The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has graduated 50 officers from the three-month Junior Course 25 at the Nigeria Customs Command and Staff College (NCCSC), Gwagwalada, Abuja, in a move aimed at strengthening professional competence and leadership within the Service.
The graduation ceremony, held on Friday, August 28, 2026, brought together senior Customs officers, instructors, families and other stakeholders to celebrate the successful completion of the officers’ intensive training.
Speaking as the Special Guest of Honour, Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, charged the graduates to place integrity, sound judgment and national interest above personal gain as they assume new responsibilities across various Customs formations.
Adeniyi stressed that modern Customs administration requires officers to demonstrate leadership, competence and accountability beyond the traditional responsibility of revenue collection.
“Leadership is not defined solely by the rank that you wear, but is demonstrated through competence, fairness, courage and the responsibility you take,” the CGC told the graduates.
He urged them to translate the knowledge and skills acquired during the course into effective decision-making and improved operational performance.
The Commandant of the College, Assistant Comptroller-General of Customs Dow Gaura, commended the graduating officers for their discipline and commitment throughout the programme.
Gaura also highlighted efforts to modernise the institution, including the deployment of digital learning tools and strategic training partnerships with the Nigerian Army aimed at enhancing professional capacity.
The ceremony featured the presentation of certificates to all 50 graduates, while the three best-performing officers received special awards from the CGC in recognition of their outstanding performance.
The graduation activities began earlier in the week with a regimental dinner on Wednesday, August 26. At the event, DCG Suleiman Chiroma, who represented the CGC, challenged the officers to demonstrate vigilance, professionalism and decisive leadership as they take up assignments in various commands.
The successful completion of Junior Course 25 underscores the NCS’s continued investment in human capital development as it seeks to build a more professional, technologically driven and operationally effective Customs administration.
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