According to some affected applicants, who spoke to SaharaReporters, the agency shortlisted only a tiny fraction of candidates for the CBT examination.
The Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS) has come under intense public scrutiny following allegations of a compromised, non-transparent recruitment process that left thousands of job seekers mass-disqualified while handpicked candidates were allegedly secretly dispatched for official training.
Disgruntled applicants have called on the President Bola Tinubu-led government to investigate the leadership of the federal agency, describing the recent Computer-Based Test (CBT) selection exercise as a smokescreen meant to legitimise predetermined appointments.
According to some affected applicants, who spoke to SaharaReporters, the agency shortlisted only a tiny fraction of candidates for the CBT examination.
The vast majority — estimated at nearly 90 per cent of all applicants — were kept in administrative limbo for over five days with portal status reflecting "under review," before being systematically disqualified without clear explanations or performance feedback.
