@lookingforward, I disagree with u on the fact that shell wants to call only 45pple for SITP. My reason is bcos last year was shell worst year in terms of business in recent times and they employed abt 74pple, dis year, shell is already makin profit and there is a serious mandate on the IOC to create and employ nigerians infact that is the presidents major headache now, so I see no reason why shell will decide to reduce the number of ppls for SITP. I believe that what might be causing dis delay colud be that they are waitin for vacancies from various dept within shell and compling the number of pple they might be retiring based on redundancy (manager or those top staff that drink only tea in the office witout contributing to the table but collect fat pay). They do dis exercise every year but they have not done that of this year. Like I said earlier its my opinion oh. So dnt quote me.