The Management of the Police Service Commission on Tuesday pledged to introduce written examination as a requirement for promotion in the Nigerian Police force so as to ensure quality and improved capacity in the personnel management of the force. Chairman of the Commission DIG Hashimu Argungu (rdt) made this known when he received a delegation from the United Nations Development …

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has directed successful candidates in the just concluded 2022 police recruitment to resume training tomorrow (Saturday, 9 August) at the various police colleges across the country. The resumption, the commission said, would last from 10 to 20 August. A statement yesterday in Abuja by its Head of Press and Public Relations, Ikechukwu Ani, said the …

The Police Service Commission (PSC), on Monday, said training would commence for the 10,000 newly recruited constables. Under its former Chairman, Solomon Arase, the PSC recruited 10,000 constables for the Nigeria Police in June. Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, rejected the recruits, citing corruption in the process. The police claimed that some qualified candidates were replaced with unqualified ones, a …

The Minister of Police Affairs, Senator Ibrahim Gaidam, is intervening in the ongoing face-off between the Police Service Commission (PSC), and the Nigeria Police Force (NPF). After concluding the recruitment exercise, the PSC on 4 June released the list of 10,000 successful applicants for constable and specialist cadre roles in the Nigeria Police Force. Eleven days later, the police rejected …

The Police Service Commission (PSC) said it has not and would not cancel the list of successful candidates released for recruitment into Constables cadre of the Nigeria Police Force. The Head of Press and Public Relations of PSC, Ikechukwu Ani said this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. Ani said the clarification was followed by the statement being circulated …

Some retired senior police officers have expressed deep concern over the ongoing dispute between the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and the Police Service Commission (PSC) regarding recruitment processes. The police had in a statement on Saturday by the Force spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi, rejected the names of those recruited by the PSC. Adejobi said the commission’s portal was scrutinised and it …

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved and announced the names of 10,000 successful applicants for recruitment into the Constable cadre of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF). The commission announced the names of the successful applicants yesterday after receiving the report of the Police Recruitment Board. The Nation reports that 9,000 applicants were approved for recruitment for General Duty while …

The Police Recruitment Board set up by the Police Service Commission (PSC) to midwife the ongoing recruitment into the Constable cadre of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has confirmed 20 centres for the medical screening of successful and shortlisted applicants. The development followed the just-concluded computer-based tests (CBTs) conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). Over 400,000 Nigerians …

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has rescheduled the date for the medical screening/examination of candidates applying into the Constable cadre of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) from 2nd to 16th April. The rescheduled date, PSC said, is due to the ongoing Muslim Ramadan fast and Christian Lenten season. The screening will last two weeks and end the exercise. The medical …

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of 1,607 Deputy Superintendents of Police to the next rank of Superintendents. The commission had earlier stepped down the consideration of the officers’ promotion at its last management meeting where other recommendations were considered when it noticed some discrepancies in the list. According to a statement on Wednesday by Head of …