CGC appoints Abdullahi Aliyu Maiwada National PRO of Nigeria Customs Service

The Comptroller-General of Customs, Cal. Hameed Ibrahim All (Rtd) CFR, has approved the appointment of CSC Abdullahi Aliyu Maiwada as the National Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Customs Service.

He is to take over from Comptroller Timi Bomodi, who has since been redeployed to Kiri-Kiri Lighter Terminal (KLT) Area Command as the Customs Area Controller.

CSC Abdullahi Aliyu Maiwada, holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Education/Geography and Master's Degree in Environmental Management from Bayero University Kano. He also holds a Bachelor's Degree and Master's Degree in Mass Communication from Crescent University Abeokuta

CSC Maiwada was enlisted into Nigeria Custom Service as Cadet ASC in 2011. He had a stint as the Zonal Public Relations Offices Zone ‘B’ Headquarters Kaduna, Public Relations Officer Ogun Command (now Ogun I & II Area Commands). In 2020, he was deployed to Headquarters and served as the pioneer Liaison Officer of the Nigeria Customs Broadcasting Network and later deputized the out-gone National Public Relations Officer from January 2003 to February 2023.

To fully embrace the service of public relations and the dynamics it offers, CSC Abdullahi Maiwada is an Associate Member of the National Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), and also holds a full membership in the Association of Communication Scholars and Professionals of Nigeria, ACSPN.

He has attended numerous courses relating to Custom Operations, Trade Facilitation, Public Relations Strategic Communication, and Leadership

As a consummate and seasoned Offices, he is a recipient of the 2020 World Custom Organization (WCO) meritorious award

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