Kogi, Kaduna, Benue topped as 1.9 million applied for paramilitary recruitment: Board
The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) has said a total of 1.91 million job seekers have applied for various positions in the paramilitary agencies in the current exercise.
This was revealed in data made available on the board’s recruitment website, https://recruitment.cdcfib.gov.ng/, on Monday.
Before the commencement of the online application, the board noted that about 30,000 applicants would be recruited into the agencies.
According to the statistics, the state with the highest applicants was Kogi: 116,243, followed by Kaduna and Benue with 114,599 and 110,644, respectively.
“Kano: 89,421; Niger: 79,567; Kwara: 78,467; Katsina: 76,917; Nasarawa: 76,677; Adamawa: 68,381; Oyo: 67,255; Plateau: 63,450; Osun: 62,399; Borno: 56,955; Ondo: 53,963; Akwa-Ibom: 52,531; Bauchi: 52,159; Imo: 48,301.
“Taraba: 45,188; Gombe: 45,074; Jigawa: 44,468; Ogun: 42,070; Enugu: 41,291; Yobe: 38,169; Kebbi: 34,612; Edo: 33,581; Anambra: 32,933; Ekiti: 32,719; Cross River: 32,226; Abia: 31,716
“Sokoto: 31,155; Federal Capital Territory: 30,320; Zamfara: 29,282; Delta: 27,980; Ebonyi: 23,617; Rivers: 22,217; Lagos: 14,221 and Bayelsa: 11,680.”
According to the board, shortlisted candidates will be contacted soon with further instructions.
“Please monitor your email and text messages in the coming weeks for notifications,” the board stated.
(NAN)
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