Nigeria Customs Builds 32 Medical Centres for Personnel in 15 Years

Nigeria Customs Builds 32 Medical Centres for Personnel in 15 Years

The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, had over the past 15 years established 32 clinics and medical centres all over the country to take care of its officers and personnel’s health.

Acting Comptroller General of the Customs Service, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, disclosed this yesterday during a ‘Marathon Route March’, in Abuja.

The trekking exercise, with the theme, “Work-Life Balance: Balancing For A Better Tomorrow”, began in the early hours of Saturday, from Customs Headquarters, Wuse Zone 3. It however, ended at the newly-inaugurated Customs House in Maitama Area.

After the route march, which also had officers and men of the Customs Service, including members of the Management Team, representatives of military and paramilitary institutions as participants, Adeniyi, in a speech, said the exercise was part of his strategic approach to enhance the agility of the officers and men of the Nigeria Customs Service.

He explained that the exercise is aimed at keeping officers physically and mentally fit, to enable them face their constitutional duties effectively.

“We have gathered here to launch a transformative initiative that reflects the core values of our beloved Service — the Work-Life Balance Initiative.”

He said that the physical exercise, however, attests to the Customs’ commitment to consolidate key areas of national development, knotting ties with stakeholders and embracing technological innovations.

“As officers and men, we come under lots of pressure to fulfil various obligations, and most of the time, these pressures come from our workplaces — emanating from the nature of our tasks, which are usually physically and mentally demanding; thus, the exercise will help reduce such pressure for us and enhance our productivity at work,” he said.

The Customs Chief also mentioned that the exercise will facilitate the unity and love between Customs officers across the federation.

He said: “Participating in this brisk walking exercise fosters friendship and unity and sense of shared purpose amongst us.”