PSC
10 Dec
Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), DIG Hashimu Argungu (retd), has called for innovation and the proper use of electronic evidence in Nigeria’s legal system. Argungu made the call on Tuesday during an event marking International Human Rights Day, held at the Nigerian Bar Association National Secretariat Auditorium in Abuja. Themed “Our Rights, Our…
7 Dec
The Police Service Commission has dismissed no fewer than 19 senior officers, reducing the ranks of 19 others. The PSC also warned policemen across the country to work within the established rules and be professional in dealing with Nigerians. The dismissal was disclosed by the spokesman of PSC, Mr. Ikechukwu Ani. According to Ani, the…
25 Nov
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has commended detectives attached to the Zonal Command Headquarters, Onikan, Lagos State, and the Bayelsa Police Command for their rejection of a N174 million bribe and the recovery of N10 million extorted from commuters
24 Nov
The Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), DIG Hashimu Argungu (retd), has described the rejection of a massive sum of N174 million by detectives of the Raider team from Zone 2 Command, Lagos, and the swift recovery of N10 million from some policemen from Zone 16 Command Headquarters, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, as refreshing signposts…
5 Nov
Extra-judicial killings, illegal arrests, searches and detentions, sexual abuses, and others have been listed as issues tainting the nation's Human Rights record globally. The Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), DIG Hashimu Argungu (retd), made this disclosure during his collaborative visit to the National Human Rights Commission. Argungu was on an advocacy campaign for…
29 Oct
The Police Service Commission has promoted four Police Officers currently teaching at the Police Academy, Wudil, Kano, who completed different academic programmes and acquired PhD certificates. The Officers, who appeared before the Commission today; are CSP Favour Fadawag; Inspector Shide Sunday; Inspector Oparaji Benjamin Chetachi Ukwu, and Inspector Benjamin Wanger PSC spokesman, Ikechukwu Ani, hinted…
8 Oct
The Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), DIG Hashimu Argungu (rtd), has been charged to digitise Police promotions, recruitment, and discipline. The charge was given by the Director-General in charge of the Bureau for Public Service Reforms, Dasuki Arabi, during an official visit to the Commission's headquarters in Jabi, Abuja. Welcoming him, his host,…
3 Oct
The Police Service Commission (PSC) on Wednesday approved the postings of four Commissioners of Police (CPs) to head state commands in the country.
20 Sep
Retired senior police officers, represented by the Police Veterans Foundation (PVF), have urged the chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Hashimu Argungu (rtd), to prioritise the welfare of retired senior police officers.
13 Sep
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has restricted officers in criminal investigations and barred them from delving into civil matters, especially land, rent, and marital disputes.
1 Sep
No fewer than 31 Assistant Commissioners of Police have been elevated to the rank of Deputy Commissioners of Police by the federal government through the Police Service Commission (PSC). According to the spokesman of the PSC, Ikechukwu Ani, who disclosed the new promotion spree, the first plenary meeting of the new Board of the PSC,…
30 Aug
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police and his FCT counterpart, Benneth Igweh were among 684 senior officers promoted by the Police Service Commission, (PSC). Their promotion was announced at the first Plenary Meeting of the new Board of the Police Service Commission which took place today. According to PSC spokesman, Ikechukwu Ani, the Meeting presided…
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