The federal government has approved the promotion of 95 top management officers across the four key paramilitary agencies under the Ministry of Interior
The agencies are the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS), Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Federal Fire Service (FFS), and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC).
This was announced by the secretary to the Civil Defence,Fire , Immigration and and Corrections Service Board, Maj. Gen. A.M. Jibril (Rtd), in a statement on Friday in Abuja.
He revealed that the promotions span various senior ranks, from controllers, comptrollers, and commandants up to assistant controllers-general, assistant comptrollers-general, and assistant commandants-general across the respective services.
He gave the breakdown of the promoted officers across the four paramilitary agencies under the Ministry of Interior. In the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS), four assistant controller-generals were promoted to deputy controller-generals, while 31 officers rose from the rank of controller of Corrections to assistant controller-general.
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) recorded six promotions from assistant comptroller-general to deputy comptroller-general, and twenty from comptroller to assistant comptroller-general.
In the Federal Fire Service (FFS), three officers were promoted from assistant controller-general to deputy controller-general, and two from controller to assistant controller-general. The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) had three officers elevated from assistant commandant general to deputy commandant-general, and 22 promoted from commandant to assistant commandant general.
Jibril also disclosed that the Board, at its 03–25 meeting, approved the constitution of a committee to develop a harmonised Scheme of Service for the four services.
He said, “The Board also considered and took decisions on two hundred and twenty-four (224) disciplinary cases of erring officers across the four services. The decisions ranged from dismissal, compulsory retirement, rejection of appeal against dismissal, exoneration, issuance of warning letters, and loss of seniority.
The breakdown of the cases considered is presented as follows: NCoS 143; NIS 31; FFS 4; and NSCDC 46.
According to the statement, the Board considered its recruitment process into the four services as well as in the Board Secretariat, for which online applications would commence from Monday, July 14, 2025.
The Board urged “Applicants to be wary of the activities of scammers, as the process would be seamless and transparent in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
“The Board also considered and approved the timeline for the 2025 Promotion Exercise, which would commence in August and terminate in November 2025.
He congratulated all the promoted officers, emphasising that “To whom much is given, much is expected.” He urged them to apply their wealth of knowledge and experience in carrying out their respective duties, the statement added.
