The Police Service Commission (PSC), in collaboration with the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), has announced that physical and credential screening for applicants in the ongoing recruitment of 50,000 constables will commence on March 9, 2026.
The release was signed by PSC Spokesman, Torty Njoku Kalu, and dated February 24, 2026, in Abuja.
In a press release issued on Tuesday, the Commission said the screening exercise will run from March 9 to April 18, 2026, across all states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
The Commission stated: “All candidates who successfully completed the online recruitment registration exercise are hereby notified that physical and credential screening have been scheduled to hold between 9th March, 2026 and 18th April, 2026, across the federation.”
Applicants were directed to visit the official recruitment portal — https://npfapplication.psc.gov.ng� — to check their status and print the required documents.
“Applicants are requested to login to the recruitment portal: https://npfapplication.psc.gov.ng�, to check their status and print the following documents which they must present at the screening venue on the date and time indicated in their Invitation Slip,” the statement added.
The documents to be printed include the Guarantors Form, Application Submission Slip, Invitation Slip, Credential Screening Form and Physical Screening Form.
The PSC further outlined items to be presented during the screening, including the Invitation Slip (with assigned table), original National Identity Number (NIN) printout or card issued by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), O’ Level (GCE/SSCE) certificate, birth certificate or declaration of age, Local Government/State of Origin certificate, and trade test certificate for specialist applicants.
It added that candidates must present “duly completed and signed Guarantors form with photocopies and passports of referees attached,” and that “original and duplicate copies of credentials are to be neatly packaged in two separate white flat files, with recent passport photographs attached.”
On dress code, the Commission stated that “applicants are to appear at the various screening venues wearing white canvas shoes, white T-shirts, white shorts, and white stockings.”
The screening exercise will take place at designated locations within each state and the FCT as indicated on the invitation printout.
Chairman of the Commission, DIG Hashimu Salihu Argungu (rtd), mni, reiterated that “the recruitment exercise is absolutely free of charge and without any pecuniary obligation.”
He assured applicants that “the process will be conducted in the best tradition of transparency and accountability,” and warned candidates to be wary of fraudsters.
“Applicants are advised to be cautious of online impostors, scammers and other criminal elements who might want to take advantage of the recruitment process to defraud innocent applicants. Anyone found wanting will be arrested and prosecuted,” the statement said.
