The Federal Government has announced that the next stage of the recruitment exercise for the Nigeria Immigration Service and the Federal Fire Service will begin in August. Ja’afaru Ahmed, Secretary of the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire, and Immigration Services Board, made this known in a statement on Sunday in Abuja.

Ahmed stated that the Board plans to conclude the recruitment exercise, which was initially scheduled to end on June 15, 2024, before the end of September. He said, “The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire, and Immigration Services Board wishes to inform the general public that it will commence the next stage of the recruitment exercise in August and will conclude the exercise before the end of September 2024.”

He assured that all shortlisted candidates would be duly notified of the next stage of the recruitment exercise through their contact details. The Secretary apologized for the delay in completing the exercise as initially scheduled, citing manpower audits conducted by the Services under the Board as the cause.

“The board wishes to apologize for its inability to complete the process by June 15, 2024, as earlier intended. This is due to a nationwide manpower audit exercise carried out in the Nigerian Correctional Service, Nigeria Immigration Service, Federal Fire Service, and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, which was just recently concluded,” Ahmed explained.

He reiterated that all shortlisted candidates would be notified of the next stage through their phone numbers and email addresses.