According to the prospects, the video was released together with the statement of the last list on July 27, 2026, and consisted of remarks by the CGC congratulating the effective candidates.
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has actually erased from its main Facebook page a video in which the Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, praised prospects whose names appeared on the last list of the 2024/2025 recruitment workout and explained the procedure as one of the most competitive recruitment workouts in the history of the service.
The advancement comes in the middle of growing problems from prospects who stated they were amongst the 3,852 Nigerians formally revealed as effective prospects on July 27, 2026, however have yet to get invites to go to the training arranged to start on Friday, October 9.
Numerous impacted prospects who spoke to SaharaReporters stated they were especially disrupted by the elimination of the video due to the fact that they had actually counted on the declarations made by the CGC and the subsequent recruitment treatments before taking a trip to Abuja, investing cash on paperwork and medical screening, and, sometimes, resigning from their previous work.
According to the prospects, the video was released together with the statement of the last list on July 27, 2026, and included remarks by the CGC congratulating the effective candidates.
The prospects stated they just recently went back to the Customs Service’s main page to access the video, just to find that it was no longer readily available.
“They’ve even erased the video. Much of us have actually gone to examine it on their page; it states ‘not offered,'” among the impacted prospects informed SaharaReporters.
Another prospect stated, “You can’t think the video they launched to journalism revealing us as the last list has actually been erased. In the video, the Comptroller-General stated he might safeguard the list anywhere. Customizeds erased the video on Thursday early morning.”
The prospects stated the removal has actually increased their issues due to the fact that they think the video offered clear proof that the names released on July 27 represented the last effective prospects who had actually protected work into the service.
A check by SaharaReporters revealed that the video was no longer offered on the company’s Facebook platform since 10.45 am on Friday.
Customizeds Announced 3,852 Successful Candidates In July
The debate follows the July 27 statement by the NCS that 3,852 Nigerians had actually succeeded in the recruitment workout.
At a press rundown held at the Nigeria Customs Service Headquarters in Abuja, CGC Bashir Adewale Adeniyi revealed the release of the last list of effective prospects in the 2024/2025 recruitment workout.
According to the CGC, an overall of 3,852 prospects were provided work throughout 3 entry cadres of the Nigeria Customs Service.
The breakdown launched by the service revealed that 1,275 prospects were chosen for the Superintendent Cadre, 367 for the Inspector Cadre and 2,210 for the Customs Assistant Cadre.
The recruitment workout apparently brought in more than 573,000 applications for just 3,852 readily available positions, making it among the most competitive recruitment workouts in the history of the Nigeria Customs Service.
In his remarks, Adeniyi acknowledged the prolonged recruitment procedure and apologised to candidates who had actually awaited months.
“This workout has actually taken longer than any of us planned. On behalf of the Service, I should provide my genuine apologies to every candidate who has actually waited,” the CGC stated.
He likewise stated every prospect whose name appeared on the released list had actually gone through a number of phases of examination.
“Every prospect on the list that we released gone through a number of layers of analysis, application screening, computer-based assessment, and confirmation of qualifications versus the National Identity Database,” he stated.
The CGC likewise resolved the numerous countless candidates whose names did not appear on the last list.
“I wish to speak straight to majority a million Nigerians who used and whose names are not on the list. I wish to inform you that you are not declined; you are unfortunate in a field of remarkable competitors. All of you fulfilled the requirements that we set. There were merely inadequate areas,” he stated.
Adeniyi even more revealed that recruitment into the Nigeria Customs Service would henceforth end up being a yearly workout.
Prospects Say They Completed Documentation, Medical Screening
He likewise described that the hold-up in concluding the recruitment procedure was required to make sure openness, fairness and trustworthiness.
The CGC divulged that the 2026 recruitment workout was anticipated to start later on in the year, supplying another chance for certified Nigerians who were not picked in the 2024/2025 workout.
Prospects whose names appeared on the July 27 last list are now questioning why some of them have actually not gotten invites for the training set up to start on Friday, October 9.
