VIO & DVLA Recruitment - Invitation for Interview / Medical Fitness Test

The Vehicle Inspection Office Driver and Vehicle Licensing Administration (VIO-DVLA) has started inviting candidates for interview and directing candidates for medical fitness test prior to the Interview for the on-going recruitment exercise as advertized here.

The VIO-DVLA interview for shortlisted candidates is scheduled to hold on 14th and 21st January 2012. And the Medical Fitness Test is expected to commence from Monday 19th December, 2011 to Friday 13th January, 2012 which is prerequisite for the interview scheduled on the 14th and 21st January 2012. But the Bone of Contention is that candidates are expected to pay N1,500 (One Thousand Five Hundred Naira) for the Medical Fitness Test to the Riverland Hospital First Bank account, before undergoing the test. My question is why should candidates pay for the Medical Fitness Test and even if they are meant to pay for it, why should they pay for the Medical Test when they are not even sure they will be recruited after the interview, or are they sure all the people shortlisted for the interview are going to be selected for automatic employment. In most of the blue-chip companies in Nigeria, Medical Test is the last lap of the interview in the recruitment process and the employer bears the cost. I think somebody is trying to get fat on the poor job seekers.

The second Bone-Of-Contention is that the email was sent by Riverland Hospital instead of VIO-DVLA sending the email introducing Riverland Hospital as their official Laboratory center and directing candidates to go there for their Medical Fitness Test. As a result of this, we sent an email to VIO-DVLA via info@viodvla.com as they indicated in their website to authenticate the invitation sent by the Riverland Hospital management, But as at the time of this post no reply has been received and we shall update the post as we receive any reply from them. So, for now candidates should be wary unless they are sure it is not scam.

A copy of the Invitation sent by the Riverland Hospital management is below:
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We write to you as medical Consultants appointed by the Vehicle Inspection Office Driver and Vehicle Licencing Administration to conduct medical fitness examination for FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT APPLICANTS shortlisted for interview scheduled for 14th and 21st January 2012. Copied from: www.hotnigerianjobs.com

Applicants are required to pay the sum of 1,500.00 (One Thousand Five Hundred Naira Only) for the medical test. Payment should be made into RIVERLAND HOSPITAL account No: 2019032267 at any First Bank branch nationwide. You are to present the bank payment teller to any of our designated laboratories listed below for the medical test. Your Bank payment teller and medical report will be certified by RIVERLAND HOSPITAL officials at the venue of the physical fitness exercise on 14th January, 2012. Copied from: www.hotnigerianjobs.com

The medical test is expected to commence from Monday 19th December, 2011 to Friday 13th January, 2012. Applicants can call the nearest laboratory for appointment on payment of the medical fee. We strongly advise you facilitate your medical test immediately in view of the large number of applicants. The average waiting time for appointment may extend to 2 weeks depending on the State. Please visit any of the under listed laboratories for your medical test.

DESIGNATED LABORATORIES FOR MEDICAL EXAMINATION

STATES LABORATORIES

OYO STATE
Life long Biomedical diagnostic centre
opp. Yemetu police barracks field
Ibadan
Oyo State
08098965661


EKITI STATE
Bams Medical Diagnostic Centre
opp. Federal Poly Satelite Campus, Falegan
Ado Ekiti
Ekiti State
07036708603

ONDO STATE
Finemed Medical Lab.
No 154 Ilesa Road
Lafe Junction,
Akure, Ondo State
08034484221

OGUN STATE
Alpha Diagnostic Lab.
No 1 Adebayo Close
off Ayetoro Rd
Beside Ayetoro Garage
LafenwaAbeokuta
Ogun State
08035379682

EDO STATE
Ebenezer Medical Lab.
16B Ibiwe Street
Ring road Benin city
Edo State
08061298771

DELTA STATE
Frontline Medical & Diagnostic Ltd
No 275 Mebisi Road
Beside Fine Angel Supermarket
opp. Mouka Foam
Asaba Delta State
08035825292


ANAMBRA STATE
Millivet Medical Lab
178 Old Onisha Road
Nnewi Anambra State
08037424330

EBONYI STATE
Jem Lab.
12A Ogoja Rd.
Abakaliki
Ebonyi State
08035074148

ENUGU STATE
Daberechi Hospital and Maternity.
22 College Rd,
10 Ebonyi Street
Abakpa
Enugu
08037264397

OSUN STATE
Elohim - Bos Medical Diagnostic Lab.
100B Old Ikirun Rd.
Testing ground
Oshogbo
Osun State
08037900913

LAGOS STATE
Assurance Diagnostic Services
32, Toyin Street,
Opp Saint Leo Catholic Church
Ikeja
Lagos
08189691535
08034003913
08090636049

KATSINA STATE
Dikko Diagnostic Lab.
Opp Federal Medical Centre
Katsina
Katsina State
08035880942

NIGER STATE
Ganisol Medical Lab.
SE 141 Kuta Rd.
New Market
Minna
Niger State
08034531895

JOS STATE
Prestige Medical Lab
22, Murtala Mohammed way
Opp Fin Bank
Jos
Plateau State
08037038279

YOBE STATE
Roms Medical Lab,
No 7 Guuba Rd.
Damaturu
Yobe State
08037762271

KOGI STATE
Goshen Medical Diagostic Lab
Kogi State Polytechnic Gate
Lokoja
Kogi State
08036156399

BENUE STATE
Divine Care Specialist Diagnostic and Research Lab.
No 19, Railway bye pass
Opp WEMA Bank
Makurdi
Benue State
08036264519

BAUCHI STATE
Bala Med Lab
Along railway road
Sabo Kasuwa
Bauchi
Bauchi State
08055599167

BORNO STATE
Ben Medical Lab
Kasuwa Sanu Junction
Maiduguri
Borno State
07034667176

TARABA STATE
Dominion Lab.
State Secretariat Rd.
Abiya phase 2
Jalingo
Taraba State
08037527554

GOMBE STATE
Excellent Diagnostic Lab Ltd
opp. Specialist Hospital
Gombe State
08063140082

JIGAWA STATE
New World Health Care Limited
Dutse
Jigawa State
08033497049

ABIA STATE
Dika Standard Laboratory
47, Saint Michaels Rd,
Aba,
Abia State
08037924381

IMO STATE
Salvation Medical Laboratory
46, Wetheral Rd before UBA Bank
Adjacent N-Wasco Electronics
Owerri
Imo State
07038348205

ABUJA STATE
Omega Medical Lab & Scan Centre Ltd
Bensima House,
Opposite Maitama General Hospital
Behind National Boundary Commission
Maitama
Abuja
08034312350

KWARA STATE
Preside Medical Lab
E98, Emirase Rd,
Ilorin
Kwara State
08035012573

PORT-HARCOURT
PanMedical Laboratory
164 Ikwerre Road
Mile 3
Port-Harcourt
Rivers State

SOKOTO STATE
(KEBBI, ZAMFARA, SOKOTO)
1 (One) Brigade Medical Centre
Nigeria Army Barrack Sokoto
Sokoto State
08033457785

KADUNA
Hope Biomedical Laboratory
No 5 Hausa Road TV
Kaduna
Kaduna State
08028919665

KANO
Klinchex Nig Ltd
Yamadawa Qtrs
Off Panshekara Road
Behinde B.U.K Old Site
Kano
08036651128

NASARAWA
Peace Medical Laboratory & Diagnostics
No: 35/36 Makurdi Road
Directly Opposite NITEL HQTS
Lafia
Nasarawa

We congratulate you and wish you the best of luck.

Sincerely,
Dr Tunde Baiyeroju
For: RIVERLAND HOSPITAL