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PSC moves to redress ethnic, religious imbalance in police hierarchy

Ihesiulo Grace 19 June 2023 0

BY ANDREW OROLUA and Doosur Iwambe Seeking to restore fairness in the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), Police Service Commission (PSC) has asked the Force to redress the lopsided deployment of Command Commissioners using a new guideline for deployment of Management and Tactical Commanders. PSC,in a

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Election policing: PSC appoints coordinators, creates platform for civil participation

Ihesiulo Grace 20 February 2023 0

*To sanction erring police officers By Andrew Orolua As the nation counts down to the 2023 General Elections, the Police Service Commission, PSC, has appointed National, Zonal and State Coordinators for the exercise. PSC is the Federal Executive Body constitutionally empowered to discipline Police Officers except the Inspector General of Police. It is Police’s

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2023 elections: All police officers due for retirement must go- PSC

Ihesiulo Grace 25 January 2023 0

.Says there won’t be vacuum in Police hierarchy with touted retirement of hundreds of senior officers .’Retiring officers not indispensable, their exit won’t affect success of 2023 polls’ By Andrew Orolua The Police Service Commission, PSC, said on Tuesday that all police officers due for retirement must proceed on retirement as “there is an institutional […]

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PSC to partner PCRC over challenges facing Nigeria Police

Ihesiulo Grace 14 December 2022 0

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has pledged to partner with the Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC) to resolve the challenges facing the Nigeria Police Force. Mr Ikechukwu Ani, the Head of Press and Public Relations of the commission, said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Ani said the acting Chairman of PSC, Justice […]

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PSC suspends constables’ recruitment following protest by IGP

Ihesiulo Grace 24 August 2022 0

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has suspended the 2022 recruitment of Constables after a protest by the Force Headquarters. The PSC in a statement by Mr Ikechukwu Ani, Head of Press and Public Relations on Tuesday in Abuja, said the suspension of the recruitment exercise was to resolve all contending issues with the Nigeria Police […]

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Just in: Court orders Police, I-G to maintain status quo on recruitment

Ihesiulo Grace 23 October 2019 0

Abuja -The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, ordered the Inspector General (I-G) of Police, Mohammed Adamu, the Police Service Commission (PSC) and Attorney General of Federation (AGF) to respect the jurisdiction of the Court and maintain a status quo on the ongoing recruitment of 10, 000 police officers. Justice Inyang Ekwo gave the order […]

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Police to begin recruitment Of 6,000 personnel Monday

Ihesiulo Grace 4 May 2018 0

The recruitment of 6,000 Nigerians into the Nigeria Police Force as constables will commence on Monday, May 7. A statement from the Police Service Commission (PSC) on Thursday revealed that the exercise would take place in the 36 State Police Command Headquarters across the country, as well as the Federal Capital Territory. The Head of […]

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Police promote EFCC Chairman Magu, 17 others

Ihesiulo Grace 21 April 2018 0

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has promoted the acting Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ibrahim Magu and 18 other senior officers. Magu, a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), has now been promoted to the rank of a full Commissioner of Police (CP). Magu and other officers’ promotions were approved at the […]