FG Approves Promotion Of 95 Senior Personnel In NCoS, NIS, FFS, NSCDC

The Federal Government has approved the promotion of Ninety-Five (95) top management officers of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS), Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Federal Fire Service (FFS) and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC).

The promotion cuts across the ranks of Controllers , Commandants to Deputy Controllers, and Commandants.

The Secretary to the Civil Defence Correctional Fire and Immigration Services Board, CDCFIB, Retired Major General Abdulmalik Jibril made this known on behalf of the Minister of Interior Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo in Abuja.

According to him, other decisions taken at the board meeting include consideration and approval to constitute a committee to develop a harmonised Scheme of Service for the four services.

He noted that the Board also considered and took decision on Two Hundred and Twenty-Four disciplinary cases of erring officers across the four services stressing that the decisions ranged from dismissal, compulsory retirement, rejection of appeal against dismissal, exoneration, issuance of warning letters, and loss of seniority.

Retired Major General Abdulmalik Jibril stated that the Board also considered its recruitment process into the four Services as well as in the Board Secretariat for which online applications would commence from Monday 14th of July 2025.

He urged applicants to be wary of activities of scammers as the process would be seamless and transparent in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu .

Abdulmalik Jibril disclosed that the board also considered and approved the timeline for 2025 Promotion Exercise, which would commence in August and terminate in November 2025.

The Secretary congratulated all promoted officers stating that to whom much is given much is expected, urging them to bring their wealth of knowledge to bear in the various assigned duties.

PR/Nkiru Njemanze