The Nigeria Customs Service Board has approved the promotion of 4291 senior and other managerial staff.
Also, the Service announced that the Board has confirmed the appointment of the Deputy Comptroller General, DCG, and seven Assistant Comptrollers General, ACGs.
The spokesperson of the Nigeria Customs Service, Abdullahi Maiwada, disclosed this in a statement on Friday.
The newly confirmed Nigeria Customs Service Management Team members include DCG S. Chiroma (North-East) and ACGs ZM Gaji (North-East), OA Adebakin (South-West), GM Omale (North-Central), MS Yusuf (North-Central), DA Nnadi (South-East), HK Ejibunu (North-Central), and D Hassan (North-East).
“These appointments are to fill the vacancies created based on the retirement of some management team members from the affected geopolitical zones of the federation.
“The action further aligns with the service’s commitment to national inclusivity, institutional balance, and adherence to the Federal Character Policy as outlined in Section 14(4) of the Nigeria Customs Service Act, 2023.
“Furthermore, the promotion of senior officers highlights the exceptional performance of both General Duty (GD) and Support Staff (SS) personnel during the 2024 promotion exercise,” the Service stated.
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A breakdown of the 4,291 officers elevated includes 80 Deputy Comptrollers (DC) advanced to Customs Comptroller (CC), 151 Assistant Comptrollers (AC) to Deputy Comptroller (DC), and 612 Chief Superintendents of Customs (CSC) to Assistant Comptroller (AC).
Also, 641 Superintendents of Customs (SC) were promoted to Chief Superintendent of Customs (CSC), 392 Deputy Superintendents of Customs (DSC) to Superintendent of Customs (SC), 590 Assistant Superintendents of Customs I (ASC I) to Deputy Superintendent of Customs (DSC), 965 Assistant Superintendents of Customs II (ASC II) to ASC I, and 860 Inspectors of Customs (IC) to ASC II.
The Board also approved special promotions for sixteen deserving officers to the next higher rank based on their exceptional performance in various assigned responsibilities.
The Board equally approved a posthumous promotion in honour of the late Deputy Comptroller of Customs, Etop Andrew Essien, who passed away on June 25, 2024, during a presentation before the National Assembly House Committee on Public Accounts.
In the same vein, the Board granted an extension of service for some officers, including Assistant Comptrollers-General B Imam (North-East), IG Umar (North-West), and KC Egwu (South-East), as well as Comptrollers F. Abdulqadri (North-Central), MT Awe (South-West), and OF Ojiefor (South-South).
The Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adeniyi, lauded all newly appointed, promoted, and retained officers, urging them to uphold the Service’s core mandates and pursue excellence.