The ongoing recruitment in the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) will only accommodate 1,112 applicants based on the approval given by the President Muhammadu Buhari.

Minister of Interior, Lt.Gen. Abdulrahaman Dambazzau, revealed this in Abuja, shortly after the presentation of the handbook on the operations of the Presidential Executive Order at the NIS headquarters.

Sources at the Federal Ministry of Interior said that more than 40, 000 applicants had already applied for the advertised NIS jobs.

But the Minister said the recent advertisement by the Nigerian Immigration Service was to recruit the balance of 1,112 candidates to make up the 2000 earlier approved in the last aborted recruitment.

The minister however, assured that the recruitment process will be transparent and accountable.

Also speaking during an interview with newsmen, the NIS Comptroller General Muhammed Babandede, said under his leadership, competency of the personnel would be given priority instead of number.