Lagos, 28 April 2008

Ongoing recruitment of qualified Nigerians to fill various job cadres in Etisalat Nigeria has elicited thousands of applications from prospective employees.

Thousands of applications are received on the average for each of the available positions in the various operational departments of the telecom company.

Saoud Al Shamsi, Chief Executive Officer, Etisalat said: “We are reputed as employers of choice in all the regions where we have rolled out services. Our goal is to drive Etisalat’s activities towards the development of human capital while we offer world class telecommunications services to the people of Nigeria.”

To this end Etisalat has embarked on a recruitment drive that attracts team players with strong records of achievements, enthusiasm and innovation. It plans to sign on 1,000 professionals within the first 18 months of commencement of operations in Nigeria.

Etisalat is rated globally as an equal opportunity employer, committed to investing in the Nigerian economy as it provides world class telecommunications services.