Recruitment: Federal character commission drags Customs, CG to court
The Federal Character Commission has filed a four-count criminal charge against the Nigeria Customs Service and its CG, Bashir Adeniyi, over alleged violat Read More: https://punchng.com/recruitment-federal-character-commission-drags-customs-cg-to-court/
The Federal Character Commission has filed criminal charges against the Nigeria Customs Service and its Comptroller-General, Bashir Adeniyi, for alleged violations of federal character requirements in the Service's 2025/2026 recruitment exercise. The charges, brought under Section 14(3) of the Federal Character Commission (Establishment, etc.) Act, involve failure to provide recruitment records, prevent monitoring, disregard directives to suspend recruitment and training activities, and provide clear eligibility criteria and comprehensive recruitment guidelines. The commission listed three witnesses and 14 documents for the trial.
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