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The Police Service Commission (PSC) says it has screened 136,177 candidates within six days in the ongoing police recruitment exercise.
TheNewsZenith reports that the exercise began on Monday, throughout the country.
The commission, in a statement mailed to TheNewsZenith on Tuesday, the Police Recruitment Board is conducting the screening for PSC.
Ikechukwu Ani, PSC’s Head, Press and Public Relations, said 416,270 Nigerian youths have so far applied for a career in the Nigeria Police Force.
He said the screening involves physical and checking of their credentials, a prelude to an aptitude test and other processes including medical examination.
“The Commission has automated the screening processes to ensure its credibility and create a measurable standard for final selection of successful candidates.
“We are uploading results of the screening exercise realtime to the Commission’s portal.
“And the Commission’s chairman Dr Solomon Arase is monitoring the exercise in a Situation Room.
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“Of the 136,177 candidates so far screened, we have uploaded results for 108,768 candidates,” the statement read in part.
Arase has expressed his satisfaction with the commitment of all personnel involved in the recruitment exercise.
“There has been a commendable improvement in both screening and uploading rates and a complimentary daily reportage of figures.
The Chairnan urged candidates not to panic, assuring that the board would screen all those who applied.
“PSC will give the nation a new and credible platform for recruitment into the public Service.
“The ongoing Police recruitment will surely meet all known international standards devoid of any manipulation,” Arase was quoted as saying.
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