About this role
Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS) is a regulatory agency under the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security with the mandate to prevent the introduction, establishment and spread of exotic pests, diseases and contaminants of plants, animals and aquatic resources and their products, from entry or exit and thereby safeguarding the Nigeria...
Quarantine Assistant Job Type Full Time Qualification Secondary School (SSCE)
Experience
- Location Nigeria
- Job Field Administration / Facilities
Responsibilities
- General duty.
Requirements
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Applicants must be holders of SSCE, NECO, or OCE O/Level with minimum of four (5) credits in not more than two (2) sittings, which should include English and Mathematics.
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Statutory Requirements
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Be Nigerian by birth.
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Have National Identity Number.
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Be medically fit.
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Present certificate of medical fitness from a government hospital.
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Be required to pass drug test.
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Be of good character and must not have been convicted of a criminal offence and must not be a member of a secret society/cult.
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Be free from financial embarrassment.
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Have height not less than 155m for females and 1.65m for males.
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candidates.
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Have chest measurement of not less than 0.87m for men.
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Be computer literate.
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Any certificate or qualification not declared and accepted at recruitment centre shall not be accepted after recruitments.
Physical Challenges (Applicants with any of the following need not apply):
- Impediment in speech (stammer/dumb)
- Gross malformation of teeth
- Knock knees
- Bent knees
- Bow legs
- K-legs
- Flat foot
- Limb legs
- Bent arms / deformed hands / fracture
- Defective eye sight (squint-eye, crossed eye, one-eyed, total blindness)
- Amputation of any part of physical body
- Hearing impaired (deaf)
- Hunched back
- Obesity
- Medical challenges
- Any physical deformity not mentioned.
Salary
- CONRAISS 04.
Important Dates to Note:
- Shortlisting of successful candidates: 13th August 2026
- CBT Screening / Interviews: 15th August 2026.