1.9 Million Nigerians Apply for Paramilitary Jobs, Only 30,000 to Be Recruited
The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) has announced that over 1.91 million Nigerians applied for various positions in the country’s paramilitary agencies during the current recruitment exercise.
According to official data released on the recruitment portal, https://recruitment.cdcfib.gov.ng/, only 30,000 applicants will be selected to join the agencies.
Figures show that Kogi State recorded the highest number of applicants with 116,243, followed by Kaduna (114,599) and Benue (110,644). Other high-ranking states include Kano (89,421), Niger (79,567), Kwara (78,467), Katsina (76,917), and Nasarawa (76,677).
Additional application numbers include Adamawa (68,381), Oyo (67,255), Plateau (63,450), Osun (62,399), Borno (56,955), Ondo (53,963), Akwa Ibom (52,531), Bauchi (52,159), and Imo (48,301). Others are Taraba (45,188), Gombe (45,074), Jigawa (44,468), Ogun (42,070), Enugu (41,291), Yobe (38,169), and Kebbi (34,612).
States with lower application numbers include Edo (33,581), Anambra (32,933), Ekiti (32,719), Cross River (32,226), Abia (31,716), Sokoto (31,155), FCT (30,320), Zamfara (29,282), Delta (27,980), Ebonyi (23,617), Rivers (22,217), Lagos (14,221), and Bayelsa (11,680).
The CDCFIB stated that shortlisted candidates will be contacted soon with further instructions.
Please monitor your email and SMS regularly in the coming weeks for official notifications from the CDCFIB.
