Paramilitary recruitment portal go reopen Oct 28 for drug test codes
- CDCFIB go reopen dia recruitment portal from October 28 to November 13, 2026.
- Candidates wey dey oral interview stage must check dia status and get code for free NDLEA drug test.
- Di board also approve 27,624 promotions and clear 228 disciplinary cases.
Candidates wey don reach oral interview stage of di ongoing paramilitary recruitment fit check dia status again from October 28, wen di Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) go reopen dia portal.
Di portal go stay open until November 13, 2026, di board Secretary, Maj. Gen. Abdulmalik Jibril (retd.), tell journalists for Abuja on Thursday after di board second meeting of di year.
Dis no be fresh recruitment. Na di final part of di exercise for di first batch of 30,000 recruits into four services: di Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), di Nigerian Correctional Service, di Nigeria Immigration Service and di Federal Fire Service.
Wetin candidates must do
Anybody wey don pass medical examination and oral interview suppose log on to di official CDCFIB portal within di window, confirm dia status and get code for mandatory drug test.
With dat code, di candidate go go National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) office for dia state to give sample. Jibril talk say results dey come out immediately.
Di test free. Government go pay, and di board talk say no candidate suppose pay anybody for am.
"If any candidate report and dem ask am to give money, make e report to di nearest security agency office," Jibril talk.
After di screening, successful candidates go travel go Abuja to collect dia appointment letters. Dem must bring certificate wey show say dem free from illegal drug use, according to Federal Government directive say new employees must provide such evidence before dia appointments final.
Di board also warn candidates to avoid touts and intermediaries wey dey promise to smooth dia screening or appointment.
Promotions and discipline
Di 30,000 intake na di first phase of plan to recruit 120,000 personnel into di paramilitary services during President Bola Tinubu first term, Jibril talk.
Di board also approve promotion of 27,624 officers. Di NSCDC get di largest share, 17,343, followed by Correctional Service with 4,601, Immigration with 4,097 and Fire Service with 1,583.
Jibril talk say di approvals tackle promotion stagnation wey don hurt morale for di services.
Di board also dispose 228 pending disciplinary cases involving officers across di four services, approve different measures after reviewing dem, and validate healthcare policy framework for personnel.
Wetin go happen next: Candidates suppose watch di CDCFIB portal from October 28 to November 13, get dia codes and visit di NDLEA office for dia state for di free test before heading to Abuja for dia appointment letters.