Customs Upgrade Training College In Lagos

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), yesterday, announced the upgrade of its training College, Ikeja, Lagos to meet global standard and competitiveness.

The foremost training Institution has added to its features an upgraded quarter guard, facelift and other renovations.

Speaking at the commissioning of the innovations in Lagos, the Comptroller General of the Service, Col. Hameed Ali (rtd), disclosed that the innovations will add value to the College.

Ali who was represented by acting deputy, Comptroller General of Customs, Greg Itotoh, added that the quarter guard which is the first of its kind in the Nigeria Customs Service is a great emblem of the Service.

He said, “I must sincerely tell you, I have seen many Quarter Guards, I have not seen any like this. The closest is the one at the Headquarters. It is my sincere hope, that other Area Controllers and Units Heads will replicate the good work here at the Ikeja Training College.”

Speaking earlier, the acting Controller, Federal Operations Unit, Zone A, Deputy Comptroller of Customs, Hussein Ejibunu, applauded the leadership trait of the college comptroller, DC Hadison Haniel, saying he has penchant of turning things around.

Ejibunu emphasised that, intellectually, the Cadets will be well impacted by seasoned resource Persons in the highly equipped classrooms.

“I was amazed to see that, in a couple of months, he has changed the narrative of the College already. The innovation and renovations will bring a moral rebirth and it will equally boost the morale of the Officers and Men of the College, particularly the Cadets,” he added.

Speaking on the new innovations, the Customs Area Controllers of the college, DC Hadison Haniel stated that, the facelift and top-notch innovations carried out in the College were based on the reformation Policy of the Customs CG.

“I will always appreciate God for this privileged opportunity to add value to the system that made me. It is important to give back and that informed our decision to look at major areas where we can improve upon and bring in those things that will add value to the Cadets.”

“The Quarter Guard as the first of its kind, will add value to the College. The gate is the first image maker of the College, hence the new facelift and side view. When you look from a distance, you can get a clue of what the content of the College looks like. There are other aspects of infrastructure that the CGC approved and released funds for overhauling and they have just been commissioned.”