Customs Commences Final Screening For 2025 Recruitment, Warns Candidates On Discipline

By Sabiu Abdullahi

The Nigeria Customs Service has commenced the final phase of its 2025 recruitment exercise, with shortlisted applicants undergoing documentation, physical fitness checks and medical examinations in Abuja.

The two-week screening began on Monday, September 7, 2026, at the Training and Doctrine Command, Gwagwalada, and is scheduled to end on September 19.

The exercise covers candidates shortlisted for the Assistant Superintendent of Customs II, Inspectorate and Customs Assistant cadres.

To ensure an orderly process and avoid overcrowding at the screening venue, applicants are being attended to in batches based on the alphabetical order of their states of origin.

Speaking to the candidates, the Assistant Comptroller-General of Customs in charge of Human Resource Development, Frank Onyeka, said the recruitment process would assess applicants beyond their physical fitness.

“On behalf of the Comptroller-General of Customs, I congratulate you on reaching this stage,” Onyeka said. “I urge you to remain orderly and strictly adhere to the guidelines. Beyond physical requirements, your attitude, discipline, and conduct are critical factors in deciding who ultimately joins the Service.”

Onyeka added that the NCS was collaborating with the Customs Police and other relevant units to protect the credibility of the recruitment exercise.

The Commandant of the Nigeria Customs Command and Staff College, Gwagwalada, Assistant Comptroller-General of Customs Dow Gaura, also said improvements in administration and cooperation among relevant agencies had helped to make the screening process more efficient.

“Everything happening here reflects the policy vision of the Comptroller-General of Customs, which emphasised continuous operational improvement, collaboration, and innovation,” Gaura stated. “The process has been seamless, hitch-free, and conducted without any casualties.”

Screening for candidates in the Assistant Superintendent of Customs cadre is expected to end on Thursday, September 10, while the assessment of applicants for the Inspectorate and Customs Assistant cadres will continue until September 19, 2026.