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How to check Customs 2024/2025 final recruitment list

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  • The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has released the final list of 3,852 successful candidates from over 573,000 applicants for its 2024/2025 recruitment.
  • Successful candidates must check the official NCS website, log in to an update portal, upload a medical certificate, and update their state of residence by August 5, 2026.
  • The recruitment exercise was highly competitive, with an overall success rate of 0.67%, filling positions across Superintendent, Inspectorate, and Customs Assistant cadres.

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced the final list of successful candidates for its 2024/2025 recruitment drive, selecting 3,852 individuals from an overwhelming pool of 573,680 applicants. This highly competitive exercise marks one of the most challenging in the Service's history, according to Comptroller-General Adewale Adeniyi.

Candidates who participated in the rigorous selection process are now advised to check their status on the official NCS website. The Service has outlined a clear, multi-step process for those who made the final list. This includes visiting the NCS website to locate and review the published list of successful candidates.

Following confirmation of their names, successful applicants must proceed to a designated update portal. Here, they will need to upload a valid Medical Certificate of Fitness obtained from a government-recognized hospital. This crucial step must be completed on or before Wednesday, August 5, 2026. Additionally, applicants are required to accurately update their current state of residence on the portal.

After completing these online updates, candidates must formally accept their provisional appointment by clicking the "Accept Offer" button. Upon successful completion of these online processes, the NCS will issue successful candidates their Trainee Identification Number. Further details regarding documentation, physical screening, specific dates, and venues will be communicated through the Service's official channels.

The recruitment saw 1,275 individuals selected for the Superintendent Cadre, 367 for the Inspectorate Cadre, and 2,210 for the Customs Assistant Cadre. The overall success rate stands at approximately 0.67 percent.

The exercise was one of the most competitive in the Service’s history.

— Adewale AdeniyiComptroller-General of Customs Adewale Adeniyi described the intensity of the recent recruitment exercise.
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