Again, NPF, PSC Clash Over Police Academy Admissions

In a reoccurring turn of events, the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and the Police Service Commission (PSC) have again disagreed over admissions and recruitment into the Nigeria Police Force Academy.

This is even as the authorities of the Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil, Kano insisted on the validity of the institution’s admission process for the 12th Regular Course Degree programmes.

This is in reaction to an disclaimer earlier published by the PSC by its spokesperson, Ikechukwu Ani, on Thursday, July 31,2025, which discredited the admission process as earlier announced by the Academy

The PSC described the entire process a violation of due procedure as well as an attempt to undermine the Commission’s constitutionally recognised supervisory role.

“The Commission has the sole authority to appoint persons into the Nigeria Police Force as affirmed by both the court of Appeal and Supreme Court,” PSC said.

The Police Commission advised parents, guardians, and prospective applicants to shun the exercise as advertised by the authorities of the Police Academy, pending further directives from the Commission.

However, in a statement issued by the Director of Information and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Police Affairs, Bolaji Kazeem, he maintained that the earlier admission process as announced and commenced by the Police Academy remains valid.

The Academy urged prospective applicants and the general public to ignore the disclaimer of the process by the PSC.

Kazeem also noted that the ongoing admission process was in tandem with the guidelines approved by both the National Universities Commission (NUC) and the Ministry of Police Affairs.

The statement noted that the PSC lacked the constitutional role and mandate in the admission process of the Academy.

It therefore dismissed the position of the PSC as both baseless and totally misleading .

“We wish to categorically state that the application for admission into the 12th Regular Course Degree Programmes of the Nigeria Police Academy is valid.

“The PSC has no constitutional role in university admissions, and its statement is, therefore, legally baseless and misleading

“All interested applicants and the general public are advised to disregard the said disclaimer. The online application portal remains open as earlier advertised,” the ministry said in a statement.

It would be noted that the PSC and the Police have a long history of disagreements over admissions and recruitment into Police Force and Academy.