Customs promotes 357 junior officers

The Nigeria Customs Service has approved the promotion of 357 officers from the ranks of Customs Assistant I (CAI) to Inspector of Customs (IC).

A statement issued by Customs spokesman, Abdulahi Maiwada, on Saturday said the promotion was ratified during the 7th Management meeting, chaired by the Comptroller General of Customs, Adewale Bashir Adeniyi on December 1, 2023.

The comprehensive promotion list according to the statement encompasses both the General Duty (GD) and Support Staff (SS) personnel who excelled in the 2023 promotion
exercise.

The breakdown of the promoted officers include 246 from the rank of AIC to IC, 37 from General Duty (GD) and Assistant Inspector of Customs (AIC) to Inspector of Customs (IC) and 39 from Support Staff (SS) and Customs Assistant 1 (CA1) to AIC.

Others are GD, CAI to AIC (27) SS, CAII to CAI (7), SS, CAIII to CAII (1) GD.

“This strategic advancement mirrors the visionary leadership of the Comptroller-General, emphasising motivation, recognising excellence, and rewarding diligence within the service, ‘ the statement said.

The Comptroller-General while congratulating the promoted officers urged them to redouble their efforts in fulfilling the service’s core mandates of revenue generation, suppression of smuggling, and trade facilitation.