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Many more applied from across the country for the recruitment which ended on a sour note.<\/p>\n<p>At least 16 of the applicants died, while many others fainted as a result of a stampede at the recruitment test centres in 2014.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has shortlisted 6,105 candidates out of the 45,323 who applied to be enlisted in its 2019\/2020 recruitment. Mr James Sunday, spokesman of the Service, stated on Monday in Abuja that further screening of those shortlisted would begin on May 24, 2021, at no cost to the applicants. 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