{
  "id": 16069218,
  "title": "Paramilitary recruitment: Shortlisted candidates face mandatory drug tests",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/paramilitary-recruitment-shortlisted-candidates-face-mandatory-drug",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T16:36:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/paramilitary-recruitment-shortlisted-candidates-face-mandatory-drug-tests/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board has announced that candidates shortlisted for the first batch of 30,000 paramilitary personnel will be required to undergo mandatory drug tests. The recruitment portal for these candidates will open on October 28 and remain open until November 13, allowing candidates to check their status and obtain a code for the drug test. Maj. Gen. Abdulmalik Jibrin (retd.), the Board Secretary, stated that the drug test will be conducted at designated National Drug Law Enforcement Agency offices in candidates' respective states, and that the government will cover the cost of the test.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}