The Police Service Commission has announced that physical and credential screening for applicants in the ongoing recruitment of constables into the Nigeria Police Force will commence on March 9, 2026. “These include the Guarantors Form, Application Submission Slip, Invitation Slip, Credential Screening Form, and Physical Screening Form. ), reiterated that the recruitment exercise is free of charge and does not require any financial commitment from applicants. The application portal for the recruitment exercise, which opened on December 15, 2025, was initially scheduled to close on January 25, 2026, but was extended to February 8, 2026. The PSC, in a statement in January, expressed concern over the low turnout of applicants from Lagos and several other states, prompting the commission to extend the recruitment exercise by two weeks.

Source: Punch February 25, 2026 10:14 UTC