The Police Service Commission (PSC) has announced plans to decentralise the 2025 police recruitment exercise, granting recruitment desk officers from the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory a more prominent role in the process.
This follows a consultative meeting held on Thursday in Abuja with the state and FCT recruitment desk officers, the first of its kind, where key decisions were made to enhance transparency, accountability, and fairness in police recruitment.
According to a statement issued on Friday, 15th August 2025, by PSC Head of Press and Public Relations, Ikechukwu Ani, the Commission has acquired a new recruitment portal that will be used for hiring both its staff and all categories of police officers.
The portal, which will be accessible to the Ministry of Police Affairs, the Nigeria Police Force, and the Federal Character Commission, is aimed at ensuring inclusiveness and preventing corruption or nepotism.
PSC Chairman, retired Deputy Inspector-General of Police Hashimu Argungu, said the collaboration with state desk officers, the immediate beneficiaries of the recruitment process, will help safeguard the interests of all stakeholders.
He reaffirmed the Commission’s commitment to delivering a police force the nation can be proud of, adding that the portal will go live once preparations for the 2025 recruitment exercise are complete.