The impacted prospects informed SaharaReporters that they had actually followed every direction released by the Customs Service after their names were released.
According to them, the released list included prospects picked throughout the 3 cadres, with prospects dispersed amongst the various states and the Federal Capital Territory.
The prospects stated 35 names were shortlisted from each state for the Assistant Superintendent II cadre, which made up BSc and HND holders.
They stated 10 names were shortlisted from each state for the Assistant Inspectorate cadre for OND and NCE holders.
They likewise stated 65 prospects were shortlisted from each state for the Customs Assistant cadre for SSCE holders.
According to the prospects, after the publication of the list, they were advised to continue to the Customs recruitment website to accept their deals of visit and publish their medical reports.
“We were then informed to continue to the website to accept our deal of visit and publish a medical report, which we did,” one prospect stated.
The prospects stated they consequently got guidelines to report to Abuja for paperwork and physical screening.
They stated they adhered to the instruction in spite of the monetary problems associated with taking a trip to the Federal Capital Territory.
“Then they revealed that we ought to concern Abuja for documents and physical screening, which we chose,” another prospect stated.
According to the impacted candidates, some effective prospects were not able to take a trip to Abuja due to the fact that of the range from their states, insecurity along some paths and monetary restraints.
They stated the Customs Service itself consequently revealed that less than 3,000 of the shortlisted prospects had actually made it to Abuja for documents.
“We even felt this was a benefit for those people that made it to Abuja,” one prospect informed SaharaReporters.
The prospects stated they thought those who finished the Abuja paperwork and screening had actually moved better to last enlistment and training.
Candidates Allege Officials Assured Them Of Training
They likewise stated Customs authorities in Abuja consistently provided guarantees that they succeeded prospects and ought to get ready for training.
“In Abuja, all the DCGs, ACGs and officers were informing us congratulations, that we ought to act well at the training college,” one afflicted prospect stated.
The prospect even more specified that an Assistant Comptroller-General who engaged with them provided particular guarantees worrying the last of the procedure.
“The ACG particularly informed us that, at this phase, just prospects with a case of substance abuse might be dropped,” the prospect stated.
The prospects stated they were likewise asked to supply guarantors as part of the paperwork procedure.
“We were even asked for to produce 2 guarantors of Level 12 and above and get their main IDs, which we likewise did,” among the prospects stated.
According to the candidates, adhering to the requirements included extra monetary expenses, especially for prospects who took a trip cross countries to Abuja and needed to acquire files, go through medical treatments and total other administrative requirements.
A few of the impacted prospects stated they made significant individual and expert choices after thinking that their recruitment had actually been concluded.
They stated some resigned from their previous tasks after their names appeared on the last list and after they accepted their deals of visit through the Customs recruitment website.
The prospects stated they thought the publication of their names on the last list, the approval of consultation, medical documents, physical screening and other confirmation treatments implied that they had actually effectively protected work.
They are now questioning why some prospects whose names appeared on the released last list have actually presumably not gotten invites to report for training.
Prospects Allege Some People Outside Published List Were Invited
The debate is even more made complex by claims from the prospects that some people who did not appear on the released last list have actually gotten invites to the training school.
Among the impacted prospects stated the scenario had actually left those on the released list puzzled.
Custom-mades Insists Recruitment Is Free, Fair, Transparent
When SaharaReporters called the National Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Abdullahi Aliyu Maiwada, he restated that the continuous recruitment workout was totally free, reasonable, transparent and reputable.
In his action, Maiwada stated, “I wish to restate that the procedure of the present recruitment workout into the Nigeria Customs Service is totally free, reasonable, transparent and reputable.
“In the spirit of balance and openness, I am happy to welcome you to represent your reputable platform for an individually special interview to attend to all your queries concerning this workout at the Nigeria Customs Service Headquarters in Maitama, Abuja.
“We will be delighted to offer all the info needed to effectively inform the general public about this workout.
“Thank you in anticipation of your beneficial action to our demand.”
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