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  • 10,000 police job: PSC gets 104,289 applications in 12 days

    •Niger record highest with 7,985 submissions

    HE Police Service Commission (PSC) said it has received 104,289 applications after it announced the recruitment of 10,000 constables.
    It said it recorded the figure 12 days after the recruitment portal was opened on November 30.

    The commission also added that Niger State has the highest number of applicants and Bayelsa State has the lowest.
    Giving an update on the recruitment process, the PSC spokesman, Ikechukwu Ani, in a statement in Abuja, said the application hit 104,388 at 11.30am yesterday.
    On the states and sex with highest and lowest applications, the commission said: “Niger State has the highest number of applicants at 7,985 and Bayelsa State has the least applications of 347. Kano State is second with 7,513, Katsina is third with 6,820, Bauchi is fourth with 6,204 and Kaduna State fifth with 5,729 applicants.

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    “Following Bayelsa from the rear is Lagos State with only 516 applicants, Ebonyi State is next with 600, Anambra State (605), Abia State (733) and Imo State with 870 applicants.
    “Of the 104,289 applications received so far by the commission, 93,871 were males and 10,418 were females.”
    The commission restated its commitment to ensure a merit-driven and transparent recruitment exercise that will follow due process and abide with the relevant rules and regulations in the public service.
    The commission also noted that applicants are expected to apply on-line to the commission’s portal www.nigeriapolicecareers.net.
    It added that the portal will officially close on January 11, 2019, in compliance with the six weeks requirement by Federal Character Commission (FCC).
    The commission warned applicants not to give money to anybody for assistance as the giver and receiver will face the full weight of the law, if caught.

  • 21,878 apply for 10,000 police job

    •Niger records highest number of applicants

    THE Police Service Commission  (PSC) said yesterday that five days after  the announcement of the  recruitment of 10,000 into the Police as constables, 21,878 have applied so far.

    It also revealed that Niger State has the highest number of applicants and Bayelsa has the lowest.

    Giving update of the recruitment process, the commission spokesman, Ikechukwu Ani, said: “The Police Service Commission has so far received 21,878 applications, five days after it opened its portal for the recruitment of 10,000 constables last Friday.

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    “The online applications hit this figure as at 12.30pm today, Tuesday December 5, 2018. The portal is expected to close on January 11, 2019 in line with the Federal Character requirement of six weeks.”

    Ani added: “Out of the 21,878 applications already received, 20,217 applicants are males and 1,661 are females.

    “Niger State has the highest number of applicants with 2,276 applications followed by Katsina with 1,677, Kano third with I,577 and Bauchi 1,543.

    “Bayelsa has the lowest application of just 55, Ebonyi 88, Anambra, 107, Lagos 112 and Abia, 130. Imo State has 133 applicants, Delta, 150 and Enugu 167.”

     

  • Police job: 6,253 candidates successful

    THE Police Service Commission (PSC) has released 6,253 names of successful candidates for police constable recruitment.

    Information containing the list of successful candidates was posted on the commission’s website.

    The successful candidates, according to the commission, are expected to proceed to training schools on or before June 13.

    The list, which was released on state-by-state basis, have some irregularities.

    Several names were repeated on the list, especially those of candidates from Lagos and Edo states.

    Though 6,000 vacant positions were advertised, the final list exceeded the figure.

    The commission had on its website last week published 5,059 names as those shortlisted for medical screening.

    The figure for medical screening was lower than the 6,000 advertised and the final number released as successful candidates for training is higher than the advertised position.

    Also, contrary to the list released last week, where Kano recorded the highest number of candidates shortlisted for medical screening, The Nation observed that Niger State now has the highest number of successful candidates.

    In the list released for medical screening, Niger had only 169 candidates. But the list of successful candidates for the job shows Niger with 346 candidates.

    Curiously, the Inspector General (IG) Ibrahim Idris is from Niger State.

    The list of candidates shortlisted for medical screening had Kano with the highest number of candidates with 308, followed by Katsina with 238 and Oyo with 225 candidates.

    The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has the least number of candidates with 45, followed by Bayelsa with 54 and Gombe with 75.

    The latest Information on the commission’s website reads: “2018 Police Constable Recruitment: List of Successful Candidates. Find below the list of successful candidates in the recent Police Constable Recruitment.

    “All successful candidates are directed to check their names at their various State Police Command Headquarters for the institutions, where they are to be trained.

    “The date of commencement of training is Friday June 8, 2018. Resumption closes on June 13, 2018 in all the training schools.

    “Failure to report at the training schools by June 13, 2018, will mean that the candidates have declined the offer.”

    Details of successful candidates released according to states include: “Abia (132), Adamawa (221), Akwa Ibom (302), Anambra (164), Bauchi (278), Bayelsa (50), Benue (304), Borno (214), Cross River (168), Delta (177), Ebonyi (105), Edo (185), Ekiti (94), Enugu (150), FCT (57), Gombe (120), Imo (218), Jigawa (197), Kaduna (213), Kano (280) and Katsina (238).”

