Customs PR Officers Emerge Top Graduates as NCS Trains 50 Officers in Gwagwalada

By Sabiu Abdullahi

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has graduated 50 officers from the Nigeria Customs Command and Staff College (NCCSC), Gwagwalada, with officers from the Service’s Public Relations Unit taking the top positions in the exercise.

At the graduation ceremony held on Friday at the Ahmed Makarfi Hall of the College, Chief Superintendent of Customs Ridwan Yusuf emerged as the Overall Best Graduating Student for Senior Course 14/2026. Chief Superintendent of Customs Nuruddeen Sa’idu finished as the Second Best Graduating Student.

Both officers serve in the National Public Relations Unit of the Service.

The Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, congratulated the graduating officers through the Commander of the Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), Deputy Comptroller-General of Customs Sulaiman Chiroma.

He described the course as one of the most demanding professional training programmes within the Service and urged the officers to remain committed to their duties.

“To whom much is given, much is expected. On behalf of the Comptroller-General of Customs, I urge you to remain mission-focused and continue to serve the nation with honesty, integrity and dedication,” Chiroma said.

The Commandant of the College, Assistant Comptroller-General of Customs Duwoh Gaura, also reaffirmed the institution’s resolve to train competent officers in line with the reform agenda of the Customs leadership.

Gaura said the College would continue to support the vision of building a more professional and technology-driven Nigeria Customs Service capable of addressing modern customs and border management challenges.

The graduation ceremony formed part of the Service’s broader efforts to strengthen manpower development and improve operational efficiency across its formations.

Earlier in the week, the College hosted a regimental dinner in honour of the graduating officers at the NCCSC Hotel in Gwagwalada. Senior Customs officers, members of the management team and invited guests attended the event.

The Comptroller-General of Customs was also represented at the dinner by DCG Sulaiman Chiroma.