Nigeria Customs Service opens applications for 2025 recruitment

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Friday opened applications for the recruitment of officers into various posts in its cadres of Superintendent, Inspector and Assistant Customs.

This follows a recent announcement by the NCS that it has secured approval to recruit 3,927 officers in 2025 as part of its ongoing efforts to improve trade facilitation and support the nation’s economic recovery.

Customs, while announcing the recruitment exercise, warned Nigerians to beware of fraudsters who may want to use the exercise to defraud them.

“Our recruitment process is completely FREE and FAIR. We do NOT charge fees at any stage of the recruitment process. If someone asks for payment, they are scammers“, NCS warned.

Eligibility Requirements

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

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

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

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

For the Inspectorate Cadre, applicants must have a National Diploma (ND) or Nigerian Certificate of Education (NCE) from any approved institution.

Applicants for Customs Assistant Third 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 proof of medical fitness from a recognized government hospital.

Applications, which open on December 27, 2024, are expected to run for one week, closing on January 2, 2025.

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

What you should know

The decision to recruit more customs officers was highlighted during the 61st quarterly board meeting of the agency held on Wednesday, December 18 at the Customs House in Maitama, Abuja.

The meeting followed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s presentation of the 2025 budget to the National Assembly, tagged “A Restoration Budget”which outlines an ambitious expenditure target of N48 trillion with an estimated revenue of N35 trillion.

NCS is expected to play a key role in achieving this goal, having already generated over 5 trillion NK by November 2024.
Reflecting the determination of the Tinubu administration to strengthen all its revenue collection agencies, the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) also earlier this week announced the recruitment of senior officers after opening applications for junior categories months into follow.