    Others are: “Kebbi (140), Kogi (240), Kwara (129), Lagos (141), Nasarawa (145), Niger (346), Ogun (142), Ondo (147), Osun (204), Oyo (226), Plateau (156), Rivers (137), Sokoto (144), Taraba (128), Yobe (100) and Zamfara (99).”

    When The Nation contacted the commission’s spokesman, Ikechukwu Ani, to know why the figure was higher than the advertised figure, he promised to confirm and get back to us.

    On why there were some irregularities in the list, a highly placed source in the Police said: “You don’t have all the list. There were additional list, which you didn’t have. They gave more people opportunity to go for medicals. They choose about 10 persons per local government believing that at medicals, some people will drop but it is like most of them passed their medicals.

    “Those places where we have names repeated, they will clean it up and then we might arrive at something close to what we are supposed to get.

    You know these things are based on local governments.”

    On whether Niger State recording highest number of had anything to do with the IG, he simply said: “I can’t comment on that.”

     

     

     

  • PSC unveils list of 6,253 successful candidates for police job

    The Police Service Commission (PSC) has released the names of 6, 253 successful candidates for the police job.

    The candidates’ names were posted on the Commission’s website on Saturday.

    The successful candidates, according to PSC, will proceed to training school on or before June 13.

    The list which was released on state-by- state basis had some irregularities.

    Several names were repeated especially for candidates from Lagos and Edo States.

    The Nation also discovered that 6,000 vacant positions were advertised but the recent list exceeded the positions advertised.

    The Commission had last week published names of 5,059 candidates shortlisted for medicals.

    In the list released last week, Kano has the highest number of shortlisted candidates.

    But in the new list, Niger has the highest number of successful candidates.

    Curiously, Niger had only 169 candidates in the first list but has 346 in the fresh one.

    The Inspector- General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, is from Niger State.

    The latest Information on the PSC website reads: “2018 Police Constable Recruitment: List of successful candidates. Find below the list of successful candidates.

    “All successful candidates are directed to check their names at their various State Police Command Headquarters for the institutions where they are to be trained.

    “The date of commencement of training is Friday, 8th June, 2018. Resumption closes on 13th June, 2018 in all the training schools.

    “Failure to report at the Training Schools by 13th of June, 2018 will mean that the candidates have declined the offer.”

    Details of successful candidates are – Abia (132), Adamawa (221), Akwa Ibom (302), Anambra (164), Bauchi (278), Bayelsa (50), Benue (304), Borno (214), Cross River (168), Delta (177), Ebonyi (105), Edo (185), Ekiti (94), Enugu (150), FCT (57), Gombe (120), Imo (218), Jigawa (197), Kaduna (213), Kano (280) and Katsina (238).

    Others are – Kebbi (140), Kogi (240), Kwara (129), Lagos (141), Nasarawa (145), Niger (346), Ogun (142), Ondo (147), Osun (204), Oyo (226), Plateau (156), Rivers (137), Sokoto (144), Taraba (128), Yobe (100) and Zamfara (99).

  • Police job: 5,059 shortlisted for medical screening

    •Kano, Katsina, Oyo record highest candidates

    THE Police Service Commission (PSC) has released the names of candidates shortlisted for medical screening as part of processes to recruit 6,000 constables into the force.

    The names of candidates invited for medical screening have been posted on the commission’s website.

    No fewer than 133,324 candidates applied for the job, but the figure has since dropped to 5,059 after various screening processes.

    The list, which was released according to states, has Kano with the highest number of candidates with 308, followed by Katsina with 238 and Oyo with 225 candidates. The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has the least number of candidates with 45, followed by Bayelsa with 54 and Gombe with 75.

    Details of others states with the number of candidates invited for the medicals include: Abia (114), Adamawa (140), Anambra (146), Bauchi (133), Benue (157), Borno (189), Cross River (122), Delta (166), Ebonyi (91), Edo (125), Ekiti (84), Enugu (119) and Imo (181).

    Others are: Jigawa (189), Kaduna (161), Kebbi (144), Kogi (140), Kwara (110), Lagos (136), Nasarawa (89), Niger (169), Ogun (140), Ondo (125), Osun (211), Plateau (116), Rivers (138), Sokoto (161), Taraba (112), Yobe (110) and Zamfara (99).

    The information on the commission’s website reads: “2018 Police constable recruitment: List of candidates invited for medical screening.

    “Invited candidates should check the list for their names. All candidates are hereby directed to go for the medical screening at the Zonal Police Command Headquarters of their respective state of origin between May 31 to June 3, 2018.

    “Zone 1 Kano (Jigawa, Kano and Katsina), Zone 2 Lagos (Lagos and Ogun), Zone 3 Yola (Adamawa, Gombe and Taraba), Zone 4 Makurdi (Benue, Nasarawa and Plateau), Zone 5 Benin (Bayelsa, Edo and Delta), Zone 6 Calabar (Cross River, Rivers, Akwa Ibom and Ebonyi) and Zone 7 Abuja (Kaduna, Niger and FCT).

