Customs Promotes 2065 Officers

The Nigeria Customs Service has announced the promotion of 2065 senior officers who participated in the 2014 promotion exercise.

Comptroller General of Customs, Dikko Inde Abdullahi gave the approval  to release the promotion results following the conclusion of the  promotion exercise and ratification by the Nigeria Customs Service  Board, in Abuja.

Announcing the promotion the Comptroller General of Customs  congratulated the promoted officers, charging them to redouble their  efforts to justify their promotions. The promotion exercise which featured competitive computer-based examination and oral interviews  were conducted in all customs formations in October and November last year.

Breakdown of the promotion list indicates that 48 Deputy-Comptrollers  were promoted to the rank of Comptroller, 81 Assistant-Comptrollers  were promoted to Deputy-Comptrollers, while 112 Chief Superintendents of Customs were promoted to Assistant Comptrollers. Others include 32  Superintendents of Customs promoted to Chief Superintendents of  Customs, 121 Deputy Superintendents of Customs to the rank of  Superintendents of Customs, 65 Assistant Superintendents of Customs I to Deputy Superintendents of Customs and 15 Assistant Superintendents  of Customs II to Assistant Superintendents of Customs I.

A total number of 1,591 Officers benefited in the Inspectorate cadre.

Out of these 1493 are general duty while 98 officers are support staff.

Signed
Wale Adeniyi
Public Relations Officer
For: Comptroller-General of Customs