The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced that physical screening and documentation for successful candidates shortlisted for recruitment into the Service will take place at the Nigeria Customs Command and Staff College (NCCSC), Gwagwalada, Abuja.

‎The Service, in a statement issued on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, said shortlisted candidates must report on the date assigned to their respective states and cadres. It stressed that attendance at the screening and documentation exercise is compulsory, warning that failure to appear as scheduled could lead to disqualification from the recruitment process.

‎Candidates are required to appear with the original and photocopies of their National Identification Number (NIN), Birth Certificate or Declaration of Age, and relevant educational certificates, including O’Level, National Diploma (ND), Higher National Diploma (HND) and degree certificates, where applicable.

‎They must also present a Certificate of State of Origin, two recent passport photographs, a completed Guarantor’s Form and NYSC Certificate, where applicable. The NCS directed candidates to wear a white T-shirt, shorts and canvas shoes for the exercise.

‎The Service said the physical screening and documentation exercise is part of the ongoing recruitment process and that candidates who successfully complete the exercise will receive further instructions on subsequent stages.

The NCS urged candidates to comply strictly with the requirements and schedules for the exercise to avoid disqualification or delays in the recruitment process.

‎The Service, under the leadership of Comptroller-General of Customs Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, MFR, assured candidates and the public that the recruitment process would remain transparent, fair and merit-based.

‎The NCS also advised candidates to rely only on its official communication channels for authentic information about the screening and documentation exercise, warning them to be wary of unauthorised or misleading information.