The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the appointment of Assistant Inspector General (AIG) of Police, Yahaya Abubakar, as a Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG). A statement by the Head of Press and Public Relations of the Commission, Ikechukwu Ani, said Abubakar was until his appointment the AIG in charge of Zone 14 Katsina. He will represent the North …

It was a colourful gathering at the second edition of the Police Service Commission (PSC) end of year party and awards ceremony, which held at the corporate headquarters of the commission on Tuesday, 19th December 2023. It was a celebration of excellence and a testament of the making of a new and forward looking PSC, a statutory Federal Government agency …

The Chairman of the Police Service Commission, Dr Solomon Arase has approved the salary payments for the 2021/2022 police recruits who have passed out of police colleges and are currently employed as police officers. The Head of Press and Public Relations, PSC, Ikechukwu Ani revealed in a statement on Sunday. The PSC noted that the affected recruits, serving in various …

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has said that anyone with evidence on the allegation that some of its officers and the Nigeria Police Force collected bribes of $10,000 to facilitate promotions of police personnel should make such evidence available to a panel of investigation it has set up on the issue. The PSC also vowed that anyone found culpable of …

Some aggrieved senior police officers in the Nigeria Police Force, have pleaded with President Muhammadu Buhari to institute a probe into the alleged collection of $10,000 bribe for police promotion by the Police Service Commission (PSC). The officers said that there’s an urgent need for President Buhari to look into the promotion exercise going on in the force They alleged …

Former Inspector General of Police (IGP), Alhaji Musiliu Smith has resigned as the Chairman Police Service Commission (PSC). According to the commission’s spokesman, Ikechukwu Ani, Smith’s resignation was on health grounds. He said President Muhammadu Buhari has accepted the resignation. It is however believed that the PSC Board asked the retired IGP to resign as Chairman following the controversy between …

The Joint Union Congress of the Police Service Commission (PSC) has issued a notice of indefinite strike to the management of the commission, citing what it called “a breach of agreement”. The union noted that the strike would commence with effect from next Monday. The Chairman of the Joint Service Union (PSC chapter), Mr Adoyi Adoyi said that the Inspector …