Recruitment application: FG extends para-military deadline by one week

Immigration officers

The Federal Government has announced a one-week extension to the closing date for the ongoing recruitment exercise into the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services.

The recruitment portal, which was initially scheduled to close on Monday, August 4, 2025, will now remain open until Monday, August 11, 2025.

According to a statement by the Secretary to the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board, Maj. Gen. A. M. Jibril (retd.), the extension is intended to allow more applicants to apply for positions in the paramilitary services and the board.

The statement read, “The Board wishes to notify the general public that the closing date for application for its ongoing recruitment exercise has been extended by one week.