THE Federal Government has approved the promotion of 20,867 senior officers across various ranks in paramilitary agencies under the Ministry of Interior.
Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire, and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB), announced this on Friday in Abuja.
Addressing newsmen after the board’s meeting which started on Thursday, the Secretary of the board, Ja’afaru Ahmed, noted that the officers promoted cut across all the agencies under the board’s jurisdiction.
“The board considered and approved the promotion of 20,867 senior officers across the ranks from inspector to assistant superintendent, to controllers and ACG in NCOs, NIS, Federal Fire Service and NSCDC,” Ahmed said.
He said 5,339 officers were promoted in the Nigerian Correctional Service, 5,112 in the Nigeria Immigration Service, 489 in the Federal Fire Service, and 9,937 in the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps.
“The board also, along with that promotion of 2024, considered and approved the grant of special promotion to two officers in the Nigerian Correctional Service, four officers in the NIS, one officer in the Federal Fire Service, and two officers In the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps for their outstanding service, for improving the image, for their integrity and for their honesty,” he added.
Besides, he said that the board had considered and approved the monitoring and evaluation of career development courses amongst others.
Ahmed also reiterated the board’s promise to conclude the 2023/2024 Federal Fire Service recruitment before the end of September.
