Customs Sets Date at Gwagwalada as Successful Recruits Prepare for Screening

The Nigeria Customs Service has announced that the physical screening and documentation exercise for successful candidates enlisted into the Service will hold at the Nigeria Customs Command and Staff College, Gwagwalada, Abuja. Shortlisted candidates are required to appear with original and photocopied documents, including their National Identification Number, original Birth Certificate or Declaration of Age, and educational certificates covering O’Level, ND, HND, Degree or other applicable qualifications. Candidates must also present a Certificate of State of Origin, two recent passport photographs, a completed Guarantor’s Form and an NYSC Certificate where applicable, while dressing in a white T-shirt, shorts and canvas shoes for the exercise. The Service stressed that candidates must report only on the date allocated to their respective states and cadres, warning that attendance is compulsory and failure to appear as scheduled may lead to disqualification from the recruitment process. Successful candidates will receive further instructions from NCS regarding subsequent stages of the recruitment process upon completion of the screening exercise. Under the leadership of Comptroller General of Customs Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, the Service assured candidates and the public of a transparent, fair and merit based recruitment process, urging applicants to rely solely on official NCS communication channels for authentic information. By Asiwaju Adekunle Saheed

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N28.1 Billion in a Day: Apapa Customs Smashes Its Own Revenue Record

The Nigeria Customs Service, Apapa Area Command, has recorded N28.1 billion in revenue in a single day on August 18, 2026, setting a new benchmark for the command. The figure marks the highest single day collection ever posted by the Apapa command, one of the country’s busiest ports for import and export activity. The record haul comes amid ongoing efforts by Customs to boost non oil revenue and tighten collection at Nigeria’s major trade corridors. Apapa remains a critical gateway for the country’s container traffic, and the milestone underscores the volume of trade still passing through the port despite congestion challenges that have long dogged the terminal. The Service has not yet disclosed what specifically drove the spike, though analysts often link single day surges to bulk clearances or the settlement of accumulated duty backlogs. By Asiwaju Adekunle Saheed

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