BREAKING: PSC Announces Screening Date For 50,000 Police Recruitment
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has released the timetable for the physical and credential screening of successful applicants in the ongoing constable recruitment exercise, scheduling the exercise to commence across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on March 9, 2026.
In a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja, the Commission ordered all candidates who successfully completed the online registration to proceed to the recruitment portal immediately to confirm their status and print the “guarantors form; application submission slip; invitation slip; credentials screening form; and physical screening form”.
The statement is titled, ‘RECRUITMENT OF 50,000 POLICE CONSTABLES: PSC, NPF to Commence Physical and Credential Screening from 9th March, 2026.’
According to the statement, the documents must be presented at the screening venue on the date and time indicated in their invitation slip.
According to a statement signed by the PSC spokesman, Torty Njoku Kalu, the screening exercise will run for six weeks, concluding on April 18, 2026.
The screening exercise will take place at designated locations within each state and the Federal Capital Territory as indicated on the invitation printout.
The statement said, “Consequently, items to be presented during the Screening are: ‘Invitation Slip (with assigned TABLE); Credential Screening Form; Original National Identity Number (NIN) printout or Card issued by NIMC; O’ Level (GCE/SSCE) Certificate; Birth Certificate or Declaration of age; LGA/State of Origin Certificate; Trade Test/Certificate (for Specialists only); Duly completed and signed Guarantors form with photocopies and passports of referees attached.’”
“Original and duplicate copies of credentials are to be neatly packaged in two separate white flat files, with recent passport photographs attached,” it said.
In a move to ensure uniformity and discipline, the PSC has stipulated a strict dress code for the exercise.
“The applicants are to appear at the various screening venues wearing white canvas shoes, white T-shirts, white shorts, and white stockings,” it said.
“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,” it said.
“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.”
