Do you wish to know what is NAQS recruitment news today 2026 especially with regards to the application portal, shortlisted candidates release date, aptitude test, physical screening, training and other vital information? If yes, then you’re on the right page.
Recently, the Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS) commenced nationwide recruitment exercise and the portal is scheduled to close on 10th August 2026. Sequel to this, applicants are highly interested to know what’s next.
This article therefore gives the latest update and news today concerning the 2026 NAQS recruitment process. Endeavour tot read till the end so you don’t miss any important information.
The Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS) acts as a regulatory agency operating under the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security. The key function of this service is to establish, and spread of foreign pests and diseases affecting plants, animals and aquatic resources into the country.
While doing this, NAQS still ensures that sanitary and phytosanitary standards for agricultural imports and exports and uphold. Furthering, officers from the Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service are positioned at strategic locations across the country.
This includes boarders, ports, and airports to inspect livestock, crops, seedlings, and agricultural produce moving in and out of the country. To ensure effective dissemination of duties, NAQS do conduct occasional recruitment exercise to fill vacant positions.
Here latest news today 6th August 2026 concerning Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS) recruitment exercise are as follows:
Submitting false information, documents, multiple or incomplete application would automatically result to disqualification. Would you also like to get updates about Nigeria Police recruitment 2026?
Eligible and interested persons are to visit recruitment.naqs.gov.ng to submit application online. This is the only authorized portal thus refrain from imitating sites. Meanwhile the Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service official website is naqs.gov.ng.
If you’re currently trying to access the portal for either application or shortlist but its slow or not loading then don’t panic. This is due to heavy traffic, what you now need to do is visit the portal when it is less busy and the best time for this is from 10:00pm – 11:59pm.
To get shortlisted for the next phase of NAQS recruitment exercise, below are the criteria to meet:
If you’re yet to submit application, follow the steps below to do so.
Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service will reach out shortlisted candidates via the email or phone number provided during application, thus, confirm that your contact details are correct. Also, before you begin application, confirm you have a good internet connection.
The Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS) recruitment portal will be closed on Monday, 10th August 2026. Only persons who are able to submit application on or before the specified date shall be considered for shortlisting.
As of 6th August 2026, the NAQS recruitment shortlisted candidates have not yet been released. The list would be published few days or weeks after the closing date. Thus, applicants are advised to keep an eye on the official recruitment portal for updates.
Also, as soon as the list is out, we will update you. Meanwhile, below is the step-by-step process on how to confirm application status or download Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service shortlisted candidates.
In conclusion, the NAQS recruitment news today 2026 is that application is still ongoing and the portal will be closed on Monday, 10th August 2026. After that, names of shortlisted candidates shall be published online at recruitment.naqs.gov.ng.
We will continuously update this page as the recruitment process unfolds, as such, you can check regularly.
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