Customs Begins Final Phase of 2025 Recruitment Screening, Tasks Candidates on Discipline

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has commenced the final phase of its 2025 recruitment exercise, with shortlisted candidates undergoing documentation, physical fitness assessments and medical screening at the Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), Gwagwalada, Abuja.

The two-week exercise, which began on Monday, September 7, 2026, is scheduled to end on September 19 and covers candidates shortlisted for the Assistant Superintendent of Customs II (ASCII), Inspectorate and Customs Assistant cadres.

To ensure an orderly process and prevent congestion at the screening centre, candidates are being screened in batches based on the alphabetical order of their states of origin.

Addressing the candidates, the Assistant Comptroller-General of Customs in charge of Human Resource Development, Frank Onyeka, urged them to demonstrate discipline and good conduct throughout the exercise.

Onyeka, who spoke on behalf of the Comptroller-General of Customs, congratulated the candidates for reaching the final stage of the recruitment process, stressing that the Service would assess applicants beyond their physical fitness.

“Beyond physical requirements, your attitude, discipline, and conduct are critical factors in deciding who ultimately joins the Service,” he said.

He urged the candidates to remain orderly and comply strictly with the guidelines governing the exercise.

According to him, the NCS is working with the Customs Police and other relevant units to ensure the integrity, security and credibility of the recruitment process.

Also speaking on the exercise, 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 contributed to the smooth conduct of the screening.

Gaura said the exercise reflected the policy direction of the Comptroller-General of Customs, particularly in the areas of operational improvement, collaboration and innovation.

He described the process as seamless and hitch-free, adding that there had been no casualties recorded at the screening centre.

Screening for the Assistant Superintendent of Customs cadre is scheduled to conclude on Thursday, September 10, while assessments for candidates under the Inspectorate and Customs Assistant cadres will continue until September 19, 2026.