Immigration, NSCDC Recruitment: 190,000 applicants sit for JAMB exam- The ministry of interior has given an update on the ongoing recruitment into the immigration service and civil defence - Not less than 190,000 candidates applied for the recruitment exercise which took place across the country - Only 9,460 spots are to be fille by applicants for both immigration service and civil defence PAY ATTENTION: Click “See First” under the “Following” tab to see Legit.ng News on your Facebook News Feed! About 190,000 candidates have applied for recruitment into the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Premium Times reports. Yakmut Saleh, the secretary of the civil defence, correctional, fire and immigration services board, made this known while speaking during the recruitment exercise on Monday, December 7, in Abuja. In order to avoid rancour that trailed the 2014 exercise, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) conducted the Computer Based Aptitude Test (CBAT) for recruitment examination took place in 126 centres across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. Read also Breaking: First COVID-19 vaccine approved for general use in major fight against coronavirus A summary of the applications received showed that out of the almost 190,000 candidates 113,000 are for civil defence jobs while 78,000 for immigration. Saleh went on to explain that the examination was broken into three phases. One for graduates, HND, NCE and OND, and the last for secondary school (leavers). Speaking on the number of vacancies, the board’s secretary said only 9,460 successful candidates' will be taken to fill the positions. Salaeh added that 5,000 are been recruited for civil defence and 4,460 for immigration. He said after the exercise the results from the JAMB recruitment exam would be released immediately. Successful applicants will be shortlisted for physical and medical checkups. PAY ATTENTION: Install our latest app for Android, read best news on Nigeria’s #1 news app Earlier, Legit.ng reported that the federal government through the ministry of interior gave an update on the ongoing recruitment into the NIS and NSCDC. Read also Nearly 1000 names smuggled into police recruitment list - PSC raises alarm In a statement released and signed by Al-Hassan S. Yakmut on Monday, November 30, the ministry notified the general public that the CBAT for recruitment into the NIS will hold on December 7. It also disclosed that the CBAT for the recruitment for the NSCDC will hold on the 8th of December across all the 36 states of the federation and Federal Capital Territory (FCT). In a related development, the federal government said it would partner with JAMB in the conduct of the CBAT for the NIS and NSCDC job recruitment. This was revealed in a statement released on the ministry of interior's various social media platforms and signed by Mohammed Manga, the director of press and public relations, on Tuesday, December 1. Nigerian community builds ultramodern Station for Police | Legit TV Source: Legit.ng - The ministry of interior has given an update on the ongoing recruitment into the immigration service and civil defence - Not less than 190,000 candidates applied for the recruitment exercise which took place across the country - Only 9,460 spots are to be fille by applicants for both immigration service and civil defence PAY ATTENTION: Click “See First” under the “Following” tab to see Legit.ng News on your Facebook News Feed! PAY ATTENTION: Legit.ng