The Comptroller-General of Customs, Hameed Ali has approved the promotion of 775 junior officers to various ranks.
Ali announced the approval in a statement issued by the Service Public Relations Officer, Joseph Attah in Abuja on Thursday.
Attah said the promotion was strictly based on merit, as the cumulative marks of annual performance evaluation scores, written examination and availability of vacancy determined those who emerged as the most eligible for promotion.
He said the promotion took effect from January 1, 2017 as effective date.
A breakdown of the promotion showed that seven Assistant Inspectors of Customs were promoted to the rank of Inspector of Customs, 473 Customs Assistant 1 to Assistant Inspector of Customs while three Customs Assistant 111 were promoted to Customs Assistant 11.
In the Support Staff Cadre, 15 Assistant Inspectors of Customs were promoted to the rank of Inspector of Customs, 40 Customs Assistant 1 to Assistant Inspector of Customs, 152 Customs Assistant 11 to Customs Assistant 1 while 85 Customs Assistant 111 were promoted to Customs Assistant 11.