The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has concluded the final phase of its 2025 recruitment exercise, with shortlisted candidates completing documentation, physical fitness assessments and medical screening at the Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), Gwagwalada, Abuja….
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has concluded the final phase of its 2025 recruitment exercise, with shortlisted candidates completing documentation, physical fitness assessments and medical screening at the Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), Gwagwalada, Abuja.
The two-week exercise, which began on September 7, 2026, ended on Saturday, September 19, covering candidates for the Assistant Superintendent of Customs II (ASCII), Inspectorate and Customs Assistant cadres.
The screening was conducted in batches to reduce congestion and ensure a more orderly process at the centre.
Speaking on the exercise, the Assistant Comptroller-General of Customs in charge of Human Resource Development, Frank Onyeka, said the Service had addressed shortcomings identified during the earlier phase of the screening.
“We have put measures in place to reduce congestion and ensure a smoother process this week. The gaps identified last week have been addressed, and we do not expect them to recur this week,” Onyeka said.
He also stressed the need for discipline and responsibility among candidates throughout the recruitment process.
A member of the coordinating team, Deputy Comptroller of Customs Adamu Musa, said the exercise had recorded significant improvements, with nearly 3,000 candidates screened without any casualty.
Musa attributed the improvement to the introduction of personalised screening forms containing candidates’ records across the different stages of the exercise.
“Any candidate that has been shortlisted has a form designed especially for him, unlike in the past where you come, they issue you a form, and then some people along the way go and even change some of the records,” he said.
According to him, the forms contain candidates’ names and other details required for sports, medicals, documentation and verification of submitted documents.
“So, once the candidate comes, you just verify what you already have from the system,” Musa added.
He said continuous manpower development remained critical to enabling the Customs Service to meet its expanding responsibilities in national security, border protection and other statutory duties.
Musa explained that candidates were assessed against criteria established by the Service, including age, physical fitness and drug screening.
He said candidates who test positive for hard drugs, exceed the stipulated age limit or have physical conditions considered capable of affecting their duties may be disqualified, subject to the final decision of the Service’s management.
The Customs official also urged candidates and members of the public to rely on the Service’s official website and verified social media platforms for recruitment information and to disregard fraudulent messages.
