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CDCFIB Opens NSCDC, NIS, FFS Recruitment Portal, Announces Physical Screening

If you sat for the CDCFIB Computer-Based Test last November and have been refreshing your portal ever since, the wait is finally over.

The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) officially announced on Saturday, June 13, 2026, that the 2024/2025 recruitment exercise is moving to its next stage, physical screening and document verification. This is the phase that separates those who get closer to wearing a uniform from those who don’t. It matters.

What the Board Actually Said

The Board, in a press release signed by its Secretary, Maj.-Gen. A.M. Jibril (Rtd.), directed all applicants who took the Computer-Based Test in November 2025 to log on to the official portal at recruitment.cdcfib.gov.ng between Monday, June 15 and Friday, June 20, 2026, to confirm their status.

That’s a five-day window. If you miss it, you miss your chance; the portal won’t stay open indefinitely for status checks.

Applicants are required to log in using the Application Number generated at the time of their initial registration. Those who are shortlisted will then upload their credentials on the portal and pick a date and venue for their physical screening. The Board also warned applicants to follow all instructions on the portal carefully to avoid disqualification.

So it’s two actions in one sitting: confirm your shortlist status, then immediately select your preferred screening date and venue if you made the cut.

The Board reiterated that the entire recruitment process remains free of charge. The CDCFIB Secretary warned applicants against making payments to any individual, agent, group, or organisation claiming to offer assistance with shortlisting, venue allocation, document uploads, access to screening centres, or final selection.

“The recruitment process is completely free. No fee should be paid to any individual, agent, group or organisation for any aspect of the exercise,” the statement read.

If someone is asking you for money in connection with this recruitment, they are scamming you. Report them to the EFCC or directly to the Board.

The Board also urged members of the public to disregard fake recruitment messages, fraudulent links, and unauthorised persons claiming to represent the CDCFIB. All official information will be communicated exclusively through the Board’s official recruitment portal and approved channels.

Step-by-Step: What to Do Between June 15 and June 20

Here is exactly what you need to do once the portal opens on Monday:

Go to the official portal: recruitment.cdcfib.gov.ng
Log in with your Application Number — the same one you received during initial registration
Check your shortlist status on your dashboard
If shortlisted: upload your credentials and select your preferred date and venue for the physical screening
Print your screening invitation slip and keep it safe

Do not use any other link. Do not log in through a third-party site. The only verified portal is the one above.

What Happens at the Physical Screening?

The physical screening and document verification happen together, same day, same venue. This stage involves:

Physical fitness assessment — candidates are evaluated on their physical condition and fitness requirements for each service
Document verification — original credentials are matched against uploaded copies; discrepancies lead to automatic disqualification
Credential checks — O’Level results, birth certificates, state of origin documents, and any other papers submitted during registration

Bring originals of every document you uploaded. Photocopies alone won’t do.

Which Services Are Involved?

The CDCFIB oversees recruitment for four paramilitary agencies. If you applied under any of the following, this announcement applies to you:

Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC)
Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS)
Federal Fire Service (FFS)
Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS)

Each service has its own cadres and requirements, but the portal process and screening structure are the same across all four.

This recruitment exercise has been running for a while. The application window opened in late 2024, the CBT was conducted in November 2025, and now, more than six months later, the screening stage is being activated. That long gap frustrated a lot of applicants, many of whom were left wondering whether the process had been quietly shelved.

It hasn’t. The Board has now made it clear that the process is moving, and the June 15–20 window is tight. Don’t wait until June 19 to check your status. Log in on Monday morning if you can.

Quick Summary

Detail	Information
Portal check window	June 15 – June 20, 2026
Official portal	recruitment.cdcfib.gov.ng
What to use to log in	Your Application Number
Services covered	NSCDC, NIS, FFS, NCoS
Cost	Free — pay nobody
Announcement signed by	Maj.-Gen. A.M. Jibril (Rtd.), CDCFIB Secretary

Stay on the official portal. Ignore WhatsApp messages, Telegram channels, and anyone calling themselves a CDCFIB agent. The Board communicates only through the portal and approved official channels; everything else is noise.

June 14, 2026

FG releases list of successful applicants for Immigration, Fire Service, NSCDC jobs, reveals next stage of recruitment

The Federal Government has released the names of candidates who passed the Online Computer-Based Test (CBT) for recruitment into the paramilitary that took place last November.

