The Federal Government has stated that the next step of the recruiting process for the Federal Fire Service (FFS), Immigration under the Ministry of Interior, will begin in August.

This development was confirmed by Ja’afaru Ahmed, Secretary of the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire, and Immigration Services Board, in a statement issued yesterday, July 14.

According to Ahmed, the Board will begin the next step of the recruitment process in August and hopes to complete it by the end of September.

This update comes after the initial deadline of June 15 was missed due to a nationwide manpower audit carried out in various security agencies, including the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Nigeria Immigration Service , Federal Fire Service (FFS), and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), The Nation reported.

Ahmed also apologized for the Board’s inability to complete the process by June 15 as earlier intended. “It was due to a nationwide manpower audit carried out in the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Federal Fire Service (FFS) and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) which was just recently ended.

All shortlisted candidates will be duly notified of the next stage through their phone numbers and email addresses,” he added.

This recruitment exercise is part of the Federal Government’s efforts to strengthen the Federal Fire Service and Nigeria Immigration Service and enhance their capacities to respond to fire incidents and and migration in and out of the country respectively.