Customs PR Officers Sweep Top Honours as 50 Graduate from NCCSC Gwagwalada

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has graduated 50 officers from the Nigeria Customs Command and Staff College (NCCSC), Gwagwalada, with two officers from the Service’s Public Relations Unit emerging as the Overall Best and Second Best Graduating Students in Senior Course 14/2026.

A major highlight of the graduation ceremony which was held at the Ahmed Makarfi Hall of the College on Friday, 26 June 2026, was the emergence of Chief Superintendent of Customs Ridwan Yusuf as the Overall Best Graduating Student and Chief Superintendent of Customs Nuruddeen Sa’idu as the Second Best Graduating Student. Both officers serve in the Service's Public Relations Unit.

In his message to the graduating officers, the Comptroller-General of Customs, CGC Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, PhD, Mfr who was represented by the Commander, Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), Deputy Comptroller-General of Customs Sulaiman Chiroma, congratulated the graduating officers on completing one of the Service’s most demanding professional training programmes.

DCG Chiroma charged the officers to uphold the highest standards of professionalism, discipline and courage, saying, “To whom much is given, much is expected. On behalf of the Comptroller-General of Customs, I urge you to remain mission-focused and continue to serve the nation with honesty, integrity and dedication.”

Earlier, the Commandant of the College, Assistant Comptroller-General of Customs ACG Duwoh Gaura, reaffirmed the institution’s commitment to producing competent officers in line with the Comptroller-General’s vision of a more efficient, technology-driven and professional NCS.

The graduation marked another milestone in the Service’s commitment to developing highly skilled officers capable of meeting the evolving demands of Customs administration and border management.

The College had earlier, on Wednesday, 24 June 2026, held a Regimental Dinner at the NCCSC Hotel, Gwagwalada, in honour of the graduating officers. The event was attended by members of the Service’s Management Team, senior officers and guests. It was graced by the Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, represented by DCG Sulaiman Chiroma.

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