The list of successful applicants was released through the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB).

According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the agencies recruiting include the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), the Federal Fire Service (FFS), the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), and the CDCFIB.

The Secretary to the board, retired Maj.-Gen. Abdulmalik Jibril, announced the development in a statement on Sunday in Abuja.

Jibril disclosed that successful applicants for the 2024/2025 paramilitary recruitment exercise would now proceed to the next stage of the exercise, which was physical screening and document verification.

According to him, applicants who took part in the online CBT held in November 2025, are to access the board’s official recruitment portal between June 15 and 20, to verify their status.

“Applicants are required to log in using the application number generated at the time of initial registration.”

“Shortlisted applicants are required to upload their credentials, select a date and venue of their choice for physical screening.”

The CDCFIB secretary implored applicants to carefully follow all instructions outlined on the portal.

He noted that the recruitment exercise remained absolutely free, hence, no money should be paid by applicants to any individual, agent, group or organisation claiming to render assistance with shortlisting, venue allocation, document upload, access to screening venue or final selection.

“The general public is advised to ignore fake recruitment messages, fraudulent links and unauthorised persons claiming to represent the board.

“Kindly note that all official updates shall be communicated through the CDCFIB recruitment portal, as well as approved official communication channels,” he said.

Jibril reassured Nigerians of the board’s commitment to ensuring that the exercise was conducted transparently, credibly, and merit-based in consonance with extant rules guiding recruitment processes. (NAN)

June 14, 2026
RECAP: Ten separate periods authorities pulled police security from high-profile persons

The order to strip very important persons of police escorts has resurfaced again, adding to a long list of similar directives that have shaped Nigeria’s security landscape over the past two decades.

The latest instruction came from the President, Bola Tinubu, who directed the withdrawal of all police personnel assigned to VIPs after a security briefing at the State House.

The meeting was attended by the inspector-general of police, the chief of army staff, the chief of air staff, and the director-general of the Department of State Services.

The president said any individual who still requires an armed escort must obtain protection from the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps rather than the Nigeria Police Force.

The presidency explained that the move aims to return officers to understaffed formations, especially in remote places where attacks and abductions continue to rise.

The practice of pulling officers off VIP duty is, however, not new.

Successive police chiefs have issued similar directives, each time promising to restore manpower to operational units.

Implementation has often been patchy, short-lived or reversed due to political pushback.

Below is a summary of ten key moments when authorities attempted to take police personnel off VIP assignments.

The former inspector-general, Tafa Balogun, made one of the earliest attempts in 2003 when he ordered the removal of police orderlies from politicians and judicial officers.

He said the measure was necessary to reduce misuse of police manpower.

The move attracted mixed reactions, and the then governor of Lagos, Bola Tinubu, urged the police to reconsider the policy.

The police later restored escorts to judges, but Balogun again directed officers attached to private citizens to return to their bases in 2004.

A similar approach resurfaced in 2009 when the former inspector-general, Ogbonnaya Onovo, instructed all officers serving as private orderlies to report back to their commands.

He stated that the federal executive council had earlier approved a limited list of officials entitled to police security, such as the president, vice-president, ministers and certain judicial officers.

He excluded former public office holders, spouses of serving officials and private individuals.

He said over 100,000 officers were carrying out escort duties, many without approval, and that this weakened policing nationwide.

He gave a seven-day deadline for officers to comply, warning that the police profession was being degraded by VIP assignments that included domestic chores.

When Hafiz Ringim took over in 2010, he cautioned officers attached to unauthorised persons to leave such posts immediately or face disciplinary action.

He also set up a team to track compliance with the directive.

His successor, Mohammed Abubakar, continued the withdrawal campaign in 2012.

He announced the cancellation of all approved police guards assigned to private persons and corporate entities.

He said the aim was to improve service delivery to the public and redirect manpower to vital security needs.

The former inspector-general, Solomon Arase, ordered another round of withdrawals in early 2016.

He said the escort system placed heavy pressure on the police and that personnel should be reassigned to sensitive operations.

Despite the announcement, many VIPs reportedly regained their police details shortly afterwards.

In 2018, Ibrahim Idris issued one of the widest directives, instructing state commissioners of police to remove officers attached to politicians, private citizens and businesses.

He said escorts should only be granted based on credible threat assessments.

