The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) is under the general operational and administrative control of an Inspector General (IGP) appointed by the president and responsible for the maintenance of law and order. He is supported at headquarters in Lagos by a Deputy Inspector General (DIG) and in each state by police commissioners. The 1979 constitution provided for a Police Service […]
The Nigeria Police Force was first established in 1820. The first person to have the highest rank in all the police is commissioner general colonel KK. In 1879 a 1,200-member armed paramilitary Hausa Constabulary was formed. In 1896 the Lagos Police was established. A similar force, the Niger Coast Constabulary, was formed in Calabar in […]
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC): Ranks in the Nigeria Civil Defense Corps. Assistant Cadre- Level 3 to 5 (The lowest ranking officer in the NSCDC) Inspectorate Cadre- Level 6 to 12 Assistant Superintendent Cadre II (ASC) Level 8 Assistant Superintendent Cadre I (ASC)Level 9 Deputy Superintendent Cadre (DSC) Level 10 Superintendent Cadre […]
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) is headed by the Comptroller-General and assisted by six (6) Deputy Comptrollers-Generals heading the departments as follows: Finance Administration and Technical Service Tariff & Trade Enforcement, Investigation, and Inspection Strategic Research & Policy Human Resource Development These Deputy Comptroller-Generals have Assistant Comptroller-Generals heading each division under them while Comptrollers runs […]