The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has commenced the final phase of its recruitment screening, with shortlisted candidates undergoing documentation, physical fitness assessments and medical screening.
The NCS’s spokesperson, Abdullahi Maiwada, said on Thursday that the screening was being held\u00a0at\u00a0the service\u2019s Training and Doctrine\u00a0Command (TRADOC) Gwagwalada, Abuja.
Maiwada said the two-week exercise, which commenced on Monday, would run through September 19 and cover shortlisted applicants for the Assistant Superintendent of Customs II (ASCII), Inspectorate and Customs Assistant cadres.
He said candidates were being screened in batches and arranged alphabetically according to their states of origin to prevent congestion and ensure an orderly exercise.
Addressing the candidates, Frank Onyeka, Assistant Comptroller-General of Customs in charge of Human Resource Development, said the service was evaluating character and professional conduct alongside physical fitness.
Onyeka congratulated the candidates for reaching the stage and urged them to adhere to the guidelines of the exercise.
\u201cOn behalf of the NCS Comptroller-General, Bashir Adeniyi, I congratulate you on reaching this stage. 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,\u201d he said.
He said the NCS was working closely with the Customs Police and other relevant units within the service to safeguard the integrity of the process.
Also speaking, Assistant Comptroller-General of Customs, Dow Gaura, Commandant of the Nigeria Customs Command and Staff College, Gwagwalada, said administrative innovations and inter-agency collaboration had streamlined the exercise.
Gaura said all the activities of the recruitment exercise reflected the policy vision of the comptroller-general, which emphasised continuous operational improvement, collaboration and innovation.
\u201cThe process has been seamless, hitch-free and conducted without any casualties,\u201d he said.
Screening for the Assistant Superintendent of Customs (ASC) cadre ended on Thursday, while evaluations for the Inspectorate and Customs Assistant cadres would continue until Sept. 19.
The NCS had announced an annual recruitment cycle and released the final list of 3,852 successful candidates for its 2024\/2025 recruitment exercise on August 4.
The exercise received 573,680 applications for 3,852 positions, with 1,275 candidates selected for the Superintendent Cadre, 367 for the Inspectorate Cadre and 2,210 for the Customs Assistant Cadre.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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