The Nigeria Customs opens portal for recruitment

The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has opened the door for recruitment. It was announced this morning, Friday, December 27th, 2024. The Nigeria Customs Service announced that it had secured approval to recruit 3,927 officers in 2025 as part of its ongoing efforts to enhance trade facilitation and support the nation’s economic recovery.

The Customs, while announcing the recruitment exercise warned Nigerians to be wary of scammers who may want to use the exercise to scam them.

Eligibility requirements 

According to the vacancy announcement made by the Service, the basic requirements for applicants are:

• Must be a Nigerian citizen by birth.
• Must have a valid National Identification Number (NIN).
• Must not have any criminal record or be under investigation.

Academic requirements for the three cadres of officers vary. For the Senior (Superintendent) Cadre, the NCS said applicants must have:

• University degree or HND (Higher National Diploma) or equivalent from a well-recognized higher institution
• NYSC discharge Certificate of Exemption Certificate

For the Inspectorate Cadre, the applicants must  have 

• National Diploma (ND) or Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) from any Approved Institution.

Applicants for the third, Customs Assistant Cadre are expected to have  

• O’Level (WAEC or NECO).

In addition to the above, the NCS said all applicants must be physically and mentally fit and will be required to provide evidence of medical fitness from a recognized government hospital.

The applications, which open on December 27, 2024, are expected to last for one week, closing on January 2nd, 2025.

Interested applicants can apply on the recruitment portal here: https://recruitment.customs.gov.ng