Recruitment Portal Opens for 30,000 Paramilitary Candidates

The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board announced that its recruitment portal will open on October 28 for candidates shortlisted for the first batch of 30,000 paramilitary personnel. Board Secretary Maj. Gen. Abdulmalik Jibrin (retd.) stated that candidates should log in to confirm their status and obtain a code for mandatory drug tests at designated National Drug Law Enforcement Agency offices in their states.

This requirement aligns with the Federal Government's directive that prospective employees must provide evidence of being free from illegal drug use before receiving appointment letters. The portal will remain open until November 13.

Jibrin clarified that candidates would not incur costs for the drug tests, as the government will cover the expenses. This recruitment initiative is part of President Bola Tinubu's commitment to recruit 120,000 personnel into the country's paramilitary services within his first four-year tenure, covering the Nigerian Correctional Service, Nigerian Immigration Service, Federal Fire Service, and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps.