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PSC unveils 10,000 recruits, drops 61,092 applicants
The Police Service Commission has announced the approval and release of a list of 10,000 successful applicants for recruitment into the constable and specialist cadres of the Nigeria Police Force.
The commission noted that to ensure fairness and justice in the recruitment process, it worked with relevant stakeholders, including the Nigeria Police Force, the National Assembly and the Federal Character Commission.
It added that it ensured equity in the spread of successful candidates across the 774 local government areas of the country.
The spokesperson for the PSC, Ikechukwu Ani, made the development known in a statement on Tuesday.
Ani said, “The Police Service Commission has approved and released the list of 10,000 successful applicants for recruitment into the constable cadre of the Nigeria Police Force.
“The commission today, Tuesday, June 4, 2024, received the report of the Police Recruitment Board. 9,000 applicants were approved for recruitment for general duty while 1,000 applicants were recruited for the specialist cadre.
“To ensure fairness and justice in the recruitment process, the commission worked with guidance from relevant stakeholders, including the Nigeria Police Force, the National Assembly and the Federal Character Commission.
“It ensured equity in the spread of successful candidates across the 774 local government areas of the country.”
The commission had earlier inaugurated a recruitment board – a broad-based stakeholders’ body populated by representatives from the PSC, the NPF, the Ministry of Police Affairs, the Federal Character Commission, Police Colleges and the Police Trust Fund, to superintend over the recruitment process.
Also, interested Nigerian youths were invited to apply online for consideration for the subsequent stages of the exercise, through paid advertisements in several national media.
The online application was done in six weeks, between October 15, 2023, and November 26, 2023, as the commission said a total of 609,886 applications were received, while 416,323 applicants who met the requirements were shortlisted for the second stage of the exercise.
The physical and document screening stage was held in the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory between Monday, January 8, 2024 and Monday, January 29, 2024.
The commission said after the physical and credentials screening, it shortlisted 171,956 applicants for the computer-based tests conducted by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board.
Ani noted that “15,447 general duty applicants who did well in the CBT were further invited for medical screening to determine their health status.
“The 55,645 specialists who were shortlisted from the physical and credentials screening were subjected to practical tests and later medical screening. Each stage of the recruitment process was carried out with a high level of scrutiny and care.
“A total of 10,000 applicants made up of 9,000 general duty and 1,000 specialists were recommended for final selection.
“The selection of specialists was done in conjunction with the Nigeria Police Force on the need assessment, ensuring capability and balance of geographical representation.”
The statement asked the candidates to check the status of their application through the Police Service Commission’s dedicated web page.
Speaking on the recruitment, the Chairman of the commission, Dr Solomon Arase, a retired Inspector General of Police, said, “I am filled with optimism because these young men and women represent the future of our nation’s security and it is our collective responsibility to ensure that their journey begins on a foundation of integrity, transparency and excellence.”
The PSC chairman disclosed that the entire process reflects a deliberate effort to build a Police Force that is competent, reliable and truly representative of the best that Nigeria has to offer.
On the appointment structure, Arase said to ensure fairness and inclusivity, 10 candidates were selected from each of the 774 local government areas, as advised by the National Assembly in its plenary on February 29, 2024.
The PSC chairman disclosed that to uphold the highest standards of confidentiality, a “list of successful candidates must be presented to the public in a manner compliant with the Nigeria Data Protection Act of 2023.”
This, he noted, would ensure that the personal data of the recruits entering a sensitive security organisation remained secure, thereby protecting their personal and family safety.
By Kayode Sanni-Arewa
President Bola Tinubu will on Sunday host the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, for a State Visit at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday.
His visit to Nigeria will be the first by an Indian prime minister since Dr Manmohan Singh’s state visit in 2007 when the two nations established a strategic partnership.
The presidential spokesman said both leaders would have further talks on strengthening Nigeria and India’s ties.
“Both leaders will exchange signed Memoranda of Understanding to enhance collaboration in critical sectors,” Onanuga said.
See the full statement below:
President Tinubu To Host Indian PM In Abuja
President Bola Tinubu will welcome Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a State Visit at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Sunday.