The order began to unravel within days as officers were seen returning to VIP duty.

The #EndSARS protests in 2020 prompted another move by the then inspector-general, Mohammed Adamu, who directed police escorts to be withdrawn from dozens of public figures and organisations.

The list included political actors, religious bodies and prominent individuals.

The order received attention but faded during implementation.

Usman Alkali Baba, who assumed office in 2021, also announced the withdrawal of mobile police officers guarding private individuals.

He said the constitution did not provide for private orderlies.

The directive experienced the same irregular enforcement seen under previous police chiefs.

When Kayode Egbetokun became the acting inspector-general in 2023, he revealed plans to remove mobile police officers from VIP protection and replace them with a special intervention unit.

He later clarified that the directive applied only to persons not officially entitled to police security.

In 2025, he again instructed commanders to compile lists of officers attached to VIPs and return them to the barracks for retraining.

While some deployments were recalled, many VIPs in major cities soon had new police escorts.

The latest shift, introduced by the president, aims to push the responsibility of VIP protection to the civil defence corps.

Officials say the approach could solve the cycle of resistance that has stalled similar efforts for years.

It remains to be seen whether the transfer will signal a lasting change in how security personnel are distributed between high-profile individuals and the wider public.

December 6, 2025
NSCDC recruits asked to pay N100 per day for bedspace, N2000 to fix water leakages in Aregbesola’s home state

On the 8th of April, 2022, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) announced that its recently recruited applicants are to resume physical trainings on Monday at various NSCDC training colleagues across the country.

The Commandant General (CG) of the security outfit (NSCDC), Ahmed Audi had directed zonal commanders and state commandants to make adequate arrangements for the resumption of the training programme.

When the training exercise commenced on Monday, it started with a load of controversies at the NSCDC permanent site, state command situated along Iwo road in Osogbo, the capital of Osun state which coincidently is the home state of the current Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola.

There are claims that recruited applicants were asked to make some payments such as N100 for bedspace per day, N2000 per applicant to fix possible leakages in the water supply connection, contribute funds for fuel and electric wires including installation among others.

All these claims are not in line with the directive of the NSCDC headquarters especially the position of the Commandant General of the security which mandated that all state commandants must make adequate arrangements for the resumption of the training programme.

A recruited applicant who prefers anonymity over fear of possible intimidation told WITHIN NIGERIA that all these claims are true but there are new developments now.

The applicant said it is true that they were asked to pay the sum of N100 for bedspace per day but it was later reversed after agitations from certain quarters. Camping is no feasible again. We now come to training from home.

When asked about contributions for purchase and installation of electric wires, the recruited applicant said the hostel has been wired already. At first, they told us to contribute money for electric wires so that the hostel can be connected to the main pole but it was later reversed.

They did not collect a dime for electric wires. They brought a generator and asked us to contribute money for fuel. Some recruited applicants have contributed the fund while some have not, the recruited applicant added.

Another recruited applicant told WITHIN NIGERIA that there is a borehole and storex tank available at the training ground but they were directed to contribute N2000 per applicant to fix leakages owing to faulty pipes and poor connection caused by the contractor.

The recruited applicant while decrying the extortion also complained that the price of food at the training ground is expensive.

There was no provision for food by the security outfit but they allowed vendors to create food stands at the training ground. These vendors take advantage of the situation and make their food expensive, the applicant added.

When contacted, the Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Olabisi Atanda told WITHIN NIGERIA that she can not confirm if the claims are true or not.

Majority of the applicants have good working relationship with me and I have not heard anything of such from them. I visited the permanent site too and nobody brought my attention to it but I will do my findings and get back to you, Osun NSCDC spokesperson added.

April 18, 2022
Buhari appoints new heads for Civil Defence, Correctional Service

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Ahmed Abubakar Audi as the new Commandant-General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola confirmed on Thursday.

He said the appointment followed the retirement from service of Abdullahi Gana Muhammadu, in January.

The Minister also added that the President approved the nomination of Haliru Nababa as the new Controller General of the Nigerian Correctional Service.

A statement signed by the Ministry of Interior’s Director of Press, Mohammed Manga said Malam Ahmed Audi, emerged the top best candidate out of those that went through the transparent selection process initiated by the Ministry.

According to him the exercise was done through the Board to ensure that the most suitable among the top-ranking officers in the service was appointed to replace the out-going Commandant-General of the NSCDC.

