Claims are circulating online, especially on Facebook, that recruitment for medical officers in the Department of State Services (DSS) is now open. The post lists categories such as “Medical Doctors, Dentists, Nurses, Pharmacists, Physiotherapists, Optometrists, Imagine Scientists, Clinical Psychologists, Medical Laboratory Scientists, and Dieticians.”
According to the information being shared, interested applicants are told to submit a comprehensive curriculum vitae with a handwritten application and photocopies of academic qualifications. These are said to be addressed to the “Director General State Services (DGSS).”
The claims also outline requirements, stating that applicants “must be a Nigerian, and the application MOST be submitted in the State Command of origin.” It adds that applicants must be between “twenty (20) and thirty (30) years,” and should possess five O’level credits including English in one sitting.
The circulating message further notes that applicants must hold at least a 2:2 Bachelor’s Degree or Higher National Diploma with lower credit from an institution accredited by the Federal Government, along with an NYSC discharge certificate. It also states that “Female applicants must be single and male applicants must be at least 1.60m in height.”
The post claims that “the recruitment exercise commences on Monday 15th, December, 2025,” and that applications must be submitted at the Administrative Unit of the DSS Command headquarters in each applicant’s state of origin. It ends by saying that further directives on the exercise “will be communicated in due course.”
