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Abuja Stampede: Experts Advocate Use Of Technology In Recruitment Process

Technology entrepreneurs have emphasised the need for organisations in Nigeria to embrace the use of technology in job recruitment process to avoid a repeat of … Continue reading Abuja Stampede: Experts Advocate Use Of Technology In Recruitment Process


Rubbin-Minds-Tech-Start-ups-ownersTechnology entrepreneurs have emphasised the need for organisations in Nigeria to embrace the use of technology in job recruitment process to avoid a repeat of the stampede that occurred during the screening exercise of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS).

The Stampede led to the death of at least 7 job seekers in Abuja and some other parts of the country.

On Channels Television’s programme, Rubbin’ Minds, on Sunday, an editor with Techcabal, Bankole Olufemi, decried the use of a stadium for screening exercise for job seekers where such text questions could be put online for job seekers to access.

“I heard that about 59,000 people were assembled together for a text. Imagine if they did not leave their homes and they had to take the screening from the comfort of their homes. Put it online and let start-up like PrepClass assist in that kind of exercise.

“It is less overhead for the organising committee and less stress for the people who are coming to take the exam. If you are doing something of that scale then you definitely want to put it on the internet. We use technology to solve problems,” he said.

One of the winners of a competition organised by Techcabal for technology start-ups entrepreneurs and owner of PrepClass, Chukwuwezam Obanor, stated that the stampede could have been avoided if the NIS had used technology in handling the screening, considering the unemployment rate in Nigeria.

PrepClass is an online portal that help students prepare for examination and it is currently focusing on the Joint Admission Matriculation Examination.