The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) has introduced the reopening of its recruitment portal from October 28 to November 13, 2026, whereas approving the promotion of 27,624 personnel throughout 4 paramilitary businesses.
The Secretary to the Board, Major General Abdulmalik Jibril (retd.), disclosed this whereas briefing journalists after the board’s 01-26 assembly at its secretariat in Abuja, on behalf of the Chairman and Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo.
The board additionally accepted selections on 228 disciplinary instances to strengthen accountability and professionalism throughout the companies, alongside a healthcare coverage framework aimed toward bettering personnel welfare.
CDCFIB promotes 27,624 paramilitary officers
Jibril defined that the promotions had been meant to handle profession stagnation, enhance personnel morale and strengthen service supply throughout the 4 businesses beneath the board’s supervision.
He mentioned the board had accepted the promotions as half of efforts to handle profession development challenges affecting personnel throughout the companies.
- “The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) has approved the promotion of 27,624 officers across the four Paramilitary Agencies under its purview,” the assertion reads.
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) accounted for the biggest share, with 17,343 promotions, adopted by the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) with 4,601, Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) with 4,097 and Federal Fire Service (FFS) with 1,583.
On recruitment, Jibril introduced that the portal for the Federal Government’s ongoing recruitment of 30,150 personnel throughout the 4 businesses would reopen between October 28 and November 13, 2026.
He additionally warned candidates in opposition to making funds for the recruitment train and urged them to report any monetary calls for to safety authorities.
CDCFIB recruitment attracts 1.8 million candidates
The newest announcement follows the same train in June 2026, when the CDCFIB opened its recruitment portal from June 15 to twenty for shortlisted candidates to verify their standing and proceed with bodily screening and doc verification.
The train shaped half of the recruitment process launched in July 2025, which attracted over 1.8 million functions earlier than candidates had been progressively shortlisted for screening and computer-based testing.
- Of the candidates, 573,523 superior to doc screening, whereas 286,697 had been shortlisted for the computer-based check (CBT), with 221,996 subsequently failing to satisfy the required benchmark.
- Candidates who’ve reached the oral interview stage will be capable to examine their recruitment standing and proceed with necessary drug testing carried out in collaboration with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).
The exams shall be free, with the Federal Government protecting the fee, whereas appointment letters will solely be issued to candidates licensed free from unlawful substance abuse.
Tinubu extends tenures of paramilitary chiefs
The recruitment and promotion bulletins observe President Bola Tinubu’s approval of an 18-month extension of the tenures of the heads of the Nigerian Correctional Service and Nigeria Immigration Service.
- The extension, introduced on October 19, 2026, will preserve Sylvester Ndidi Nwakuche, Controller-General of the NCoS, in workplace till May 26, 2028, whereas Kemi Nanna Nandap, Comptroller-General of the NIS, will stay till June 30, 2028.
- According to presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga, the choice adopted a suggestion by Interior Minister Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo to handle succession gaps and permit adequate time for the appointment of successors.
Tinubu had beforehand extended Nandap’s tenure in March 2025, transferring its expiration from August 31, 2025, to December 31, 2026.
