The Nigeria Customs Service Board has promoted 2,508 officers to various ranks.
The Customs’ Public Relations Officer, Mr. Joseph Attah who made this known in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday, said the board also approved the appointment of DCG David Chikan, ACG Kashim Ajiya, ACG Dinatu Umaru and ACG Yusuf Bashar as members of management.
Giving a breakdown of the figure, he said 30 officers were promoted from Deputy Comptroller to Comptroller while 115 Assistant Comptrollers were elevated to Deputy-Comptrollers.
He further disclosed that the board also approved the promotion of officers from Chief Superintendent of Customs to Assistant Comptroller and 43 Superintendent of Customs to Chief Superintendent.
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According to him, 117 Deputy Superintendents were promoted to Superintendent cadre and 565 Assistant Superintendent I to Deputy Superintendent of Customs.
Attah added that 988 Assistant Superintendent of Customs II were moved to Assistant Superintendent of Customs I while 505 Inspectors of Customs were promoted to the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Customs II.
He said the promotion took effect from Jan. 1, 2018.
The spokesperson stated that the Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali (Rtd) while congratulating the new members of management and the promoted officers, charged them to see their elevations as a call to greater responsibilities.
According to Attah, the customs boss urged them to double their efforts to consolidate on the gains of the on-going Service reforms.
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