The Police Service Commission (PSC) has announced that it will commence physical and credential screening on March 9, 2026, for candidates who completed the online registration for the recruitment of 50,000 police constables.
According to the PSC spokesperson, Torty Njoku Kalu, the screening exercise will run through April 18, 2026, across the federation.
Kalu urged applicants to log in to the recruitment portal, npfapplication.psc.gov.ng, to check their status and print the necessary documents, including the Guarantors Form, Application Submission Slip, Invitation Slip, Credentials Screening Form, and Physical Screening Form.
He stated that the documents must be presented at the screening venue on the date and time indicated on the Invitation Slip.
The spokesperson also listed the items to be presented during the screening, including the Invitation Slip (with assigned table), Credential Screening Form, original National Identity Number (NIN) printout or card issued by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), O’Level (GCE/SSCE) certificate, and Birth Certificate or Declaration of Age.
Other required documents include the Local Government Area/State of Origin Certificate, Trade Test/Certificate (for specialists only), a duly completed and signed Guarantors Form with photocopies and passport photographs of referees attached as well as original and duplicate copies of credentials neatly packaged in two separate white flat files, with recent passport photographs attached.
Kalu further advised applicants to appear at their respective screening venues wearing white canvas shoes, white T-shirts, white shorts, and white stockings, adding that the exercise will take place at designated locations within each state and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), as indicated on the invitation printout.
Commenting on the exercise, the Chairman of PSC, DIG Hashimu Salihu Argungu (rtd), reiterated that the recruitment is free of charge and carries no pecuniary obligation.
DIG Argungu assured applicants that the process would be conducted in line with the highest standards of transparency and accountability.
He equally encouraged applicants to be wary of online impostors, scammers, and other criminal elements who might attempt to take advantage of the recruitment process to defraud them, warning that anyone found culpable would be arrested and prosecuted.
