There is a circulating claim that the federal government will convert all CDCFIB candidates to military personnel. The message being shared reads, “Federal Government announces that all CDCFIB applicants will be converted to military personnel.” This claim started spreading shortly after the CDCFIB CBT examination, which ended on Wednesday November 19, 2025.
This information is completely false. Neither the CDCFIB recruitment team nor any agency within the Nigerian military has released any statement confirming such a move. CDCFIB means Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board, and it supervises paramilitary agencies, not the armed forces.
The agencies under CDCFIB are the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Nigeria Correctional Service, Nigeria Immigration Service, and the Federal Fire Service. These are different from the Nigerian Army, Navy, and Air Force. When the Nigerian military opens recruitment, the portals for the Army, Navy, and Air Force are always announced separately for interested applicants. At the moment, the Nigerian Army is considering recruiting between 12,000 and 24,000 personnel, while the Navy already has its own recruitment process running.
What CDCFIB candidates should focus on now is the result of the CBT exam, which will be released in the coming days. For now, keep following Nigeria Startup News for verified updates on the next stage. Disregard any information that does not come from official channels.
