (NJFP) via a certain link is false. The legitimate link to apply for the programme is https:\/\/www.njfp.ng\/apply.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Full Story <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A WhatsApp post claims the Federal Government recently opened a portal for the recruitment exercise of Nigeria Jubilee Fellows Programme (NJFP) with a monthly stipend of N80,500.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The post reads: \u201cFG Opens Portal for Nigeria Jubilee Fellows Programme (NJFP) Recruitment (N80,500 monthly stipends). Apply Now<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Nigeria Jubilee Fellows Portal; Are you a young talented Nigerian? Do you have an interest in enhancing your youthful employability, building leadership competencies, and transferring on-the-job skills? If yes, then worry no more because we have good news for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Nigeria Jubilee Fellows Programme is a one-year (12months) youth empowerment Programme. It is a partnership initiative between the Federal Government of Nigeria and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).*<\/p>\n\n\n\n

*Hurry Now Apply and Check if You are Eligible to Receive (80,500 monthly stipends).*<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“_This Grant Is Available To All Cityzens_Please, share widely to other WhatsApp groups to help others apply. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“_Apply Here_https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/Apply-FG-Jubilee-Programme<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A screenshot of the WhatsApp post<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Verification<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Dubawa first noticed the message is riddled with grammatical errors and irregular capitalisation of words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After clicking the link<\/a>, the website was redirected to https:\/\/www.nigerian-jubilee-get-funds.online\/?m=0#1631478308277<\/a>. The landing page has a welcome message which says \u201cNIGERIAN JUBILEE Nigeria Jubilee Fellows Programme (NJFP) is a youth empowerment partnership initiative between the Federal Government of Nigeria and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Rising unemployment and the COVID-19 pandemic are all impacting the ability of young Nigerians to find work..<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Applicants will receive a monthly stipend which will be covered by the NJFP for the first year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(80,000 monthly stipends). Apply Now By Filling The Form Below👇👇.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The page requested applicants to provide personal details such as names, phone number, address and email address.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dubawa provided wrong information in order to access other pages of the website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A screenshot of the landing page of the website<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The second page reads: \u201cCongratulations You are a step closer to geting listed as one of the beneficiary of Nigerian Jubilee Fellows Programme. Answer the following three questions to benefit immediately!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. What is Your Employment Status?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. What is your marital status?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Why Do You Want This Grant?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A screenshot of the second page<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This reporter was thereafter asked to share the information with 15 friends or five groups in order to obtain the withdrawal code for the N80,500 stipend. Also, the page has a cloned Facebook comment interface that shows testimonials of beneficiaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A screenshot of the page asking users to share information<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Further analysis using Domingdata<\/a>, a web tool used to verify the authenticity of a website, revealed that the website has\u00a0 IP geolocation of United States, California, Emeryville with several abuse reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A screenshot showing the domingdata analysis<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

What is the Nigeria Jubilee Fellows Programme<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Nigeria Jubilee Fellows Programme (NJFP)<\/a> is a youth empowerment partnership initiative between the Federal Government and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The project was flagged off on August 31, 2021, by President Muhammadu Buhari with the aim of helping 20,000 graduates annually with post-COVID-19 job search.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The programme aims to equip Nigerian graduates with practical knowledge and relevant skills for a 12-month period, with or without job experience, thereby connecting them with local job opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The sectors include information and communications technology, financial services, trade, manufacturing, agriculture and agro-processing, mining, telecommunications, creative industries and technology, education, health, research and development. The programme will create three options for applicants upon completion of the fellowship, including retainship with respective host organisations, entrepreneurship opportunities, and a platform to compete and access future jobs and employment opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to apply for the Nigeria Jubilee Fellows Programme<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Further checks by Dubawa show that the official website of the Nigeria Jubilee Fellows Programme (NJFP) is https:\/\/www.njfp.ng\/<\/a> as opposed to the one in the WhatsApp message<\/a>. Applications are open from 6 September 2021 to 20 October 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To be eligible, applicants <\/a>must;<\/p>\n\n\n\n