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The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has launched the concluding stage of its recruitment screening process, which includes physical fitness tests, medical evaluations, and documentation for shortlisted applicants.
NCS spokesperson Abdullahi Maiwada announced on Thursday that the screening is taking place at the service's Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) situated in Gwagwalada, Abuja.
According to Maiwada, the two-week program began on Monday and is scheduled to conclude on September 19. The exercise is for shortlisted candidates applying for the Assistant Superintendent of Customs II (ASCII), Inspectorate, and Customs Assistant cadres.
To ensure an orderly process and avoid overcrowding, candidates are being evaluated in alphabetical batches based on their states of origin.
Frank Onyeka, the Assistant Comptroller-General of Customs in charge of Human Resource Development, spoke to the candidates, emphasizing that the service is assessing not only physical fitness but also character and professional behavior.
Onyeka congratulated the applicants for advancing to this stage of the recruitment and urged them to follow all established guidelines.
"On 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,"
Onyeka added that the NCS is collaborating with the Customs Police and other internal units to protect the integrity of the recruitment process.
Assistant Comptroller-General of Customs Dow Gaura, who serves as the Commandant of the Nigeria Customs Command and Staff College in Gwagwalada, noted that inter-agency cooperation and administrative innovations have helped streamline the screening.
Gaura stated that the recruitment activities align with the policy vision of Comptroller-General Bashir Adeniyi, which focuses
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