Nigeria, Aug. 18 -- Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State said that 15,000 youths in the state have applied for 3,000 civil service jobs in the state.

Mr Eno, who disclosed this on Saturday at a monthly prayer service in Government House, Uyo, said the state would use computer-based screening for the recruitment.

"I am told that about 15,000 Akwa Ibom youths applied for the civil service job. Three thousand is what we want to engage," Mr Eno said, according to a statement posted on Facebook by his spokesperson, Ekerete Udoh.

"The truth is, it will be a computer-based test. As you finish, the result is coming out for you to see whether you passed it or not. So, don't bother sending me texts for slots. It is not just possible. For once, we...