{"id":67370,"date":"2025-06-05T10:48:57","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T10:48:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=67370"},"modified":"2025-06-05T10:48:57","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T10:48:57","slug":"psc-to-commence-2025-police-recruitment-seeks-access-to-nimc-database","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2025\/06\/05\/psc-to-commence-2025-police-recruitment-seeks-access-to-nimc-database\/","title":{"rendered":"PSC to Commence 2025 Police Recruitment, Seeks Access to NIMC Database"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Anifowoshe Oladipupo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Police Service Commission (PSC), has announced plans to begin the recruitment of Cadets and Constables into the Nigeria Police Force for the 2025 intake.<\/p>\n<p>This was disclosed in a statement issued on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, by the PSC\u2019s Head of Press and Public Relations, Ikechukwu Ani.<\/p>\n<p>As part of its preparations, the Commission paid a strategic visit to the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC), in Abuja to seek collaboration aimed at ensuring a credible, transparent, and data-driven recruitment process.<\/p>\n<p>Leading the delegation, PSC Chairman and retired Deputy Inspector General of Police, Hashimu Argungu (mni), underscored the importance of robust data protection frameworks in conducting accurate background checks on applicants.<\/p>\n<p>He stressed that reliable data is key to transparency and effective recruitment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are here to strengthen the Commission\u2019s recruitment process. We need to know exactly who we are recruiting, and we seek your partnership to make the exercise credible,\u201d Argungu told the NDPC leadership.<\/p>\n<p>He revealed that the Commission will soon commence the recruitment of Cadets and the 30,000 Constables annually approved by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.<\/p>\n<p>However, Argungu expressed concern over the PSC\u2019s continued inability to access the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), database; a limitation he said has hindered the proper verification of applicants\u2019 identities.<\/p>\n<p>He appealed to NDPC\u2019s National Commissioner, Dr. Vincent Olatunji, to help facilitate access to the NIMC database, describing it as essential to fulfilling the Commission\u2019s constitutional mandate.<\/p>\n<p>Responding, Dr. Olatunji assured the PSC of the NDPC\u2019s readiness to support the police recruitment initiative by providing strong data protection mechanisms.<\/p>\n<p>He pledged to assist the Commission in securing access to relevant databases to enable an efficient, transparent, and secure recruitment exercise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are committed to supporting the aspirations of the PSC to ensure a data-protected and credible recruitment process,\u201d Olatunji said, adding that the NDPC would also offer data protection training for PSC staff.<\/p>\n<p>To formalize the collaboration, both agencies agreed to establish a joint committee that will immediately begin work on data management and protection strategies in line with global best practices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Anifowoshe Oladipupo &nbsp; The Police Service Commission (PSC), has announced plans to begin the recruitment of Cadets and Constables into the Nigeria Police Force for the 2025 intake. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, by the PSC\u2019s Head of Press and Public Relations, Ikechukwu Ani. 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