Furthermore, President Muhammadu Buhari has also nominated Haliru Nababa mni, as the new Controller-General of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS).

He said the nomination is subject to the confirmation of the Senate in line with the provision of the new Act establishing the Nigerian Correctional Service 2019.

The Minister of Interior and Chairman, Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Board (CDCFIB), Ogbeni Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola who congratulated the new appointees, called on them to ensure full implementation of the mandate of their services as well as to ensure synergy with other security agencies in the country.

He added that the call became necessary with the view to providing efficient internal security services and citizenship integrity for Nigerians and foreigners alike in line with the policy thrust of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Administration.

February 18, 2021
30-year-old man arrested for allegedly raping a 12-year-old girl in Nasarawa

A 30-year-old man identified as Mohammed Sani has been arrested by operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps for allegedly defiling a 12-year-old girl in the Angwatashi area of the Obi Local Government Area of Nasarawa state.

This was made known by the spokesperson of the NSCDC, Saraju Muhammed while parading the suspect before newsmen on Tuesday, February 9 at the headquarters.

The NSCDC spokesman said Mohammed lured his victim into a secluded place on the pretext of buying sachet water from her and then raped her.

His evil act came to light after the victim returned home and her parents noticed her awkward movement. Upon inquiry, she told her parents how the suspect allegedly raped her. She said the suspect threatened to kill her if she ever revealed what he had done to her. Her parents immediately reported the incident at the Angwatashi Police Station and the suspect was arrested.

Muhammed said the suspect has since confessed to committing the crime and would be charged to court as soon as investigation into the matter is completed.

February 10, 2021
COVID-19: NSCDC to monitor face masks compliance in public places

The acting Commandant-General of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Hilary Kelechi Madu, has directed all zonal commanders and state commandants to ensure optimal enforcement and general compliance of COVID-19 Health Protection Regulations 2021 signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari in their various commands.

He has accordingly directed the composition of a five-man monitoring and enforcement team comprising some carefully selected officers and men to identify key areas such as markets, schools, motor parks, churches, mosques, recreation centres and others for total compliance.

The corps spokesperson, Mr Sola Odumosu, who confirmed the development to Nigerian Tribune n Abuja quoted Madu as saying strict adherence to the executive order by the corps was predicated on the need to preserve the sanctity of life of Nigerians in different parts of the country.

The acting Commandant-General said: “As a major stakeholder in the provision of security and safety, as well as the preservation of health and well-being of Nigerians, all hand must be on the deck to support the good intention of government in the face of the widespread and rising numbers of COVID-19 cases in Nigeria.

“The NSCDC boss charged each state command to internalise the directive by ensuring absolute compliance by all personnel with the COVID-19 protocols in their respective states and zones to keep safe at the frontline while enforcing the guidelines for preventing the spread and containment of the virus.

“He further directed the stepping up of sensitisation and citizen’s enlightenment campaign to encourage non-adherents to the COVID-19 guidelines to take responsibility in ensuring that they stay safe with their loved ones.

“He therefore directed the composition of a five-man monitoring and enforcement team comprising of some carefully selected officers and men to identify key focal areas such as markets, schools, motor parks, churches and mosques, recreation centres and so on.”

Madu said the corps must join forces with the Federal Government to mitigate and control the COVID-19, warning that “any officer caught extorting money from the public will face summary dismissal as this assignment is not a means to line their pockets with proceed of corrupt practices.

“The enforcement teams are to ensure that no person shall be allowed within the premises of all identified focal areas except such person complies with the laid down protocols such as wearing of face mask, washing of hand or hand sanitizer and temperature check not above 38 degrees celsius.”

He encouraged the personnel to go about this assignment with new zeal and absolute sense of patriotism, warning them against unnecessary harassment of citizens.

“I enjoined all personnel to put on the toga of civility which the corps is noted for, while our watchword humility and integrity in service delivery should guide you never to go out of order, rather, be disciplined and professional in your approach. Do not molest anyone while discharging your duty and respect their fundamental human rights,” Madu said.

February 10, 2021
Ogun Police arrest robbery suspect in NSCDC uniform

The police in Ogun State police have arrested One Adeolu Bankole of Idagba quarters, Ayetoro for alleged armed robbery.

The robbery Suspect, Bankole was dressed in NSCDC uniform at the time of his arrest.

