To galvanise the personnel for better service delivery, the Nigeria Customs Service has promoted 357 Men of the service from the ranks of Customs Assistant I (CAI) to Inspector of Customs (IC).
Customs Spokesman, Abdullahi Maiwada, who disclosed this in a statement said the decision to promote the junior officers was ratified during the 7th Management meeting of 2023, chaired by the Comptroller General of Customs, Wale Adeniyi on December 1, 2023.
According to him, the comprehensive promotion list encompasses both the General Duty (GD) and Support Staff (SS) personnel who excelled in the 2023 promotion exercise. The breakdown of promoted officers is as follows: AIC to IC (246) GD, AIC to IC (37) SS, CAI to AIC (39) GD, CAI to AIC (27) SS, CAII to CAI (7) SS, CAIII to CAII (1) GD.
Maiwada said: “This strategic advancement mirrors the visionary leadership of the Comptroller-General, emphasising motivation, recognising excellence, and rewarding diligence within the service.
“In extending his heartfelt congratulations, the Comptroller-General urges the newly promoted men to redouble their efforts in fulfilling the service service’s core mandates of revenue generation, suppression of smuggling, and trade facilitation”.