Nigeria Police Constable Recruitment Shortlisted Candidates 2024 Screening

On January 8, 2024 about 416,270 shortlisted candidates will take part in the 2024 Nigeria Police Force Constable Recruitment Screening and Interview across designated centres across the 36 states.

According to the Police Service Commission, on Thursday, the Recruitment Board approved January 8th as the date for the commencement of screening for successful applicants for recruitment into the constable cadre of the Nigeria Police Force.

A statement by Spokesman Ikechukwu Ani said, “The Board met today, Thursday, December 21st, at the Corporate Headquarters of the Police Service Commission in Jabi, Abuja, and took several decisions in respect of the next stages of the recruitment exercise.

“At the close of the recruitment portal early this month, 416,270 Nigerian youths were found to have satisfied the initial requirements for the next stage of the exercise.

Nigeria Police Force Constable Recruitment Shortlisted Applicants for Screening 2024

These successful applicants are made up of 315,065 for general duty and 101,205 for specialist cadre.

“The successful candidates are expected to receive their letters of invitation on or before December 23, 2023.

“This next stage of the exercise will include both physical and credential screenings to be conducted in the applicant’s state of origin.

“The Board has further directed that candidates invited for the screening exercise are expected to come with original copies of their certificates and other credentials, including letters of attestation from their local government chairmen and/or their traditional rulers.

Meanwhile after the closure of the recruitment portal, Kaduna State with 31,117 successful applicants tops the list, followed by Adamawa with 29,848; Benue with 25,346; Borno with 24,854; Katsina with 24,239; and Bauchi with 22,958.

“Other states with highly successful applicants are Kano, 21,006; Niger, 17,959; Gombe17,493; Yobe, 17,207; Nasarawa, 16,284; Jigawa, 16,007; Taraba, 15,622; Plateau, 15,389; and Kebbi, 12,917.

“Anambra State, with 1,141, has the fewest successful applicants nationwide, followed by Ebonyi, with 1,537; Lagos, with 1,775; and Abia, with 2,110.

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The successful candidates are expected to receive their letters of invitation on or before December 23, 2023.

Screening Date for Nigeria Police Force Constable Recruitment

January 8, 2024

Note: Other stages of the recruitment process include a computer-based test (CBT), which will be held after the screening exercise and medical examination. Dates for these stages of the exercise will be announced in due course.