PSC Announces Screening For Recruitment Of 50,000 Police Constables

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has released the schedule for the physical and credential screening in the ongoing recruitment of 50,000 Police constables.

The PSC, in a statement on Tuesday by its spokesperson, Torty Njoku Kalu, said the screening will hold between 9th March, 2026 and 18th April, 2026, across the federation.

The statement added that candidates who completed the online recruitment registration exercise are to log in to the recruitment portal: http://npfapplication.psc.gov.ng, to check their status.

Naija News reports that applicants for the screening exercise are to print the following documents, which they must present at the screening venue on the date and time indicated in their Invitation Slip:
(i). Guarantors form;
(ii). Application Submission Slip;
(iii). Invitation Slip;
(iv). Credentials Screening Form;
(v). Physical Screening Form.

Consequently, items to be presented during the Screening are:
1. Invitation Slip (with assigned TABLE);
2. Credential Screening Form;
3. Original National Identity Number (NIN) printout or Card issued by NIMC;
4. O’ Level (GCE/SSCE) Certificate;
5. Birth Certificate or Declaration of age;
6. LGA/State of Origin Certificate;
7. Trade Test/Certificate (for Specialists only);
8. Duly completed and signed Guarantors form with photocopies and passports of referees attached.
9. Original and duplicate copies of credentials are to be neatly packaged in two separate white flat files, with recent passport photographs attached.

The applicants are to appear at the various screening venues wearing white canvas shoes, white T-shirts, white shorts, and white stockings.

The screening exercise will take place at designated locations within each State/FCT as indicated on the invitation printout.

Kalu added in the statement that “The Chairman, Police Service Commission, DIG Hashimu Salihu Argungu (rtd), mni, reiterates that the recruitment exercise is absolutely free of charge and without any pecuniary obligation. The Chairman assures that the process will be conducted in the best tradition of transparency and accountability. He advises the applicants to be wary of online impostors, scammers and other criminal elements who might want to take advantage of the recruitment process to defraud innocent applicants, stating that anyone found wanting will be arrested and prosecuted.”