Police Extend 2021 Recruitment Registration To Beef Up Applicants From South East, Lagos State
…Portal to close January 22, 2022
The Nigeria Police Force has announced the extension of its online registration in the ongoing 2021 recruitment exercise for interested and eligible Nigerians into the service as Constables to Saturday, January 22, 2022.
The extension of the online application according to a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, CP Frank Mba, is informed by the need to ensure equal opportunity and even spread of applications, particularly from States in the South-East, South-South geopolitical zones and Lagos State.
Mba said that the development is to enable the South East, South South and Lagos State to meet up with the required quota for their respective areas.
Mba explained that with the extension, the Nigeria Police Force recruitment portal will remain open till midnight of the new date.
CP Mba said that
The Force PPRO said that a statistical analysis shows that a total of 81,005 applications were received nationwide as at January 7, 2022, adding that out of this figure, only 1,404 applications representing less than two percent of the total applications were received from the five States in the South East and 261 from Lagos State, with Anambra State having the least figure of 158 applicants.
According to Mba; “Consequently, the Force enjoins States and Local Governments, religious bodies and other interest groups in the affected Geopolitical zones and Lagos State to assist in mobilizing and encouraging their citizens and wards to take advantage of the opportunity to seek a career path in the Nigeria Police Force”. The Police spokesman said that Interested applicants are urged to log-on to the NPF recruitment portal, www.policerecruitment.gov.ng to register before the expiration of the new deadline.
Applicants are further advised to call 08100004507 for any inquiry or complaints or technical difficulties in the use of the portal, stressing that the recruitment exercise is absolutely free of charge.
