Customs to commence recruitment of 3, 200 officers
Joseph Inokotong, Abuja
The Nigeria Customs Service barring any last minute change will from Wednesday begin the process of recruiting about 3, 200 personnel to fill existing vacancies within the agency as part of ongoing reforms by the Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali (rtd).
The acting Deputy Comptroller-General, Human Resources, Umar Sanusi, while speaking Tuesday at the headquarters of the service during a press briefing, said the time has come when the human resources requirements for implementing the reforms of the federal government needed to be addressed.
According to him, the recruitment had already received the backing of the federal executive council and those who meet the requirements irrespective of tribe, religion and state would be considered for employment.
In his breakdown of the 3, 200 personnel to be recruited, he stated that 800 applicants would be hired as support staff for superintendent cadre while the remaining 2, 400 would be employed under customs inspector and customs assistant cadre in the general duty categories.
Sanusi said that “Following the necessary approval from the federal executive council, the Nigeria Customs Service is now set to recruit officers and men to fill existing vacancies.
“Like all recruitment into position in federal government agencies, applications for recruitment will be open to all eligible Nigerians who meet the requirements, irrespective of their tribe, religion, state or any other considerations.
“In our bid to ensure an equal and fair opportunity to all applicants, we are working every step of the recruitment process in compliance with the requirements of the Federal Character Commission.”
He assured that the service would conduct a recruitment exercise that is credible, fair and transparent, adding that the customs would also deploy all types of machinery within its powers to ensure that the integrity of the recruitment process is not compromised.
The recruitment, he explained would be free for all participants as no application fee would be required from anyone.
