The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS has graduated 100 middle cadre officers drawn from Senior Course 13 and Junior Course 23 of the Nigeria Customs Command and Staff College, NCCSC, Gwagwalada.
The graduation ceremony, held on Friday, December 12, 2025, attracted senior officers, instructors and invited guests, underscoring the NCS’s commitment to continuous professional development and institutional excellence.
Representing the Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi, the Deputy Comptroller-General in charge of Finance, Administration and Technical Services, Kikelomo Adeola, congratulated the officers and charged them to apply the skills and values acquired during the programme to improve service delivery in their respective Commands and units.
“Capacity building remains a central pillar of the Nigeria Customs Service modernisation agenda, and officers who pass through this College are expected to translate their training into improved service delivery across all Commands,” Adeola said.
She also urged the graduates to uphold professionalism and integrity, noting that they would serve as role models to younger officers and newly recruited personnel.
Earlier, the Commandant of the College, Assistant Comptroller-General (ACG) Dow Gaura, described the successful completion of the courses as evidence of the discipline, resilience and intellectual rigour displayed by the officers throughout the training period.
According to him, the College plays a critical role in professionalising the NCS workforce through a structured curriculum that integrates customs law, leadership, operations management and strategic studies in line with international best practices.
Speaking on behalf of the graduates, the Course Senior for Senior Course 13, Assistant Comptroller of Customs Umar Garba, described the programme as transformative, noting that it strengthened their leadership skills, deepened their understanding of customs procedures and broadened their perspectives on inter-agency collaboration and national security.
The event featured a guard of honour, presentation of certificates and awards to outstanding officers. It followed a Regimental Dinner Night held on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, at the College, in line with service tradition to celebrate officers who successfully completed the rigorous three- and six-month training programmes for Junior and Senior Courses respectively.