Over 1.9 million Nigerians vie for 30,000 paramilitary jobs in Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board

Jokpeme Joseph Omode August 11, 2025

 The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) has disclosed that more than 1.91 million Nigerians applied for the ongoing paramilitary recruitment exercise.



Data from the board’s recruitment portal showed that the positions span the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Nigeria Correctional Service, Federal Fire Service, and Nigeria Immigration Service. Only about 30,000 applicants are expected to be recruited.

Kogi recorded the highest number of applications with 116,243, followed closely by Kaduna with 114,599 and Benue with 110,644. Other states with significant figures include Kano (89,421), Niger (79,567), Kwara (78,467), Katsina (76,917) and Nasarawa (76,677).

The statistics also revealed lower application numbers in Lagos (14,221) and Bayelsa (11,680), with the Federal Capital Territory recording 30,320 applicants.

The board announced that the shortlisting process is underway and successful candidates will be contacted via email and text messages in the coming weeks with further instructions.

APPLICATION STATISTICS of The Civil Defence, Immigration,Fire Service and Prison Board. 

The recruitment application portal received over 1.9 million applications before portal was closed. 

States Breakdown: 

Kogi - 116,133 Applicants

Kaduna - 114,507 Applicants

Benue -  110,536 Applicants

Kano - 89,362 Applicants

Niger - 79,510 Applicants

Kwara - 78,423 Applicants

Katsina - 76,809 Applicants

Nasarawa - 76,586 Applicants

Adamawa - 68,305 Applicants

Oyo - 67,200 Applicants

Plateau - 63,393 Applicants

Osun - 62,356 Applicants

Borno - 56,907 Applicants

Ondo - 53,920 Applicants

Akwa-ibom - 52,474 Applicants

Bauchi - 52,068 Applicants

Imo - 48,262 Applicants

Taraba - 45,147 Applicants

Gombe - 45,023 Applicants

Jigawa - 44,416 Applicants

Ogun - 42,052 Applicants

Enugu - 41,251 Applicants

Yobe - 38,122 Applicants

Kebbi - 34,575 Applicants

Edo - 33,559 Applicants

Anambra - 32,910 Applicants

Ekiti - 32,676 Applicants

Cross river - 32,188 Applicants

Abia - 31,684 Applicants

Sokoto - 31,130 Applicants

FCT - 30,290 Applicants

Zamfara - 29,256 Applicants

Delta - 27,957 Applicants

Ebonyi - 23,601 Applicants

Ruvers - 22,208 Applicants

Lagos - 14,215 Applicants

Bayelsa - 11,669 Applicants

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