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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…
30 Jul
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has announced the commencement of training for newly recruited police constables, following a resolved dispute with the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) over the recruitment list of successful candidates. PSC in a statement on Monday said 10,000 successful applicants for the 2022 constable recruitment exercise will begin training on August 10,…
7 Jun 2024
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the appointment of AIG Yahaya Sahabo Abubakar as Deputy Inspector General of Police. Abubakar, formerly the AIG in charge of Zone 14 Katsina, will represent the North East Geopolitical zone in the Police Management Team, replacing DIG Habu Sani, who recently retired as DIG Force Intelligence Bureau and…
4 Jun 2024
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has released a list of 10,000 successful applicants for recruitment into the constable and specialist cadres of the Nigeria Police Force. PSC spokesperson, Ikechukwu Ani, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. The commission noted that it worked with guidance from relevant stakeholders, including the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), the…
29 May 2024
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has disowned a list of successful candidates for recruitment into the constable cadre of the Nigerian Police Force being circulated on social media. Mr Ikechukwu Ani, PSC’s Public Relations Officer, made this clarification in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. “The commission disowns the purported list circulating in some unofficial…
29 Mar 2024
Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun; Chairman, Police Service Commission (PSC), Solomon Arase and Director-General, Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER), Prof. Anthonia Simbine, have said that the prevalent insecurity across the country is surmountable if there is strong political will and cooperation from the people.
26 Mar 2024
The Police Service Commission (PSC) and the Nigeria Police Force have settled their age-long feud over recruitment exercise and promotion, among others.
11 Mar 2024
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has suspended two officers from duty and stopped their salaries, following their alleged extortion of $3,000 in Aba, in 2023.
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