Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has released the names of 50,000 successful applicants recruited as Constables into the Nigeria Police Force.
The Commission’s Head of Protocol and Public Relations, Torty Njoku Kalu, said the release followed the successful completion of a comprehensive, inclusive, fair and transparent recruitment exercise conducted in collaboration with key stakeholders, including the Nigeria Police Force, the Federal Character Commission, the Ministry of Police Affairs, state Career and Counselling Departments, and the Police Community Relations Committee.
In a statement, Kalu urged all candidates who participated in the recently concluded written examination to log in to the official recruitment portal, npfapplication.psc.gov.ng, to check their recruitment status.
He said ,“The portal will be opened by 12:00am, Thursday, July 16, 2026.
“Successful candidates will also receive email and SMS notifications on the email addresses and phone numbers they provided during the initial application.
“The successful candidates are expected to report to their designated Police Training Institutions on dates and times to be communicated in due course for medical examination and documentation.
“Candidates who fail to report within the stipulated time will be considered to have declined the offer.
“In addition, those who fail the medical examination that would be conducted by the Police Medical Team on resumption of training will be declared unfit and shall be required to leave the training.
“Candidates are to report with their training call-up slip, NIN slip, BVN slip, original and photocopies of their certificates and other required documents and items as would be listed in the recruitment portal.
“The Chairman of the Commission, DIG Hashimu Argungu (rtd), has thanked the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Bola Tinubu, for graciously approving the recruitment of 50,000 Police Constables as part of measures to strengthen the nation’s security architecture.
“DIG Argungu charged the successful candidates to see this opportunity as a clarion call to serve the nation with dignity, integrity and unwavering commitment to a safe and secured Nigeria”.
