{
  "id": 8922323,
  "title": "‘Not from us’ – Nigerian Navy disowns recruitment notice",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/not-from-us-nigerian-navy-disowns-recruitment-notice",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T12:41:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/21/not-from-us-nigerian-navy-disowns-recruitment-notice/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Nigerian Navy has categorically denied that a social media notice announcing its 2026 Batch 39 recruitment exercise is genuine. The Navy issued a statement on Monday in Abuja by Capt. Abiodun Folorunsho, the Director of Naval Information. He described the circulating information as unauthorized and cautioned the public against relying on it. The Navy urged potential applicants to be wary of recruitment-related information found on unofficial social media accounts, websites, and other unauthorized sources. Authentic details regarding Navy recruitment, including eligibility criteria, application procedures, timelines, and available categories, will only be disseminated through the service's authorized communication channels. The Navy emphasized that the purported 2026 Batch 39 recruitment notice circulating on social media is not official and should not be trusted. Prospective applicants and the public are advised to disregard recruitment information obtained from unofficial sources. The official website for Nigerian Navy recruitment or enlistment is http://joinnigeriannavy.navy.mil.ng.",
  "summary": "The Nigerian Navy says a notice circulating on social media, purportedly announcing the commencement of its 2026 Batch 39 recruitment exercise, is fake and not coming from the military. The Nigerian Navy spoke in a statement by the Director of Naval Information, Capt. Abiodun Folorunsho, on Monday in Abuja. Folorunsho described the circulating information as […] ‘Not from us’ – Nigerian Navy…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Nigerian Navy warns public against fake recruitment notice",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/nigerian-navy-warns-public-against-fake-recruitment-notice",
        "published": "2026-09-21T11:02:40.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}