Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service, Bashir Adeniyi, has said his men are due for salary review.
He said this while disclosing some of the welfare programmes Customs organised for officers in 2023, in relation to other incentives planned for them this year.
While appearing as a guest in an interview with Arise TV on Tuesday, he emphasised that the welfare of the staff is a priority for progress to be recorded.
“A number of massive capacity-building programmes have been organised locally and internationally for our officers in 2023, particularly in the second half,” he said.
“We had over 60,000 Customs officers that went for different capacity programmes at home and abroad. The promotion exercise which we used to roll over into the fourth or fifth month and we ensured that we started it Q3 2023.”
On salary review, Adeniyi said, “The last salary review we had was five years ago. I think we are due for another review. We will take a look at some of the allowances which the officers have been collecting to do their jobs.
“The welfare of the officers is one of the things I felt I should do when I became the Comptroller-General particularly attending to the welfare issues of our officers.
“And when you talk about that, you talk about what their take-home pay will be, ensuring the allowances are paid at the right time and making provision for issuance in case they come in contact with agonies in the course of their duties,” he added.
