Nigeria Customs Imposes Mandatory Drug Tests On All Officers
November 26, 2025
6:41 pm
New directive requires drug screening for recruits and existing personnel as the Customs Service moves to strengthen discipline, security and operational integrity.
Nigeria’s Customs Service has announced sweeping new measures to enforce drug-free standards across its workforce, introducing mandatory drug testing for both newly recruited and serving officers. The move marks one of the agency’s most significant internal reforms in recent years as it seeks to strengthen discipline and improve border-security operations.
Comptroller-General of Customs Adewale Adeniyi revealed the policy during the closing session of the 2025 Comptroller-General’s Conference held in Abuja on Friday November 21, 2025. He said the …
