Police recruitment screening begins March 9 – PSC

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.

According to a statement on Tuesday by the PSC spokesman, Torty Kalu, the exercise would run from March 9 to April 18, 2026, at designated centres across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

He directed all candidates who successfully completed online registration to log in to the recruitment portal to check their status and print the required documents.

“These include the guarantors form, application submission slip, invitation slip, credential screening form, and physical screening form,” the statement said.

Applicants are expected to present their invitation slip showing their assigned table number, completed credential screening form, original National Identity Number printout or card issued by the National Identity Management Commission, O-Level certificate, birth certificate or declaration of age, and certificate of origin.

Specialist applicants must also present relevant trade test certificates, and all candidates are required to submit a duly completed and signed guarantor’s form with attached photocopies and passport photographs of referees.

Kalu added that all original credentials and duplicate copies must be neatly packaged in two separate white flat files with recent passport photographs attached.

Candidates are to appear at their respective screening venues dressed in white canvas shoes, white T-shirts, white shorts and white stockings, as indicated in their invitation printout,” he said.

The PSC Chairman, DIG Hashimu Argungu (retd.), reiterated that the recruitment exercise is free of charge and does not require any financial commitment from applicants.

“Applicants should be wary of online impostors, scammers and other criminal elements who might want to take advantage of the recruitment process to defraud innocent applicants.

“Anyone found wanting will be arrested and prosecuted,” the statement warned.

The application portal, which opened on December 15, 2025, was initially scheduled to close on January 25, 2026, but was extended to February 8, 2026, due to low turnout in Lagos and several other states.

In contrast, states such as Adamawa, Benue, and Kaduna recorded high numbers of applications.

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