Police Recruitment: PSC, NPF Set March 9 for Screening of 50,000 Applicants

PSC, NPF Fix March 9 for Screening of 50,000 Police Constable Applicants

The Police Service Commission (PSC), in collaboration with the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), has announced that physical and credential screening for applicants in the ongoing recruitment of 50,000 police constables will commence on March 9, 2026.

According to a statement by the Commission, the screening exercise will run from March 9 to April 18, 2026, across designated centres in all states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory.

The PSC advised candidates who successfully completed the online registration to log on to the recruitment portal to check their status and print required documents, including the Guarantors’ Form, Application Submission Slip, Invitation Slip, Credential Screening Form and Physical Screening Form.
Applicants are required to present their Invitation Slip, completed screening forms, National Identity Number (NIN) printout or card, O’ Level certificate, birth certificate or declaration of age, certificate of origin, and trade test certificate (for specialists). They are also to submit duly completed guarantors’ forms with attached passport photographs and photocopies of referees.

The Commission stated that original and duplicate copies of credentials must be neatly packaged in two separate white flat files, each with recent passport photographs attached.

Candidates are expected to appear at their designated screening venues dressed in white canvas shoes, white T-shirts, white shorts and white stockings, as indicated on their invitation slips.
Chairman of the Police Service Commission, DIG Hashimu Salihu Argungu (rtd), reiterated that the recruitment process is free of charge and involves no financial obligation.

He assured applicants that the exercise would be conducted with transparency and accountability, warning candidates to beware of impostors and fraudsters attempting to exploit the recruitment process. He added that anyone found engaging in fraudulent activities would be arrested and prosecuted.