Customs Service Announces Annual Merit-Based Recruitment

On [date not specified], Basir Wale Adeniyi, the Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), announced a significant reform in the recruitment process of the Nigeria Customs Service. The new framework will ensure that enlistment becomes an annual, predictable, and strictly merit-based exercise.

This reform aims to eliminate uncertainty and perceptions of favoritism while ensuring a steady influx of qualified personnel. During a media briefing in Abuja, Adeniyi revealed that the recent recruitment exercise was one of the most competitive in history, selecting 3,852 successful candidates from 573,680 applications.

He stated that future recruitment will no longer occur at irregular intervals but will be a consistent annual event, with the next recruitment exercise set to open later this year. Adeniyi emphasized that the digital systems and verification processes established during the recent recruitment will enhance efficiency and transparency in future exercises.

He affirmed that the recruitment process will remain merit-driven despite the high level of interest across the country.