Promotion of 20,867 Immigration, NSCDC, FFS, and Correctional Service officers approved by the board.

The promotion of 20,867 officers has been approved by the boards of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Federal Fire Service (FFS), and Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC).

According to a statement released on Saturday in Abuja by the board’s secretary, Mr. Ja’afaru Ahmed, the promoted officers span the positions of Inspector, Assistant Superintendent, Controller, Comptroller, and Commandant in the service.

According to Ahmed, there were 5,329 officers in the NCoS who advanced to the next rank, and 5,112 officers in the NIS.

Also, those officers who got promoted in the FFS were 489, while those who got promoted in the NSCDC were 9,937, totalling 20,867.

The secretary added that the board also considered and approved the granting of special promotions to two NCoS officers; four NIS officers; one FFS officer; and two NSCDC officers.

He further said that the board also considered and approved the monitoring, evaluation, as well as collaboration with all the four services on career development courses.

“The board considered and approved the implementation of a new training curriculum for use in the training institutions, as well as the approval of the implementation of a new scheme of service for the FFS,” he said.

Meanwhile, the board has reiterated its promise to conclude the 2023/24 FFS recruitment exercise before the end of September.