The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS has commenced the final phase of its 2025 recruitment exercise, warning shortlisted candidates that discipline, character and professional conduct will be considered alongside physical fitness in determining those who join the Service.
The two week screening, which began on Monday, September 7, 2026, at the Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), Gwagwalada, Abuja, involves documentation, physical fitness assessments and medical screening for candidates shortlisted for the Assistant Superintendent of Customs II, Inspectorate and Customs Assistant cadres.
Addressing the candidates, the Assistant Comptroller General of Customs in charge of Human Resource Development, Frank Onyeka, urged them to remain orderly and comply with the guidelines governing the exercise.
“Beyond physical requirements, your attitude, discipline, and conduct are critical factors in deciding who ultimately joins the Service,” Onyeka said.
He said the NCS was working with the Customs Police and other relevant units to safeguard the integrity of the recruitment process.
To manage the exercise and prevent congestion, candidates are being screened in batches according to the alphabetical order of their states of origin.
Also speaking, the Commandant of the Nigeria Customs Command and Staff College, Gwagwalada, Assistant Comptroller General of Customs Dow Gaura, said administrative innovations and inter agency collaboration had helped streamline the exercise.
Gaura said the process had so far been seamless and conducted without casualties, describing the development as consistent with the Comptroller General of Customs’ emphasis on operational improvement, collaboration and innovation.
The screening for candidates in the Assistant Superintendent of Customs cadre is scheduled to end on Thursday, September 10, while screening for the Inspectorate and Customs Assistant cadres will continue until September 19, 2026.