Nigeria Background Screening

Revision Date: August 16, 2022

The following has been provided as general educational information only. It is not legal advice, express or implied. Consultation with legal counsel in all matters of employment and business law is recommended.

Services Available:

• Criminal Search
• Education Verification
• Employment Verification
• Global Watchlist Search

Disclaimer:  The following guide is provided for general educational purposes only. It is not legal advice, and users are encouraged to seek their own independent counsel when evaluating these services. Importantly, the specific screenings offered by Checkr do not guarantee an organization’s legal rights to request or use them. Several factors, including the residency and location of your organization and your candidates, may implicate additional data privacy and employment laws.

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Criminal Search

Description:

The search is conducted at a Nationwide level. The search returns all convictions that have not been removed due to time that has passed since the sentence. The criminal history check searches the subject’s criminal records through Nigeria’s Criminal Record Bureau - Central Criminal Record, ‘D’Dept Force Criminal Investigation Department Annex. No criminal certificate is provided.

Once we submit the request to the authorities, the authorities process the request through the procedures of that particular agency and then provide results back. Candidate participation is not required.

Sources:

Criminal Record Bureau - Central Criminal Record, ‘D’Dept Force CID Annex

Coverage:

The Criminal history record check covers citizens and foreigners over 18 years of age and contains information for all of the following criminal convictions of offenses, except those deleted by rehabilitation laws or considered spent:

• Offenses relating to the currency
• Offenses relating to posts and telecommunications
• Miscellaneous offenses against public authority
• Injurious acts to the public in general
• Offenses relating to religious worship offenses against morality (e.g., indecent practices, conspiracy to defile, indecent acts, etc.)
• Obscene publications
• Nuisances
• Gaming houses
• Lotteries, misconduct related to corpses
• Offenses against public health
• Rogues and vagabonds
• Bringing contempt on the uniform
• Assaults and violence to the person generally
• Homicide
• Suicide
• Infanticide
• Concealment of birth
• Offenses endangering life or health assaults
• Assaults on females
• Abduction
• Offenses against liberty
• Slave dealing
• Offenses related to marriage and parental rights and duties
• Offenses related to property and contracts
• Stealing
• Stealing with violence
• Extortion by threats
• Obtaining property by false pretenses
• Cheating
• Burglary
• Housebreaking
• Receiving property stolen or fraudulently obtained and like offenses
• Frauds by trustees and officers of companies and corporations
• False accounting
• Forgery
• Fraudulent debtors
• Cruelty to animals
• Miscellaneous offenses in relation to ships and wharves
• Conspiracy

Ordering Requirements:

• Last Name, First Name, Middle Name 
• DOB 
• Address in Country
• Authorization Form 
• Passport / ID Copy
• Current Address

Estimated Time Service:

On average 7 to 8 business days.

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Education Verification

Description:

The verification of the academic status of any educational level such as high school, college, and post-grad. This may include institution name, dates of attendance, graduation/conferred date, degree obtained, major, minor, honors, awards, and comments.

Sources:

The searches are conducted directly with the requested education institution.

Sources:

An education verification search is conducted and charged per degree. Multiple degrees/majors will be billed accordingly.

Ordering Requirements:

• Candidate’s Name - Last Name, First Name, Middle Name
• Institution Name
• Institution Address
• Institution Telephone Number (Include Point of Contact)
• Dates of Attendance
• Graduation/Conferred Date
• Degree Obtained
• Major
• Minor (if applicable)
• Authorization Form/Consent Form
• Copy of Scan of Diploma/Certificate is required*

*Many times, these documents contain unique identifiers that are verified against the Institution records, authenticating the document, such as VIN numbers which are required when some institutions will need to physically pull the degree to verify.  The requirements listed above are used to narrow down results and will be requested if not initially provided.  

Estimated Time Service:

On average 15 to 20 business days. Education Verifications require a longer processing time in Nigeria due to the longer times required to make contact and receive responses from sources. As of Spring 2022, the country is also experiencing an ongoing National strike of the Academic and Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities, impacting all institutions and the verification process.

Note: Third parties cannot conduct Nigeria West African Examinations Council (WAEC) requests unless the candidate has someone (kinsman) that can physically go to the 7th floor at the WAEC in Nigeria and make a payment and request for the search to be conducted.

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Employment Verification

Description:

Verification of previous employment history to confirm work experience. This may include the employer’s name, dates of employment, position/title, reason for leaving, eligibility for rehire, and comments. Salary information will be provided if available for disclosure by the source.

Sources:

Government agencies and employers across the country. In some cases, the records of former employees are not kept in a searchable form, and contacting the supervisor or manager is standard practice.

Ordering Requirements:

• Candidate’s Name - Last Name, First Name, Middle Name
• DOB
• Employer’s Name
• Employer’s Address (if available)
• Employer’s Telephone Number
• Dates of Employment
• Position/Title
• Reason for Leaving
• Authorization Form

Estimated Time Service:

On average 10 to 15 days. Employment Verifications require a longer processing time in Nigeria due to the longer times required to make contact and receive responses from sources.

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Global Watchlist Search

Description:

The Global Watchlist Search product provides a thorough search of multiple National and International repositories, such as watch lists, PEPs & associates, and sanctions data available around the world. Our product's technology continually searches for updated data within the thousands of list sources, indexing new data every day and providing the most up-to-date results.

Sources:

OFAC, FBI Most Wanted (incl. Terrorists), FBI Seeking Information, FBI Hijack Suspects, Politically Exposed Persons, governmental lists, sanctions, enforcements, and warnings from over 500 agencies, criminal courts, & news sources from around the world.

Search Type: 

This is an automated search where proprietary technology continually searches for updated data across all available sources, indexing new data every time to ensure delivery of only the most up-to-date results.

Ordering Requirements:

• Last name 
• First name 
• DOB 
• Authorization Form

Estimated Time Service:

On average 2 business days.