Prime Minister Modi is scheduled to arrive on Saturday.
His visit to Nigeria will be the first by an Indian prime minister since Dr Manmohan Singh’s state visit in 2007, when the two nations established a strategic partnership.
President Tinubu and Prime Minister Modi will seek to strengthen Nigeria’s and India’s ties further during their bilateral discussions.
Both leaders will exchange signed Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) to enhance collaboration in critical sectors.
Bayo Onanuga
Special Adviser to the President,
Information & Strategy
November 16, 2024
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At last, Marketers Agree to Crash Petrol Prices as Dangote Sells Fuel at Reduced Cost after Deal
By Kayode Sanni-Arewa
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) said about 30,000 of its members will start lifting petrol from the Dangote Refinery The association’s president, Abubakar Maigandi, said that the refinery agreed to sell the product at N940 and N960, respectively He said the development means that petrol prices will crash at the pumps in the coming weeks following the new deal
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) says over 30,000 of its members are ready to buy petrol in bulk from the Dangote Refinery. The association revealed that the petrol price from the mega refinery was about N940 per litre via ships and N990 via trucks.
IPMAN president Abubakar Maigandi disclosed in a television interview on Tuesday, November 12, 2024, that the petrol pump prices at its outlets will drop following the deal with the refinery. The association reached a deal with the $20 billion refinery on Monday, November 11, 2024, to purchase petrol, diesel, and other petroleum products directly. The agreement comes after months of negotiations following the exit of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) as the sole off-taker of the refinery.
Petrol prices to crash by over N50 Maigandi explained that the Lekki-based facility had been obliged to let marketers buy petrol, diesel, and Kerosene to supply to their depots and retail outlets. The IPMAN boss updated Nigerians on the pricing, saying the refinery gave marketers two rates based on preferences. He said marketers can load at the gantry at N990 per litre or vial vessel transport at N940. Punch reports that the new price is lower than the N960 and N990 per litre on ships and trucks offered by the refinery last week.
The IPMAN helmsman disclosed that the partnership aims to ensure a consistent and affordable supply of petrol and other products nationwide. He stated further that petrol prices may crash by N50 or more, depending on the location.
PETROAN set up a meeting with Dangote Refinery According to Maigandi, the direct purchase of petrol from the refinery will end payments to intermediaries such as the NNPC and depot owners, saying that the cost will reflect on petrol prices in the coming weeks. The IPMAN president said the new arrangement will also end fuel scarcity as products will be available nationwide in all seasons.
Additionally, the management of the Dangote Refinery is set to meet with Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) officials to discuss petrol lifting. The group’s publicity secretary, Joseph Obele, said the refinery, through its president, Billy Harry, mailed seeking a business meeting.
Obele said Harry has inaugurated a team of seven persons to represent the association at the meeting. NNPC to now sell only Dangote petrol Legit.ng earlier reported that NNPC had announced that it stopped importing refined petroleum products. Mele Kyari, NNPC’s Group Chief Executive Officer, disclosed this while speaking at the Lagos’s Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists’ (NAPE) conference and said that the company now sources its fuel needs from the Dangote Petroleum Refinery.
Kyari confirmed that NNPC has shifted away from importation and will source from local refiners, especially Dangote, according to BusinessDay reports.
Source: Legit
By Kayode Sanni-Arewa
Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have successfully rescued a 14-month-old baby, Grace Osamagbe, who was abducted by her nanny, Rejoice Chukwu, in April.
Commissioner of Police Umoru Ozigi told newsmen on Saturday in Benin, that the Anti-Kidnapping and Cyber Crime Unit arrested Chukwu, 24, and her boyfriend, Destiny Uchechukwu, 28, in Uyo, Akwa-Ibom
According to Ozigi, the suspects abducted the child in Benin and collected a ransom of N160,000.
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“In spite of receiving the ransom, the suspects allegedly sold the baby for N500,000 to Doris Chiwendu in Owerri, Imo State.
“Following intense interrogation, police tracked down Chiwendu and another suspect, Jane Amaigbo, in Ubomiri, Imo State, and rescued the baby on November 9.”
The police commissioner explained that the suspects would soon be charged in court.
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