- Safiu Kehinde
The Police Service Commission (PSC) is set to open the portal for recruitment of 50,000 constables into the Nigeria Polices Force.
This was announced in a statement issued on Thursday by Torty Kalu, the Head of Protocol and Public Affairs of PSC on Thursday.
According to Kalu, the portal will open on the 15th of December and would be closed on the 25th of January 2026.
He said all applications must be submitted ONLINE through the official recruitment portal: www.npfapplication.psc.gov.ng.
“Applicants for general duty cadre must be holders of GCE Ordinary Level, SSCE/NECO or their equivalents with a minimum of five credits (including English Language and Mathematics) in not more than two sittings.
“For specialists cadre applicants must be holders of GCE Ordinary Level, SSCE/NECO or their equivalents with a minimum of four credits, including English Language and Mathematics in not more than two sittings.
“A minimum of three years’ experience and Trade Tests in relevant fields/areas is required,” Kalu said.
He said eligibility and interested candidates must be Nigerian citizens by birth, aged between 18 and 25 years for general duty and 18 to 28 years for specialists.
Kalu noted that the applicant must be medically, physically and psychologically fit and not less than 1.67m (male) and 1.64m (female) in height for General Duty only.
He said the applicant must meet other requirements as would be specified on the recruitment portal.
Kalu said the recruitment exercise would be conducted in the most transparent, merit-based and credible manner.
According to him, the application is FREE and no payment will be required at any stage of the process.
He urged applicants to be wary of fraudsters, adding that detailed guidelines, requirements and the application link would be made available.
Kalu said the link would be made available on the official recruitment portal on www.npfapplication.psc.gov.ng to be activated on December 15.
He said the link would also be made available on the official websites and social media handles of PSC and the Nigeria Police Force.
He urged qualified and patriotic Nigerians to seize this opportunity to serve the nation.