    “Zone 8 Lokoja (Kogi, Ekiti and Kwara), Zone 9 Umuahia  (Abia, Anambra, Enugu and Imo), Zone 10 Sokoto  (Kebbi, Sokoto and Zamfara), Zone 11 Osogbo (Osun, Ondo and Oyo), Zone 12 Bauchi (Bauchi, Borno and Yobe).”

    When The Nation contacted the PSC spokesman, Ikechukwu Ani,  to know why the figure was not up to the 6,000 as advertised, he said: “Maybe this is the first batch. You know they just finished their exams recently. Maybe another batch will come out.

    “We have been empowered to recruit 6,000 and we are going to recruit that. You should know that if the number is not up to, there is going to be subsequent list of candidates.”

    Ani added that after medicals, successful candidates would be mobilised for training.

    A highly placed source in the police also told The Nation that the commission is trying to hasten the recruitment process because the recruits would be used for election next year.

    He said: “These people would be used for election next year and so the earlier they start training, the better for the country.”

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

  • Police Job: 5,059 candidates shortlisted for medical screening

    The Police Service Commission (PSC) has released the names of candidates shortlisted for medicals as part of the screening process to recruit 6000 personnel into the Nigeria Police Force.

    The list of candidates invited for medical screening was posted on the Commission’s website on Friday.

    At least 133,324 candidates applied for the job but the figure has since dropped to 5,059 after various screening processes.

    In the list which was released according to states, Kano has the highest number of candidates with 308, followed by Katsina with 238 and Oyo 225.

    FCT has the least number of candidates with 45, followed by Bayelsa with 54 and Gombe 75.

    Other states with candidates in the list are – Abia (114), Adamawa (140), Anambra (146), Bauchi (133), Benue (157), Borno (189), Cross River (122), Delta (166), Ebonyi (91), Edo (125), Ekiti (84), Enugu (119) and Imo (181).

    Jigawa (189), Kaduna (161), Kebbi (144), Kogi (140), Kwara (110), Lagos (136), Nasarawa (89), Niger (169), Ogun (140), Ondo (125), Osun (211), Plateau (116), Rivers (138), Sokoto (161), Taraba (112), Yobe (110) and Zamfara (99) completed list.

  • Police job: 37,062 candidates shortlisted for examination

    THE Police Service Commission (PSC) said it has shortlisted 37,062 candidates for examination as part of the ongoing recruitment exercise into the force.

    The examination is slated for Friday, May 25  at Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres nationwide in the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

    The examination, which will be conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board  (JAMB), is the next level of the recruitment exercise, which began with physical and document screening on May 7, 2018.

    No fewer than 133,324 applicants applied for the job but 6,000 candidates are expected to be recruited at the end of the exercise.

    A statement issued in Abuja yesterday by the commission spokesman, Ikechukwu Ani, stated that successful candidates from the screening exercise have been contacted through SMS and e-mails to attend the computer-based examination in various centres.

    The commission urged candidates, who were yet to receive any invitation to check the State Police Command Headquarters for the date, venue and time for the examination or the Police Service Commission portal, www.psc.org.ng.

    On the items needed for the examination, Ani stated: “Candidates are required to come with their biometric and data capturing slip to the examination slip.

    “They will not be allowed to enter the examination hall with electronic devices such as spy eye glasses, telephone handsets, calculators, wrist watches and cameras.”

    The commission warned persons not invited for the examination or who do not have the biometric and data capturing slips to stay away from the examination centres.

    According to the statement: “The commission will not tolerate any attempt to subvert this national assignment by anybody, no matter how highly placed.”

    It restated its commitment to conduct a successful recruitment that will meet international standards and the desires of Nigerians.

  • Police job: PSC to consider candidates on ‘waiting list’

    The Police Service Commission (PSC) on Thursday said candidates placed on reserve list would be considered for employment in the ongoing police recruitment exercise.

    At least 10,000 people will be recruited into the Nigeria Police Force at the end of the exercise.

    PSC noted that candidates will be considered in line with available vacancies at various training police colleges across the country.

    The commission added that candidates in Specialists Cadre will be invited for interview before their final selection.

    The PSC Head of Press and Public Relations Unit, Ikechukwu Ani, disclosed these in a statement on Thursday.

    The statement reads: “The Police Service Commission wishes to inform applicants into the Nigeria Police Force who were placed on the Reserve list after the completion of the selection exercise in December 2016 that their recruitment is still being considered.

    “Similarly candidates in the Specialists Cadre scheduled for interview before their final selection, will be invited for interview at the appropriate time.

    “This clarification is coming in the wake of the fact that the 2016 successful candidates are already in various police training schools and applicants on the Reserve list will be considered in line with available vacancies from the Training Colleges.

    “Commission is awaiting reports from the Police Staff College, Jos, Plateau State, and the Police College, Ikeja, Lagos, where candidates for ASPs and Inspectors respectively, are currently undergoing training.

    “The reports from these Training Colleges are expected to contain the status of the trainees, state by state, after the required screening at the Colleges which include medical examination.

    “Established vacancies will be filled from the shortlisted reserve list from the states where they occur based strictly on their placement on the reserve list.”