The Federal Government has approved the promotion of more than 27,000 personnel across Nigeria’s four paramilitary services as part of efforts to strengthen career progression and improve staff welfare.
The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, disclosed this in a Facebook post on Friday following a meeting of the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board.
Tunji-Ojo also announced that the recruitment portal would reopen from October 28 to November 13 for candidates who have reached the oral interview stage of the ongoing recruitment exercise.
He said the board had equally validated a healthcare policy framework aimed at improving the health and welfare of personnel across the four services.
The minister reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to recruiting 120,000 young Nigerians into the agencies during President Bola Tinubu’s first term in office, noting that the ongoing exercise covers the first batch of 30,000 candidates.
The agencies involved are the Nigeria Immigration Service, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Federal Fire Service and Nigerian Correctional Service.
Tunji-Ojo said the latest approval brings the total number of personnel promoted across the four services since the Tinubu administration assumed office in 2023 to more than 100,000.
He disclosed that over 32,000 personnel were promoted in 2023, more than 20,000 in 2024 and over 24,000 in 2025, while more than 27,000 have been approved for promotion in 2026.
The latest development follows a promotion exercise in December 2025, when the board approved the advancement of 24,202 senior officers across the agencies.
Of the figure, the Nigerian Correctional Service recorded 11,426 promotions, followed by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps with 5,859, the Nigeria Immigration Service with 4,336 and the Federal Fire Service with 2,581.
The government says the measures form part of its broader efforts to improve personnel welfare, strengthen the paramilitary services and create employment opportunities for young Nigerians.
