Agricultural quarantine service postpones release of recruitment shortlist

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The Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service has postponed the publication of shortlisted candidates for its ongoing recruitment exercise, which was initially scheduled for Thursday, August 13.

NAQS said the decision was made to ensure a thorough, transparent and accurate recruitment process.

The agency announced the postponement in a public notice signed by the Director of Human Resources, ACG Issaka Ahmed, and posted on its X handle on Friday.

“In order to ensure a thorough, transparent and accurate process, we are unable to release the list of shortlisted candidates as scheduled,” the notice stated.

The agency apologised for the delay and urged applicants and members of the public to remain patient while awaiting a new date.

“We sincerely regret any inconvenience or uncertainty this delay may have caused and appreciate the patience, understanding and continued interest of all applicants.

“All applicants and the general public are hereby notified that a new date will be communicated in due course through our official communication channels,” it said.

The agency advised applicants to rely only on information released through its official channels.

The recruitment exercise, which opened on July 28 and closed on August 10, attracted 606,928 attempted applications, while 407,659 were successfully submitted, according to statistics released by NAQS on Wednesday.

The agency said 199,269 applications were incomplete at the close of the application period.

The Assistant Superintendent of Quarantine II cadre, requiring HND or bachelor’s degree, recorded the highest number of applications with 290,076, followed by Quarantine Assistant II with 117,177 applications.

Other cadres included the NCE category with 79,685 applications, OND with 70,170, and the Superintendent cadre requiring a master’s degree with 13,183 applications.

PUNCH Online reports that NAQS said it will conduct a computer-based test and interviews on August 15, after shortlisted candidates are released on August 13.

However, candidates will now await new dates.

The recruitment exercise covers the Superintendent, Inspectorate and Assistant cadres.