Police said he had been using the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps uniform to carry out his robbery operation, until his arrest on Friday.

A complaint was lodged by some students of Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ayetoro campus at Ayetoro Area Command that they had been robbed of their belongings at gunpoint by an armed robber.

The students told the police that the suspect broke into their apartment, dressed in Civil Defense uniform and carted away their phones and laptops.

Upon the report, the Ayetoro Area Commander, ACP Anthony Haruna, detailed his men to go after Bankole.

“After hours of painstaking investigation, the detectives received information about the hideout of the suspect.

“On getting there, a bag containing six phones, one laptop, a pair of civil defense uniform and a locally made pistol was found, ” the police spokesman in Ogun State, Abimbola Oyeyemi, told DAILY POST on Monday.

Oyeyemi explained that the detectives mounted surveillance in the area, saying that at about 5pm, the suspect sneaked into his hideout – an uncompleted building.

As he moved straight to where the bag was kept, Oyeyemi said he was swiftly rounded up and taken to the station, adding that “two other stolen phones and a wrist watch were also found on him” at the time of his arrest.

“Investigation further revealed that the suspect stole the pair of civil defense uniform from a parked Toyota camry belonging to an officer of the corps in December 2020 and thereafter set the car ablaze.

The NSCDC officer has identified the uniform as his own, while complainants had been invited to the station to identify their items, it was said.

February 8, 2021
Military arrests fake soldier, NSCDC personnel, others in Jos

The Special Task Force, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), has arrested Mahmud Mohmmed and Nuhu Ochofo, for impersonating as a soldier and personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), respectively in Jos.

Maj.-Gen. Chukwuemeka Okonkwo, the Commander of the task force, paraded the suspects on Friday in Jos.

According to him, the suspects, who use their fake identity to commit crimes in the state, were jointly arrested around Rayfield community of Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau.

Okonkwo said the fake soldier was arrested wearing full military uniform, while the other was caught with fake identity card of the NSCDC.

The Commander also paraded 18 other suspected criminals who were arrested for armed robbery, gun running and local militia group linked to recent attacks in some parts of the state.

He explained that the suspects were arrested at Bida-Bidi, Agwan Rimi, Zololo junction, Rayfield and Dung communities in Jos North and Jos South Local Government Areas of the state.

He said the arrests were part of the mandate of the going Operation Accord II, aimed at curbing all forms of criminalities in the North Central region and other parts of the country.

“This series of arrests are in line with the directive to operation accord II which is meant to deny criminals freedom of action as well as clear criminal and militia hideouts.

“Some of these suspects are gun runners, armed robbers, members of militia groups and some were arrested over impersonation.

“This to ensure the safety of lives and property of citizens and let me assure the law-abiding Plateau citizens that we will continue to work towards their safety,” he said.

Okonkwo called on residents of the state to provide useful and timely information to security agencies when they suspect criminal movements of persons in their vicinity.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the suspects were arrested with locally-made pistols and Ak-47 rifle.

February 6, 2021
Herdsmen crisis: NSCDC relaunches counter-terrorism unit, deploys 150 personnel in Oyo State

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has relaunched its Counter Terrorism Unit (CTU) in Oyo State and deployed 150 personnel to tackle farmers and herders clashes in the state.

The NSCDC Commandant in the state, Iskilu Akinsanya, disclosed this on Monday after reviewing the performance of the corps in the state in January.

Akinsanya said that although the CTU had been in existence for a long time, it had been under -utilised.

“We are relaunching the unit now and we will partner with the 2 Division, Nigerian Army, for further training.

“We are having about 150 personnel from this unit that will be deployed to various locations in Oyo State to tackle herders and farmers clashes, and other insecurity issues.

“They will work with the Agro Rangers, which has been upgraded; we are now into the use of electronic devices for urgent security information and not only relying on use of human security,’’ he said.

The commandant said the corps would work assiduously to ensure that the issue of insecurity in the state was addressed.

He said that the corps would create additional area commands in Saki, Egbeda and Kishi and inject fresh ideas into the divisional offices.

Akinsanya appealed to community leaders to work with the security agencies to profile people living in their communities.

“The communities know the criminals among them and should cooperate with the security agencies in fishing them out.

“Security is the responsibility of all and not for the government alone,’’ he said.

February 1, 2021