- Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, announced that the Nigeria Customs Service is transitioning to a predictable, annual recruitment process to streamline manpower planning and replace retiring officers promptly.
- Following the conclusion of the 2024/2025 exercise, Adeniyi confirmed that the application portal for the 2026 recruitment cycle will open later this year and complete within a single calendar year.
- A total of 3,852 candidates were offered appointments across entry cadres: 1,275 in the Superintendent Cadre, 367 in the Inspectorate Cadre, and 2,210 in the Customs Assistant Cadre.
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced a fundamental transition in its hiring policy, shifting from periodic recruitment exercises to a predictable, annual manpower recruitment model.
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, disclosed the policy overhaul during a press conference held at the service headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday, August 4, 2026.
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The announcement coincided with the official release of the final list of 3,852 successful candidates for the 2024/2025 recruitment intake across the Superintendent, Inspectorate, and Customs Assistant cadres.
Adeniyi explained that the newly established screening frameworks and verification architecture built during the preceding cycle would now allow future exercises to be conducted efficiently within a single calendar year.
He stated that moving to a yearly schedule will eliminate prolonged waiting periods for young Nigerian applicants while enabling the agency to manage personnel exits and retirements proactively.
The Customs chief confirmed that the 2026 recruitment exercise is scheduled to open later this year, promising that the process, from application to final selection, will be concluded within the same calendar year to maintain operational continuity and transparency.
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