Minister gives update on Immigration, Civil Defence, Fire Service recruitments, promotions

The Minister of Inner, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, says greater than 27,000 body of workers throughout Nigeria’s 4 paramilitary services and products had been licensed for promotion.

Mr Tunji-Ojo additionally stated the recruitment portal would open from 28 October to 13 November for applicants who reached the oral interview degree.

He disclosed this in a Fb put up on Friday after a gathering of the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fireplace and Immigration Products and services Board (CDCFIB).

The minister stated the board had additionally validated a healthcare coverage framework to strengthen the well being and welfare of body of workers around the services and products.

He mentioned that the government remained dedicated to recruiting 120,000 younger Nigerians into the services and products right through President Bola Tinubu’s first time period. The present recruitment workout covers the primary batch of 30,000 applicants.

The 4 services and products are the Nigeria Immigration Provider, Nigeria Safety and Civil Defence Corps, Federal Fireplace Provider and Nigerian Correctional Provider.

The most recent promotions apply an workout in December 2025, when the board approved the promotion of 24,202 senior officials around the 4 companies. The Correctional Provider accounted for 11,426 promotions, the Civil Defence Corps 5,859, the Immigration Provider 4,336 and the Fireplace Provider 2,581.

Mr Tunji-Ojo stated the most recent approval introduced the collection of body of workers promoted around the services and products since Mr Tinubu assumed place of business in 2023 to greater than 100,000.

He stated greater than 32,000 officials had been promoted in 2023, over 20,000 in 2024 and greater than 24,000 in 2025, whilst over 27,000 had been licensed for promotion in 2026.

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In August 2025, the minister stated the federal government had cleared the backlog of promotions around the services and products, with greater than 50,000 officials promoted inside of two years.

Learn the whole commentary underneath.

On the assembly of the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fireplace and Immigration Products and services Board (CDCFIB) nowadays, we made far-reaching selections to strengthen occupation growth and welfare of body of workers throughout our paramilitary companies.

In a historical step to spice up morale and recognise meritorious carrier, the Board licensed the promotion of over 27,000 officials throughout our 4 services and products. To additional make stronger our staff, we validated a complete healthcare coverage framework designed to advertise the well being, health, and general well-being of all officials and males.

On recruitment, we reaffirmed the Federal Govt’s dedication to enlist 120,000 younger Nigerians into our paramilitary services and products over our first tenure. The method for the primary tranche of 30,000 applicants has complicated, with the portal opening from twenty eighth October to thirteenth November 2026 for individuals who have reached the oral interview degree.

It appears, with this newest workout, overall promotions around the paramilitary companies below the Ministry of Inner since His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR assumed place of business now stand at properly over 100,000 officials. This incorporates over 32,000 officials promoted in 2023, over 20,000 in 2024, greater than 24,000 in 2025, and the simply concluded over 27,000 licensed nowadays in 2026.

Within the Ministry of Inner, this sustained report displays the Renewed Hope Time table’s unwavering dedication to finishing occupation stagnation and construction a well-motivated, disciplined, and have compatibility staff in a position to discharging its constitutional obligations successfully.